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Confirm the situation before receiving AAA catchers confirm the count, outs and coverage for a runner leaving after the pitch reaches the batter.
Coaching Points Make the adult's instructions clear before adding a moving runner.
Common Mistakes A familiar catching drill can have the wrong runner timing.
Alternative Considerations Use an agreed reset request if a sign or rule is unclear.
Rules/safety: leads (national-rule) local-steal (local-adopted-option)
Keep a blocked ball nearby At a controlled receiving station, the coach introduces a low ball after checking protective gear and spacing. The catcher works on keeping the ball in front rather than stabbing at it.
Coaching Points Introduce movement only after comfortable stationary repetitions.
Common Mistakes A drill is not improved by overwhelming a player with speed.
Alternative Considerations Return to a softer ball or dry footwork if control breaks down.
Coaching exercise: not a national rule requirement.
Know when the batter is already out With two outs and first empty, strike three gets away from the AAA catcher.
Coaching Points Recover the ball and check the actual outs and runner situation; do not invent a force involving a batter who is already out.
Common Mistakes Do not copy an Intermediate uncaught-third-strike answer into this setup.
Alternative Considerations The local AAA provision says third strike ends the batter's at-bat whether caught or not; the adjacent Majors provision is different.
Rules/safety: third (local-adopted-option)
Choose a legal runner play An AAA runner leaves for second after the pitch reaches the batter. A receiver is in place.
Coaching Points A deliberate choice and controlled throw matter more than a stopwatch.
Common Mistakes A late throw with no receiver can create an avoidable risk.
Alternative Considerations Begin without a live tag; the adult controls spacing and throwing load.
Rules/safety: local-steal (local-adopted-option) leads (national-rule)
Count innings before changing roles A player has received a live pitch while catching in a fourth inning in the same game today. The coach considers moving that player to pitcher.
Coaching Points Track catching as well as pitch counts on the adult's game record.
Common Mistakes Warm-up work and live innings are different; a live pitch in the fourth inning caught in the same game matters.
Alternative Considerations Even legal combinations can add fatigue; safety guidance is more conservative than eligibility.
Rules/safety: catch-pitch (national-rule) safety (safety-guidance)
Check the whole pitcher-catcher history A player caught earlier, then pitched, and now wants to catch again. The adult checks the entire day's sequence, not just the latest position.
Coaching Points Regulation VI has a 20-pitch threshold for the return-to-catcher sequence and a separate 40-pitch rule.
Common Mistakes Confusing these thresholds can make an ineligible catcher appear eligible.
Alternative Considerations Keep the numbers in the official record, not in personal notes on this training page.
Rules/safety: catch-pitch (national-rule)
Rules and source notes Little League International · SLVLL AAA · regular-season pilot. Sources reviewed 2026-09-06. Minor League Baseball; San Lorenzo Valley Little League local program. National rules, SLVLL published local instructions and coaching choices are distinct. AAA is the local Minor program. Placement is a draft/player-agent decision; historical page dates and exceptions do not establish a fixed 2026 age band. Amendment summary is not the full rulebook or proof that unmentioned rules are unchanged. Baseball regular-season section, not softball or Challenger. General safety recommendations, not a 2026 rulebook, individual medical clearance or proof that any drill prevents injury. Minor League section establishes 60/46 geometry, not a fixed SLVLL AA or AAA roster age band. Published SLVLL intraleague instructions refer to the current-year Little League rulebook but retain older revision annotations. Applied only to AAA; Majors-only paragraphs are excluded. No separate 2026 board-adoption instrument or waiver was supplied. User-attested app origin; no edition/build metadata shown. Capture consistent with supplied 2026 material, not an independently acquired app session. This is not a complete rulebook or a tournament eligibility guide. Coaching suggestions are labeled teaching choices, not national rules.
eligibility : SLVLL AA and AAA are draft-placement programs within Minor League Baseball, not national fixed age bands. The player agent must verify roster placement and any exception; division placement alone does not establish pitching eligibility. (local-intraleague; local-adopted-option) SLVLL Draft Policies amendments : The 2026 national changes were checked separately from older local annotations. A national courtesy-runner permission does not itself prove local adoption. Do not import the Majors-only local paragraph into AAA or assume an intraleague option applies to district or tournament play. (regular-season; national-rule) 2026 Rule Changes and Clarifications pitching : Catching four innings in a game bars pitching that day. Pitching 41 or more bars catching, subject to the 40-pitch batter exception. Catching up to three innings then pitching 21 or more bars return to catcher, subject to the 20-pitch batter exception. One live pitch counts as an inning caught. (regular-season; national-rule) Regular Season Pitching Rules geometry : The Minor League field uses 60-foot bases and a 46-foot pitching distance. Local AA coach pitching has its separately stated delivery location. (all-play; national-rule) Little League Baseball Divisions leadoffs : Under Rule 7.13, when the pitcher has the ball on the plate and the catcher is ready in the box, runners stay on base until the delivered pitch reaches the batter. Early departure is not a universal automatic out; the actual play controls the remedy. (all-play; national-rule) Little League Baseball Rulebook app: Rule 7.13 leadoffs : AAA runners must satisfy Rule 7.13 departure timing. The AA midseason, third-base ceiling and one-base stealing limits are not AAA provisions. (local-intraleague; local-adopted-option) SLVLL AAA and Majors Local Rules safety : Stop throwing for fatigue. Elbow or shoulder pain requires stopping pitching and sports-medicine evaluation. Coordinate workloads and recovery across teams; eligibility is not medical clearance. This learning checklist is not an actual pitch log or a prescribed exercise dose. (safety-guidance; safety-guidance) Position Statement for Adolescent Baseball Pitchers third-strike : The SLVLL AAA provision says the batter is out on the third strike whether caught or not. The adjoining Majors uncaught-third-strike provision does not apply to AAA. (local-intraleague; local-adopted-option) SLVLL AAA and Majors Local Rules Saved on this device Answers, self-assessed mastery, review flags and notes save in this browser. Mechanics checklist steps save too, but are not scored. Quiz/Coach view preferences and the hub's last-opened module may also be saved. No names, accounts or server uploads are requested. Avoid personal or medical details in notes. Browser storage may differ between files or browsers; if the hub cannot see a module's progress opened from disk, use that module's backup and import it into the hub. Browser data clearing removes local progress.
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