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Defending 1St and 3Rd Plays Pickoffs and Steals www.softballexcellence.com eClinic 008 - Defending 1st and 3rd Plays, Pickoffs & Steals STOP THE MADNESS – Defending 1st & 3rd Plays, Pickoffs and Steals Cindy Bristow Softball Excellence www.softballexcellence.com [email protected] GENERAL COMMENTS: Plan for What You CAN vs. What You Can’t Can throw & catch vs. Can’t hit Can hit vs. Can’t pitch Stop Opponent’s MAIN Thing, Not Everything Great slappers and good hitters Winners Think – Screamers Panic Coach THIS Team, Not Your Fantasy Team!* © Softball Excellence All Rights Reserved GENERAL STRATEGY THINGS TO KNOW: Can They Hit Your Pitcher? Who Hits and Who Runs? Don’t Let Their Best Player Beat You Watch What They’re Good At and Stop It! If You Can Out Hit Them, Do It Now! Win the Battle of the Count When Outs Matter More than Bases or Runs No Out? Then NO Throw © Softball Excellence All Rights Reserved Copyright 2007 Softball Excellence LLC. All Rights Reserved 1 www.softballexcellence.com eClinic 008 - Defending 1st and 3rd Plays, Pickoffs & Steals GENERAL STRATEGY, cont Can They Hit Your Pitcher? If YES, then: Prepare for lots of relays, cuts & fielding chances Infield and Outfield will play back more Know how hard and where? (put your players there) Make them hit the ball on the ground If NO, then: Prepare for the short game of bunts, steals, slaps Infield and Outfield will play in more © Softball Excellence All Rights Reserved GENERAL STRATEGY, cont. Who Hits & Who Runs? Force the Ones that Hit to Hit on the Ground Keep the Ones that Run Off the Bases General Rule of Thumb: Force Speed to Hit in the Air Force Power to Hit on the Ground* © Softball Excellence All Rights Reserved GENERAL STRATEGY, cont. Don’t Let Their Best Player Beat You Every Team Has One, Let the Others Beat You! © Softball Excellence All Rights Reserved Copyright 2007 Softball Excellence LLC. All Rights Reserved 2 www.softballexcellence.com eClinic 008 - Defending 1st and 3rd Plays, Pickoffs & Steals GENERAL STRATEGY, cont. Watch What They’re Good At & Stop It! Avoid Throwing their Favorite Pitch or Location If they like Fast, throw slow If they like Low, throw high If they like High, throw low Watch What They Like & Don’t Throw It! Warm-up swings © Softball Excellence All Rights Reserved GENERAL STRATEGY, cont If You Can Out Hit Them, Do it Now! Anything Can Happen in Extra Innings or Tie-Breaker Win in 7 if You Can – don’t leave it up to your defense © Softball Excellence All Rights Reserved GENERAL STRATEGY, cont. Outs Matter MORE than Bases or Runs, when: You have a BIG lead – AND It’s LATE in the game – AND Your Pitcher is in command 123 OUTS Don’t Give Up an Out to Go 60’ Unless it’s the BEST Way! © Softball Excellence All Rights Reserved Copyright 2007 Softball Excellence LLC. All Rights Reserved 3 www.softballexcellence.com eClinic 008 - Defending 1st and 3rd Plays, Pickoffs & Steals GENERAL STRATEGY, cont. Win the Battle of the Count Get Ahead, Stay Ahead If Behind – Get to Even If Even – Get Ahead If Ahead – Stay Ahead Win the 1-1 Count 1-1 Ball Strike 2-1 1-2 .338 .172 © Softball Excellence All Rights Reserved GENERAL STRATEGY, cont. No Out, then No Throw No Throw if: Runner is 3 feet or less from base 3 Count (or steps) or more to get to ball (infielders) 3 feet or Less © Softball Excellence All Rights Reserved THE 3 B’s of DEFENSIVE COVERAGE Ball Base Backup © Softball Excellence All Rights Reserved Copyright 2007 Softball Excellence LLC. All Rights Reserved 4 www.softballexcellence.com eClinic 008 - Defending 1st and 3rd Plays, Pickoffs & Steals DEFENSIVE SETS (or Coverages) Before Each Pitch You Position Your 9 Defensive Players A Defensive Position to Prevent a Specific Offensive Play is called a “Set, or Coverage” Each Defensive Set has it’s own Strengths & Weaknesses Defensive Sets/Coverages Allow You to Place Players to: Cover certain areas of the infield Defend again steals, bunts & slaps Let players cover bases by relieving them of covering bunts or steals Let players cover the batter by relieving them of covering bases Make up for team or player weaknesses Positives About Having Specific Sets or Coverages: Players play in certain positions based on the name Easier to remember Provides more structure* © Softball Excellence All Rights Reserved TYPES OF DEFENSIVE SETS/COVERAGES Set Name: CONE CF LF RF SS 2B P 3B 1B C © Softball Excellence All Rights Reserved TYPES OF DEFENSIVE SETS/COVERAGES Set Name: 1 BACK CF LF RF SS 2B P 3B 1B C © Softball Excellence All Rights Reserved Copyright 2007 Softball Excellence LLC. All