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just seeing if anybody else does rundowns this way. we've done this for my 6 years as head coach on the high school level and have never botched one.
instead of going to the next bag to replace we replace ourselves.
for example if we have a pick at first the firstbaseman will make the first throw of the rundown and then go back to first. the pitcher would get the next throw at first and replace himself behind the firstbaseman after his throw. the 2nd baseman and ss would replace themselves at 2nd. we dont follow our throws.
we start everyyear saying we are going to do it the "right way" but end up executing this way much better.
does anybody else do this? it really works for us.
steve dixon head baseball coach sullivan north high school kingsport, tn
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I got to say I pride myself in executing rundowns because we practice them as a get loose drill pretty much everyday in practice. We have even turned double plays in them before catching a runner trying to advance.

I don't teach it your way but I think I like it. It does help eliminate the possibility of interference calls.

What do you have the other players do while doing this in a game situation?
they do the same thing as normal - backing up - covering bags, etc. the same.
in a 1st and 3rd situation your leftfielder will become involved in any rundown at 3rd more than likely.
we teach our runners if they are in a rundown to find a player without the ball and run into them. this really cuts down on those possibilities.
like i said we havent botched a rundown since we started doing it this way.
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Originally posted by raiderbb:
they do the same thing as normal - backing up - covering bags, etc. the same.
in a 1st and 3rd situation your leftfielder will become involved in any rundown at 3rd more than likely.


Since the Left fielder comes into the rundown, do you roll the centerfielder over to leftfield as the deep backup?
I think you have to do both, just depends on the situation. If you have a single runner, guys have one responsibility, that runner, so replacing makes sense. With multiple runners, say 1st & 3rd, you can't vacate and leave a base open, so you must retrace to ensure an out and allow you to run your proper 1st & 3rd defense. Hope this made sense

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