How to select team positions on the tee with players new to the game

The important aspects to consider when selecting a tee ball team are the variations in age, physical abilities and maturity of the players on your team. The age variation allows children to accept greater fielding and hitting responsibilities as they get older. Players hope to become the “bigger kid” and get more “important” positions on the field and in the batting order. With these ideas in mind, here are the suggestions that were offered to new coaches on how to set up their field positions.

1. Younger, less experienced, or physically immature players are placed in the outfield. (The coach should keep them alert during the game as these younger players can lose focus quickly.)

2. Second base and catcher can be used to hit a younger, inexperienced player with reasonable skills without hindering the team too much.

3. The pitching position should be given to your most agile player. You must be good at catching, fielding, getting off the mark fast, and being able to shoot accurately over short distances.

4. The regular short stop (eg, a fielder between second and third base) needs to field and catch well, particularly with hard hit balls. You need to be able to produce long, accurate shots at first base. He / she also needs to be alert to the possibility of double plays at second and third base, as well as touching the runner between these two bases.

5. The “short stop” between first and second base (when there are more than nine players on the field) needs to field and catch well, but does not need a hard pitch, since he only needs to throw short distances to first. or second base. This is a perfect position for a talented young player.

6. Third base needs to have the longest, most accurate pitch on the team to get an out at first base. Don’t neglect this position. As players develop and their batting improves, batters will direct increasingly stronger punches toward the third base line to give them more time to reach first base. Then third baseman will have more work and can influence the outcome of all games.

7. First base just needs to be able to catch well, initially. This is a good spot for a southpaw as he can lean toward the ball with his right arm into the box, ready to pitch after catching the ball and taking another runner out. Other skills will come with practice. Tell the player to always catch or stop the ball at all costs. Forget the base and the runner if the shot is poor. Remind him that he only needs to catch the ball and put his foot on the base to get the “out.” With some experience, you teach them to pick labels.

8. The catcher position can be given to a younger player. Encourage him to be on the lookout for errors that must be fielded and throw inside the baseline to first base so as not to hit the runner. Second, he must be ready to catch a ball thrown to home base for the runner to come from third base on a force play remembering to have one foot on home plate.

9. This was the order in which the coach was encouraged to select his fielding positions.

For. Pitcher;

B. Short stop;

vs. Third base;

D. First base;

me. Short stop near first base if using more than nine players;

F. Second base;

gram. Receiver;

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