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Nobody on. Before the pitch, shade two steps to the pull side: righty to the left side of the field, lefty to the right. SS, 2B, 3B, 1B, LF, CF, and RF.

You do not have to slide. You do have to try not to crash a fielder who has the ball.

In Little League you cannot dive head-first going forward. Slide with your feet. Going back to a bag head-first is okay.

In Little League Majors a pitcher mistake on the rubber is a ball, not runners moving up. In Club it is often a balk.

Bases loaded, batter safe, everyone advances one base — the play stands and the run counts even if a runner left early.

If you leave early and they tag you, you are out. If you are safe, you go back.

In Little League Majors you stay on the bag until the pitch reaches the batter. Then you may go.

With a runner on, the pitcher must stop in the stretch. No stop is a balk — each runner moves up one.

A bouncing ball is fair or foul where it is touched. On a fly, watch the ball — not the player's feet.

Offense cannot crash a fielder fielding a batted ball. Defense cannot block the path without the ball.

If a fair batted ball hits you before a fielder touches it, you are out. Let it go through.

On a force, the batter-runner owns first. Tag the lead runner who is forced off the bag.

Leave the bag after the catch, not when the ball leaves the bat. Leave early and they can appeal.

You can run if first is empty, or if there are two outs. Otherwise you are out — but the ball is still live.

Runners on first and second, less than two outs, pop-up an infielder can catch: batter is out. You are not forced.

You can run through first and come back. If you start toward second, you can be tagged.

Force means the runner has to go — touch the bag. Tag means he does not have to go — you must tag him.

Two outs: you are going on anything. No freeze on a single.

Your job is to put the bunt down so the runner moves up. You are giving yourself up.

The runner breaks like a steal. The batter must swing and put it in play. Freeze on a line drive at an infielder.

Catcher chases the ball. Pitcher covers the plate and takes the tag.

Pitcher fields the comebacker, steps to short for the force at second, then on to first.

First baseman fields. Pitcher sprints to the bag, faces the throw, and takes the flip.

You may fake a throw to second. You may not fake a throw to first.

Come set, then pick. A throw to first without a stop is a balk.

The runner at first delays. The runner at third reads the catcher — go if the throw goes through.

1st and 3rd: pump-fake toward second, read R3 on the lean, then throw to third for the tag when he breaks.

1st and 3rd steal of second: throw through with no cut, 2B covers, 3B holds third — take the out at second when R3 is not going.

Bunt it down first. The runner at third goes only after he sees the ball on the ground.

Pitcher takes the first bounce. Catcher stays home and blocks the plate.

Corners crash. Shortstop covers third. Second covers first. Do not let the lead runner walk into third.

When the throw is going to third from right field, left field and the pitcher get behind the bag.

Center field has the whole outfield. Keep running until you hear the call.

Keep the ball in front unless that runner is the winning run and you have a play.

On a single to left with a runner going first to third, shortstop is the cutoff. Throw chest-to-head.

On a throw to first, the pitcher covers the bag side and right field is the last wall on an overthrow.

Run the runner back toward first. One clean throw. Stay out of the lane.

Call it early and loud. Center field has priority over infielders.

Every play you have exactly one job: field the ball, cover a base, or back up a throw.

If you cannot get two, get the lead runner at second. Do not invent a double play.

Ground ball to second. Shortstop takes the feed at second, then throws to first.

Ground ball to short. Feed second for the force, then throw to first.

Line drive: freeze. Catchable fly to the warning track: tag. In between: go halfway.

Stay on the bag until the fly ball hits the glove, then break home.

On a single to right, read the outfielder's back and the throw. Go first to third when the throw is not on time.

Read the bounce first, then the catcher. Advance if it gets away. Hold if he keeps it in front.

Take the pitch. Break for second when the catcher's eyes drop or he relaxes.

Jump when the pitcher commits home. Win the first step; the catcher's throw is his problem.

Watch the pitcher's front side. If he commits home, get your secondary. If he picks, get back to the bag.

Shuffle into a secondary lead as the pitch goes home. Go on a grounder. Freeze and get back if the pitch is taken.

When your league lets you lead, take a lead before the pitch and freeze when the pitcher looks.

Runner on 3rd with the infield in — ground ball to short, throw home to cut down the run.

Outfield relay through the SS cutoff to hold a runner and prevent an extra base.

Middle infield assignments for a steal: 2B covers vs RHB, SS covers vs LHB, then catcher throw and tag for each handedness.

Corners charge on a bunt, catcher fields in front, and the pitcher covers first for the throw.

1st and 3rd steal of second: SS cut in the relay lane — read R3 on the secondary lead and cut home when he breaks.