STEP 1 / THE CHALLENGE
The Situation Test
SET IT UP
Sit together with this page. Your player taps the answer — no help from the parent on the first round!
🧠 FREE LESSON 1 · BASEBALL IQ · THE CHALLENGE
The Situation Test
Does your player know what to do before the ball is hit? Ten real game situations. Then one habit — and ten new situations.
- 1Take the challenge
- 2Get your at-bat score
- 3Learn one fix
- 4Retest & watch it jump
STEP 2 / THE ONE FIX · 5 MINUTES
Three Questions Before the Pitch
A smart player knows outs, runners and likely destination before the ball is put in play.
THE CUE“Outs, runners, my job.”
THE DRILL
Set cones as bases. Adult announces six situations and player answers outs, runners and first responsibility before pretend pitch.
- 8U: Use tokens and no more than one runner at a time. Identify outs, the nearest force and one coverage job.
- 10U: Add one or two runners and basic cutoff/backup decisions with a paper diamond.
- 12U: Mix two-out scenarios, bunt coverage and runner reads; ask the player to explain the reason before the answer.
STEP 3 / THE RETEST
Same challenge. Same rules. Go.
Say the cue out loud once — “Outs, runners, my job.” — then run The Situation Test again exactly like the first time.
Safe practice: Use paper/card or walking rehearsals for decisions. League rules differ by division and softball/baseball; confirm before trying live situations.