Rights Reserved 5 www.softballexcellence.com eClinic 008 - Defending 1st and 3rd Plays, Pickoffs & Steals TYPES OF DEFENSIVE SETS/COVERAGES Set Name: 3 BACK CF LF RF SS 2B P 3B 1B C © Softball Excellence All Rights Reserved 1st & 3rd’S – OFFENSIVE POINT OF VIEW Offensively Nothing More Than a Steal Play: Single Steal Play - Runner at 1st to 3rd Runner at 3rd to Home Double Steal Play - Both Runners try to steal either immediately or delayed © Softball Excellence All Rights Reserved 1st & 3rd’s DEFENSIVE OPTIONS Call a Play: Throw to 3rd, throw to 2nd, throw to cutoff, throw to 2B inline Encourage Or Discourage Them To Do Something Play back & encourage a bunt Play up and discourage a bunt (& force them to hit) Simply React to What They Do Can be a late response since offense is in charge © Softball Excellence All Rights Reserved Copyright 2007 Softball Excellence LLC. All Rights Reserved 6 www.softballexcellence.com eClinic 008 - Defending 1st and 3rd Plays, Pickoffs & Steals 1st & 3rd’S DEFENSIVE OPTIONS, cont. Make them Hit or Bunt (vs steal) if: Your pitcher is dominating Your defense can’t throw & catch too good under pressure There’s a weak batter up and/or on-deck The Runner at 1st isn’t important* © Softball Excellence All Rights Reserved 1st & 3rd’S DEFENSIVE OPTIONS, cont. Be Aggressive & Try to Get the Runners if: You know what they’ll do & can stop it Runner takes a big lead or not paying attention (pickoff) There’s a weak batter up and/or on-deck The Runner at 1st isn’t important* © Softball Excellence All Rights Reserved THE RUNDOWN 1st & 3rd’s Are Nothing More Than Rundowns! Rundown Basics: SPRINT at the runner instead of just jogging at her Use a dart throw from the elbow for toss to teammate Fake works only if runner is looking at player with ball Follow your throw to next base (instead of back-peddling) Know how you’re going to handle throws to the next base vs. allowing an extra throw. Find and Fill’ © Softball Excellence All Rights Reserved Copyright 2007 Softball Excellence LLC. All Rights Reserved 7 www.softballexcellence.com eClinic 008 - Defending 1st and 3rd Plays, Pickoffs & Steals PRACTICING RUNDOWNS Eyes on Your Runner When You Have Ball Teammates Have Eyes on Runner at 3rd ALL Call the Distance: “Quarter, Quarter, Quarter” No response, just FYI “Half, Half, Half” RUN straight at runner “HOME! HOME! HOME!” THROW IT HOME 1/4 HOME 1/2 © Softball Excellence All Rights Reserved 1st & 3rd COVERAGE SS must play STRENGTHS: Set Name: 2B ACROSS batter for a possible hit and • Kind of covers also cover 2nd for everything CF possible steal LF RF WEAKNESS: 2B reads • Can’t hold the rd SS R at 3 . runners When to Use: 2B If breaks - The offense is for home • Vulnerable to expected to hit 2B cuts bunt (especially st away. (keeps SS P & throws down 1 baseline) Home, if positioned for hit) • 2B must read R 3B not & R - You don’t know 1B at 3rd. what the offense at 2 has planned & steals 2B • SS must play you want to be lets batter for a hit and prepared for throw go R’s for a steal through. anything. C • It’s reactive © Softball Excellence All Rights Reserved 1st & 3rd COVERAGE SS must play batter STRENGTHS: Set Name: 2B INLINE for a possible hit & then covers 3rd to • Good bunt keep R at 3 close coverage CF When to Use: • Protects against -The offense R1 going part way. wants to use the LF RF trail runner as a • 2B moving in decoy having her SS 2B 2B steps direction of throw get caught in a into & can play hits, rundown. baseline to bunts and Runner - Batter walks receive at 1 - 2B needs to be P throw from in position to catcher WEAKNESS: 3B based on handle a hit, 1B •2nd on straight how fast & cover a bunt, or steal receive a throw how far the from the catcher Runner at • 2B must have a st & return throw to 1 goes quick release & a st the plate. C beyond 1 . good arm © Softball Excellence All Rights Reserved Copyright 2007 Softball Excellence LLC. All Rights Reserved 8 www.softballexcellence.com eClinic 008 - Defending 1st and 3rd Plays, Pickoffs & Steals 1st & 3rd COVERAGE SS plays more toward STRENGTHS: Set Name: 3 BACK middle & must play • Can still use 2B When to Use: batter for a possible hit & then covers 2nd for as a cut - You think CF they’ll hit away, steal •Can hold R3 or good hitter RF • 2B & SS can play up. LF the batter - Righty up. SS - Batter walks 2B 2B plays -bunt/squeeze deeper & WEAKNESS: isn’t much of an toward 1B option; 2 strikes, for hit and • Can’t hold R1 or 2 outs, 3B P toward 1st • Weak to bunt offense is down 1B to cover down 3B by a bunch with 1st to hold a few outs left.
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