Saturday, July 9, 2011

Tips to Play Baseball Like a Professional

By Athena Hunter


A person can learn the basics of baseball, but executing them with competence is another story. That is why you find pros who have been playing since a young age. Yet the learning curve can be reduced by absorbing the wisdom of time tested strategies. There are many nuances in everything, and baseball is no different. You can do this by watching games as well as by playing yourself. When you watch it on TV, then you have a chance to see how things are done.

Defensive strategy in baseball depends on the circumstances. That is exactly why you see things happen when the infield suddenly shifts their playing positions. What they are doing is covering the field better to prevent a hit that could drive opposing players home. But keep in mind that when you do that it also creates holes in other places. Sometimes you just have to take your chances and cope with whatever happens. But these are the decisions that must be made when the situation is close. All players should be knowledgeable about the tagging up practice. If there are players on base and less than two outs, a runner can tag up, or run to the next base, after a fly ball is caught. It is a must that you understand that the player must not start running until the ball has been caught. This very risk run is usually attempted when there is a player on the third base and the ball is considered to be way out in leftfield. This can score a run. But then again, if the outfielder is really good at throwing the ball, the runner should be especially fast if he wants to reach home plate.

Outfielders have to be very aware of what's going on in the game and what the priorities are at any given time. Obviously, as an outfield player, your main job is to catch any balls that come in your direction. But it is also important that you are knowledgeable about where to throw the ball when you have it. It is very well known that outfielders will throw the ball to the wrong base. This can be a error that pays the price.

In general, you should throw to stop a run from scoring or to prevent a runner from getting into scoring position. This generally means to throw the ball to the base in front of the runner. So if the batter hits the ball and is on base, you should throw the ball to second base before he gets there.

In conclusion, baseball is a complicated game. In order for the team to do well, all players must understand what has to be achieved and the priorities of the game. This means that everyone on the team should do drills that will make their performance better and be more alert to what is going on in the game.

As this article shows, playing baseball involves working as a team and many other such factors. It is important to learn from the things that you have done bad as well as the good. So coaches should go over games where mistakes were made, not to berate players, but to instruct them on how to do things better next time. Even though the main focus of baseball is to have plenty of fun, no will say that they like to lose more than win.




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