Stealing second base a challenge in baseball

Abstract

This work was carried out with the objective of evaluating the indicators to improve the second base steal of the U-23 baseball team based on a study of the III National Series. The results of the investigation allowed us to know that the athletes present insufficiencies when performing the high snatch: they execute the first step with the right leg, they have a tendency in the race to the frequency and not to the length of the steps; they execute the slide by shortening the steps where rhythm and speed are lost; the reaction when they go out to steal the base is late, as well as the speed, frequency and length of the steps in an integrated way. Among the background of the investigation is Chirino (2016), Terry, Polo and Valdés (2017), Mollinedo (2017), Cutiño (2019), Carreño, Mora and Galafel (2019), Carreño and García (2021): who investigated activities for the base run, but they presented limitations in establishing indicators to evaluate the stealing of second base. The methods used were analysis-synthesis, induction-deduction, observation, the second base theft test and the statistical-mathematical (mean, percentage calculation). The exercises were applied during 16 microcycles of general and special preparation, in which it was possible to verify the effectiveness of stealing second base in a collective 64% and thereby increase offensive performance with runners in scoring position with respect to the II National Series. The indicators proposed in the research were based on a study of the U-23 baseball team in the III National Series.It contributes to perfecting the relationship between theindicators of frequency and length of steps.