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Against leg-lifting LHPs: You can instruct (or demand) that your R1s go first-move, but many won't

My definition of first-move stealing is a jump that's so hair-trigger that:  On a throwover, even if R1 decided to return to the bag, he couldn't do it successfully.

Although I'm verbal and stubborn, every season some of my stealers can't force themselves go first-move.

Also, in spite of the fact that I repeatedly state,   "If he pitcher throws over, it's my bad--it's on me."

I'm talking about decent, coach-able HSV players who get respectable jumps vs. LHPs, but not first-move. 

edited to say:

I spend considerable energy coaching the running game.  I've been doing it a long time.  It takes persistence.

I'm continually amazed that some  simple teaches in baseball--such as  "go on first-move"--don't necessarily sink in.

 

 

Last edited by game7
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