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In this episode of the CCA Podcast, you will learn:

• How often we work on rundowns
• When we work on rundowns in practice, why our players may not be able to throw the ball.
• Which side of the baseline we go to during rundown.
• How we knock out the mechanics of a rundown in our warm-up.
• Our 10 rundown rules to ensure two throws or less.

Resources of the show

• Teaching Rundowns Progression - This FREE PDF gives you our 10 rundown rules + a complete install guide for rundown development. 

• Bronze library - A FREE library full of coaching drills, documents, and videos for baseball coaches of all ages.

• Each week between now and March 1, we will be releasing an exercise of the week to CCA Subscribers.  So far we have barbell home run press, a random vacation pool exercise, explosive pushup sprints, and alternate medball reverse throws.  You NEED to be following this!!!

The below video shows why fielders should always clear to the inside of the baseline.

In the above situation, the runner gets second base because he was obstructed with by the short stop.  If the short stop had cleared to the inside of the baseline instead of crossing the baseline to clear on the other side he would not have obstructed with the runner and the runner would likely have been out.

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