Things coaches don't teach anymore

The Forge
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Has the game changed or just the coaching?

  • Bunting - Where is the small ball?
  • Cuttoffs and Priorities - Everyone has a job.
  • Situational hitting - Taking strikes, choking up, or swinging away?
  • Back Up - Remember the catcher that would run halfway up the first base line behind the batter?

What else has disappeared from the game?

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Hitting wise everyone is so worried about base hits and bombs. My favorite way to score is hitting behind runners with less than 2 outs. There is nothing a defense can do they play it perfectly, get the out and we still score. I think that team offense mentally has been lost in baseball.

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Everybody loves base hits and bombs—but there’s a different level of baseball IQ when a hitter understands the situation and executes for the team.
Not everyone can execute when it matters.
We all like to see the dingers, but the scoreboard ultimately tells the tale.

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