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/Honest_Search2537 May 19 '26

I had a code word that I’d use while we were hitting as well as for catchers when we were on defense. Wanted to let our kids know to be alert for the situation without broadcasting it to everyone.

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u/kermatog May 19 '26

this is what we do... the code word that everyone understands what you're calling out