Base Running Commandments

Commandments COMMANDMENT #1	Here are the ten Commandments from Scott Berry, head baseball coach at Mayville State University AS IN Coach Ken Bufords Email. Effective baserunning starts from the bench. Know your opponent's tendencies and weaknesses.
COMMANDMENT#2	Be aggressive by taking advantage of your opponent's mistakes.
COMMANDMENT#3	Understand the word "reasonable." Players should take "reasonable" risks and make "reasonable" decisions by knowing their own speed and capabilities and the risk/reward of the situation.
COMMANDMENT#4	Don't run into outs or be doubled off on line drives. There's nothing that kills a rally, or switches the momentum of an inning faster than an easy out on the basepaths.
COMMANDMENT#5	Players should make their own decisions when running the bases. It's the coaches job to design the strategy and prepare their team - it's the players job to execute it.
COMMANDMENT#6	Think between pitches. Consider every situation you might encounter, and what your reaction should be.
COMMANDMENT#7	Practice hard, and execute the techniques that were taught by your coaching staff.
COMMANDMENT#8	Always hustle and "run smart."
COMMANDMENT#9	Know where the defense is positioned, the game score, the hitting count, the number of outs and the inning.
COMMANDMENT#10	Know where the baseball is at all times.