Monday, April 30, 2012

Advanced Baseball Principles Every Player Should Be Familiar

By Richard Horowitz


As a player or coach in baseball, the more that you are knowledgeable about, the more control you will have in any situation that comes along. Physical skills and methodology are the two aspects of baseball. They are both just as important. The team has to practice how to hit an play each of their positions. But, they must always know what needs to done and how to prioritize at all times. Let us discuss a few advanced baseball principles that everybody on the team should be familiar with.

When a batter steps up to plate, what has to be done depends on that moment in time. The runner who is always trying to grandstand and hit a home run is not helping the team if the team's goal is just to get a particular player from one base to the other. This is why it is important for each team player to understand how to bunt and accept a called ball if only a walk is necessary. A lot of times there are players who have problems following this rule because they are more concerned with personal glory and not the well being of the team. It is important that coaches and managers make players understand that the team is the first priority and personal fame is an afterthought.

All players should be knowledgeable about the tagging up practice. If there are existing players on base and there are less than two outs, a runner can touch the base or run on to the next base when the ball is caught. It is imperative that you realize that the player cannot begin his run until the ball has actually been caught by the other team member. This tricky maneuver is many times attempted when the player is on third base and the ball is extremely deep in the outfield. This can bring about a winning run. Whereas the player in the outfield could have a good arm, which means the runner had better be very fast in order to get to home plate.

When a batter steps up to the plate he can think about where he is going to hit the ball so that it can help his teammates get base runs. For instance, if the is a runner on the first base, then the batter should hit the ball into the right side of the field. This means that the runner has a higher probability of getting to the third base. The player in the right field would have to throw the ball further than the player in the right field to reach third base if the ball was knocked into the left field. You might also know this play as hitting behind the runner. It is a situation that you should not forget when you are a batter at home plate.

There is more to being a baseball expert than just memorizing a few key plays. You must know how to utilize the strengths of each team member and be able to deal with any weaknesses. In addition to practice that builds upon skills, the players have to talk about the bad and good things of each game. These are just some of the suggestions for making a team or player better. The information that you have about baseball, the more you will understand it and get more satisfaction from it.




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