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Fellow coaches,
I coach a 14-year old USSSA travel team and have faced some teams that do two things effectively, which I have a hard time stopping.

1) Delayed steals. Often catching our 1B off guard not saying anything because his secondary lead is very aggressive. And when he does go the 1B is focused on the hitter.

2) False breaks. Or fake steals, often causing a disturbance to the communication and confidence of the 1B. Catcher also often pops up looking to throw down to 2B with no one going.

Any ideas on how to shut this down?
 
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Gary,

I file this under controlling the run game. By showing you have a P and C who can control it, it usually deters them from trying it.

Little things like the C popping up after every pitch and not throwing from his knees and all defenders watching the runners will make sure the delayed steal doesn't work.

If false breaks are affecting your defense, allow your middle guys to call all steal breaks. They usually have a better view anyway. I hope this helps.
 
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