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When the ball is in the air the center fielder has authority over every other fielder on the field with the left and right fielders next. When a ball is hit in the gap between outfielders, it's critical that the outfielders communicate. If you're the left fielder and you're running towards the ball in the left field gap, you want to make sure you make a call for the ball as soon as you're comfortable that you can make an easy catch. Then listen for the center fielder to call you off or confirm that you have it.
The above situation requires that you put a system in place for calling for the ball. Below is an example that has been used in many programs successfully.
The fielder who has authority to call off another, will use a different statement to call for the ball.
Example: Left and Center fielder are converging on a fly ball. The left fielder will yell "I got it", or "mine". If the center fielder wants to take it he will yell, "Get out".
It's important that the fielder understands where he is and who has control. Another example would be a fly ball hit in the shortstop area. If the shortstop has to come in on the ball, he is in control and would make a "Get out" call in any communication with another fielder. If the ball is hit over his head, he then has to make an "I got it" call since he could be called off by the left fielder or center fielder.
Using the first example above, if the left fielder calls for the ball and doesn't hear anything from the center fielder, he may be tentative going after the ball, thinking that he may get called off. If on the other hand he gets a confirmation back from the center fielder, "You got it" or "Yours", then he can be confident that he is going to field the ball without risk of colliding with the center fielder.
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