Rundown Coach Guides
Know the call. Run the rep.
Coach-written answers for the decisions that show up at practice and in games. Rules are labeled as rules. Team systems are labeled as conventions.
Fastpitch defense
Who Covers Second Base?
Steals, ground balls, outfield hits, bunts, slap defense, and tag-up plays.
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Fastpitch Cutoffs and Relays
Assignments by field side and target for 10U through 14U.
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How do you defend first and third in fastpitch softball?
Fastpitch first and third defense for 12U and up. Choose the call by outs and score, with coverage assignments and rules by code.
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Who covers which base on a bunt in fastpitch softball?
Fastpitch bunt defense for 10U and up: who covers each base and where to throw on a sacrifice or squeeze, plus slap defense and rules by code.
Read the guide →Baseball defense
Baseball Cutoffs and Relays
Assignments by field side and target, with rules and team conventions separated.
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How do you defend first and third in baseball?
Baseball first and third defense for 12U and up. Choose the call by outs and score, with coverage assignments and balk rules by code.
Read the guide →Fastpitch and baseball defense
How do you run a rundown in fastpitch softball and baseball?
How to run a rundown: who goes where, how many throws, when to tag, and the obstruction rule in fastpitch and baseball. Rules and conventions labeled.
Read the guide →Fastpitch offense
How do you build a softball signs system for a youth fastpitch team?
A softball signs system for 10U to 16U fastpitch: indicator, wipe-off, number calls and wristbands, plus the rules on base coaches and sign devices.
Read the guide →Baseball offense
How do you build a baseball signs system for a youth team?
Baseball signals for a 10U to 16U team, taught in five practices: indicator, wipe-off, third-base coach and dugout signs, wristbands and device rules.
Read the guide →Practice planning
A 75-Minute Practice Plan
A complete 10U-14U plan with stations, roster adaptations, and safety checks.
Read the guide →Winter practice planning
A winter indoor practice plan for travel softball and baseball
A winter indoor practice plan for travel softball and baseball: 12 weeks of 60-minute gym sessions, with weekly IQ homework.
Read the guide →Softball and baseball player journals
What should a softball or baseball player write after a lesson or practice?
What to write in a softball or baseball player journal after a lesson or practice: cues, homework, examples, age notes and a 10-minute routine.
Read the guide →Swing Lab
What On-Device Swing Analysis Can Measure
What one phone can estimate, what it cannot measure, when Rundown refuses a read, and what stays on the device.
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