Every youth coach knows the moment. The ball’s hit, and seven kids stand still while two chase it.
Usually they’re not slow. They just don’t know where they’re supposed to go yet. So we built something to fix that.
What It Is
Chomp’s Defensive Situations™ is a free defense trainer on our website. Put runners on, pick the number of outs, choose a grounder, line drive or fly ball, and tap where it’s hit. All nine Chomps go where they belong: who fields it, who covers which bag, who backs up, and where the cutoff man lines up.
It’s built around Coach Gilbert Carter’s three B’s. On every play, you’re going to the ball, going to a base, or backing up.
Three Ways to Use It
Learn it. Watch any play unfold and tap a player to see his job, in plain words.
Quiz it. Now you move the Chomps. Pick one position, the infield, the outfield or all nine. Put them where they go, say where the ball goes first, and check your answer.
Play it. Simulation mode plays an inning at real game speed. The other eight do their jobs and the runners think for themselves. When the ball’s in your hands, the play stops and you make the call: throw to a base, hit the cutoff man, or check the runners first. Pick how bold the baserunners are, from Careful to Aggressive, and see how few runs you can give up.
Built the Way Our Team Plays It
The trainer follows how our 9U team actually plays defense, simplified cutoffs and all. Flip it to the 10U-and-up system to see the full version kids learn next. Close plays run on a real clock, so if a throw can’t beat the runner, the trainer tells you why.
Try It at Home
It takes about five minutes and works on any phone. Ask your player where the second baseman goes on a ground ball to short with a runner on 1st. Then let them prove it.
See you at the yard.
Protect the Swamp™