Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Baseball Pitching Tips: How To Back Up Bases Properly Saves Ballgames!

I know, I do know. It's one of those tiny things that are not that important. Until the opposition scores the go ahead run late in the game because it was not completed properly. Too often backing up bases becomes  confusing for a baseball pitcher. Baseball coaches should make it a priority & include it in their baseball pitching tips. Let's take a glance at backing up bases properly as well as which base a pitcher should be backing up.

Way too often, backing up bases gets to complex &  confusing for a pitcher & it should not be. An errant throw can often select the end result of a baseball game. Baseball pitching tips should include teaching pitchers which base they ought to back up & how to properly back up the base. The following list shows which base to back up in the event you are the pitcher & there is a base hit that goes into the outfield.

* Nobody on Base. On singles, back up throws to second base. On extra base hits, watch the play unfold & back up the base where you think there could be a play.

* Runner On First Base. You back up third base.

* Runner On Second Base. You back up home plate.

* Runners On First & Second Base. you need to think quickly & move  quickly. Quickly get into a position between third base & home, standing about ten feet in foul territory. you need to watch the play unfold, anticipate & make a  speedy judgment. You either dash toward home & backup the throw there or backup the throw to third base. Watching the play unfold is the only way to know which base you need to back up. smart teammates should pay you a mound visit to give you a breather after this one because you may be sprinting all over the field.

* Runners On First & Third Base. You back up third base.

* Bases Loaded. Same exact thing as runners on first & second base mentioned above. You must move quickly & watch & wait as the the play unfolds.

* Runners On Second & Third Base. You back up the plate!

there's several things a pitcher should keep in mind about backing up bases. to start with, a pitcher must know where the runners are beforehand. keep in mind that one time the ball is hit, the pitcher becomes a defensive player  like everybody else! it is a shame to have a game decided because a pitcher failed to back up a base due to a lack of focus or because he didn't know which base to back up.

When backing up a throw from the outfield, avoid making the  common mistake of being too close to the base. Try to get about ten steps or so behind the base & line up yourself so that there is an imaginary line going from the player throwing the ball, the base you are backing up & to you. Way too often pitchers back up the base & the throw gets by the infielder & gets by them also. By being about ten steps behind the base, you will have much better range to your left & to your right. The chance of the ball getting by both the infielder & you will be minimal.

The proper way for backing up bases is one of the more important baseball pitching tips. regrettably, it is not taught   . It should rank high on everyone's list of baseball coaching tips. keep in mind, you must know where the base runners are beforehand in order to back up bases properly. Show everyone how well schooled you are!

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