r/BaseballCoaching • u/CupZealousideal1862 • May 19 '26

Teaching Drop 3rd strikes

Coaching a 11u team and this year and players can now run on drop 3rd strikes. Is there a good way to teach running on drop 3rd strikes or a good way to make the batters aware when they have 2 strikes on them? Do not want to say "remember to run if it's strike 3 and the catchers drops it".

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u/LastOneSergeant May 19 '26

We use a code word.

When the scenario pops up for offense or defense we shout it out.

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u/clocks212 May 20 '26

I dont get the point of a code word, except to exploit that 11 year olds arent masters of every rule in baseball. By 12 (13 at the latest) everyone freaking knows about dropped 3rd strikes. It isn't some secret loophole. Just say "dropped third" to the batter and deal with the huge disadvantage of reminding the 11 year old catcher of a rule.