SIGNS

use hot hand and cold hand.

help me out with this.

Very simple signs: Use your face's parts combinations, like nose, ears, forehead for real signs, and arms, chest, etc.. for fake signs.

"Peace is, the respect for the other people's rights".
Benito Juarez

ohhh...sorry. Lets say:
face = steal
belt = bunt
legs = steal

Hot hand would be the right hand, let's say. Whatever I touch with my right hand is the signal. If I touch it with my left hand it means nothing. Pretty simple and effective.

I like number of touches after an indicator. Doesn't matter where you touch.

EXAMPLE:

1 touch = bunt
2 touches = steal
3 touches = hit and run
etc etc.

Clap of hands ends the signs.

Depend on age and ability. I've found that the simplier the sign the better, just have to be able to disguise it.

A middle school coach use to just use the way he would stand.

Arms acrossed chest, squating hands on knees or standing straight up.

Be creative, but keep it simple.

I agree w/ Lamber touches is by far the easiest for everyone. Make sure to mix in a wipe off sign.
for example touches of the hat:
1 - bunt / squeeze
2 - steal
3 - hit n run
face - wipe off

then you can run different types of steal by touching twice then have an additional sign following the two touches. Like steal on two looks and second you would give two touches and right after the second touch you show 2 fingers.

Why not just holler it out?

Most teams can't defend it anyway

coach

the easiest i agree is by the touch pattern...its used in college when i was there and in the minors...got more complex though at each level...switched it up ever even and odd innings with different idicators...in hs though (im not telling you how to coach) but kids only need to know a few signs...go with the touch pattern...my recommendation is the arm....good luck