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Post by RSR_man on Nov 27, 2012 19:09:54 GMT -8
What are some other rules of thoughts on catcher's signs to the pitcher when runners are on 2B. I want to get really radical with this....but something that looks crazy but is simple for the kids. I think the brain trust I'm dealing with this year will be below average...and that wasn't a joke.  |
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Post by coach2709 on Nov 27, 2012 19:24:46 GMT -8
Use the "L" method of pitching location. You have five zones where you throw the ball - up and in is 1, middle in is 2, down and in is 3, down and middle is 4 and down and out is 5. Now you can do something like first sign is the pitch type (1=fastball, 2=curveball, 3=change) and then last number out of five is location. Example you could go with 1,4,3,5 which is fastball outside corner then come back with 3,1,2,5 which is change on outside corner for a swing and miss / weak grounder set up pitch sequence.
You could go with first two numbers and even last two numbers as being the hot signs to keep the other team honest. I don't think that's too complicated for lesser intellectual kids but it can be hard to pick for the other team.
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Post by RSR_man on Nov 27, 2012 19:30:00 GMT -8
Love this stuff...keep it coming.
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Post by coachcaruso on Dec 7, 2012 20:19:02 GMT -8
We bave used glove signs- very simple, catcher has has mitt on knee palm turned in for FB, palm over knee pointing down for CB, off knee with glove touching ground for change. Give finger signals as always for decoy.
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Post by coach2709 on Jan 24, 2013 19:06:51 GMT -8
We bave used glove signs- very simple, catcher has has mitt on knee palm turned in for FB, palm over knee pointing down for CB, off knee with glove touching ground for change. Give finger signals as always for decoy. I tried this for relaying signs to my catcher so he could signal the pitcher and teams picked up on this quite a bit. Maybe I wasn't doing it just right but I had to dump it after a few games. |
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