The most important thing as a coach is knowing your personnel. Don't ask a plowmule to win the Kentucky Derby and don't ask a thoroughbred to pull a plow. Sometimes you have fast guys that are terrible baserunners and average speed guys who are great baserunners. At the HS level and under, I like to steal and hit-and-run every inning. Put pressure on the other team to get you out (like nonstop blitzing in football). I think most teams/defense will crack due to the pressure. Even the good ones will eventually crack. My belief is kinda like Sciossia's with the Angels, we're going to put pressure on you from every angle, every inning, almost every at-bat. If you stop us, you might win. Just because you stop us in the first couple innings doesn't mean you will stop us in the last couple innings. Just my philosophy.