I stole first three times in a single game once.

/csb
//that pitcher was eventually drafted by the Rangers.
///I actually felt a little bad for the catcher

GQueue: If the catcher is bad enough to drop third strikes three times in an inning, he's probably also not very hard to steal on, opening up first base again.

Bingo. He never threw anyone out at 2nd.

ihatedumbpeople: Or better yet, let them participate in a game they WANT to play. (assuming, of course, they want to play a game)

/catcher probably wanted to be playing a real sport...like football.
//kiddin'.

I coached every year until high school ball (other than that 14u house team). In the house leagues, you have kids of different skill levels. It was my job as a coach to work with those kids and get them at a decent level because those kids were really the difference (our league drafted players so they were all pretty even). One of the coolest things that happened at 13u is that I drafted a kid that was absolutely horrible...couldn't hit, couldn't field, couldn't throw...but he did have some raw athletic ability. The problem was his parents divorced and his dad (who loved baseball) lived in another state...so he hadn't played ball in years.

In any case, I took him aside during practices and worked with him individually for about 2-3 weeks of practice before the season while the other coaches ran practice. Gave him drills and techniques to work on. He ended up not only practicing with our team but practicing with a neighbor's team (different league and the neighbor's dad was a coach) just to improve. At the end of the season I always let the players vote for the all-star team (each team voted 3 players). They voted this kid on the team because he had improved so much. He went from being totally inept to an average player ...and the kids respected that. The smile on his face made it worth it. He continued to play summer ball for fun....because he loved it...he had no delusions about high school ball.

That being said, when the season started I hid him in right field and 2nd base (all players were required to play infield at least an inning a game). By the end of the season I had him in center and 3rd base. As for the coach's kid....he cost the kids a few games because dad not only put him at catcher but at First, Short, and Left Field. GRRRRR

My son struck out 6 in one inning at 14. No joke.

The manager's kid sucked...I hate to say it but he sucked. Nice kid, but totally uncoordinated. The manager put him in at catcher but he couldn't catch squat. My son's strikeout pitch was a 12-6 curveball (the only time he threw it was with 2 strikes). He struck 6...all got to first on a dropped 3rd strike. In the previous game the coach's kid dropped 5 3rd strikes in the game. After my son's outing...he met with the other pitchers and they all went to the assistant coach and told him they wouldn't pitch if the manager's son was catching. The coach went to the head coach and the kid never caught another game. I went through the box scores....the manager's kid ended up dropping 20 3rd strikes until the rebellion.

protip: you put the crappy kids at 2nd base and right field.