And if the rabbit gets away from one chaser, there are plenty more in line to finish him off. Thus, it's not 2 against 1 but 6 or 9 against 1. This is the only drill I let adults participate in, and they have to be real careful for the kids. But once the kids get the hang of the system, they become invincible. It's humbling watching a gang of 7,8 and 9 y.o.
Most coaches emphasize running the rabbit back toward the previous base.
I have seen a couple of occasions where I was convinced that the fielders were running at, er, less than full speed just for the fun of harrassing the trapped rabbit. Like Bear, I prefer to let the fielders standing at the oncoming base call for the throw. Fakes tend to trick the other fielders. I do emphasize tagging the rabbit with the bear hand down toward the waist. Display summaries of other articles about run downs .