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Posted on 5/29/15 at 10:15 pm to SCwTiger
Get a bag of dry white beans and pitch them to the kids.
Lateat technique is to keep your hand inside the ball..... have them all stand a bats distance away from the fence and swing the bat, if the bat hits the fence they are casting out and nit keeping their hands inside.
Lateat technique is to keep your hand inside the ball..... have them all stand a bats distance away from the fence and swing the bat, if the bat hits the fence they are casting out and nit keeping their hands inside.
Posted on 5/30/15 at 1:23 am to CHEDBALLZ
Don't like that idea. Teaches one of two things. Bat lag or lack of precontact extension, which is not to be confused with casting.
Couple things NOT to teach.
There is not bug. Do not try to squish it.
Do not swing level. I get so tired of hearing people try to teach this, until I am calling pitches against them. Makes for a nice day of pop ups.
What did the top half of the ball ever do to anyone? Leave it alone. Do not try to teach a top half swing unless you are training a slapper how to bounce the ball over the pitcher or 3rd basemans head.
Back elbow doesn't HAVE to be up. Every batter is different. Some are able to turn the barrel easier this way, however. Just make sure you don't try to make every kid do it.
Do not try to preach linear vs rotational hitting. An effective swing has elements of both.
As far as what to do...tee work. And more tee work. And more. And mix in some front toss with it behind an L screen. For the love of God, tee work. It doesn't matter if they are 6 or 36, the best hitters do lots and lots of tee work. Tony Gwynn used to say that if he couldn't hit it perfect off a tee every day, how in the world was he supposed to hit it from a pitcher on the numbers.
The rest of it you have to develop your own style and be consistent.
Couple things NOT to teach.
There is not bug. Do not try to squish it.
Do not swing level. I get so tired of hearing people try to teach this, until I am calling pitches against them. Makes for a nice day of pop ups.
What did the top half of the ball ever do to anyone? Leave it alone. Do not try to teach a top half swing unless you are training a slapper how to bounce the ball over the pitcher or 3rd basemans head.
Back elbow doesn't HAVE to be up. Every batter is different. Some are able to turn the barrel easier this way, however. Just make sure you don't try to make every kid do it.
Do not try to preach linear vs rotational hitting. An effective swing has elements of both.
As far as what to do...tee work. And more tee work. And more. And mix in some front toss with it behind an L screen. For the love of God, tee work. It doesn't matter if they are 6 or 36, the best hitters do lots and lots of tee work. Tony Gwynn used to say that if he couldn't hit it perfect off a tee every day, how in the world was he supposed to hit it from a pitcher on the numbers.
The rest of it you have to develop your own style and be consistent.
Posted on 5/30/15 at 11:38 am to Bias
quote:
my father was my coach my whole life)
What was it like to be guaranteed a spot on the all-star team every year?
Posted on 6/1/15 at 9:27 am to Bmath
Great. what was it like for you to get left off? 
Posted on 6/1/15 at 9:51 am to SCwTiger
Going to go old school hand eye coordination trainer. In the very early 80's I got a Zimm Zamm as a present. Basically, tether ball but with a tennis ball. When I played youth BB, I spent countless hours with this thing getting my eyes and arms to master muscle memory. I would change angles, speed up the ball speed, lower it, hit down, hit up, hit on plane, you name it. Played with the racket and would use different weight bats.
This thing made me get contact damn near every at bat with any pitcher. It's a lot of fun to play as well.
Zimm Zamm
This thing made me get contact damn near every at bat with any pitcher. It's a lot of fun to play as well.
Zimm Zamm
Posted on 6/1/15 at 9:54 am to Bmath
My dad was a high school coach who would coach my summer league teams. It was anything but a gauranteed all star spot. My dad was 100 times harder on me and we argued constantly after practice because of it.
Hitting is a technique I didnt learn until high school. It's all about a quick way to get your bat through the strike zone so you have nore chance to see the pitch. Do drills that teach a "shorter" swing. Really get your hands through the zone first, swing should be more downward not looping, etc. I used to stand facing a wall with the handle of the bat in my stomach and the cap of the barrel against the wall. You should be able to swing your bat in that amount of room. It teaches quick hands which again gives you more time to recognize a pitch and make a decision. Outside pitches are hit using footwork. This will eventually teach power to the opposite field as well. They wont benefit fully when they are young, but start teaching it from the beginning and it will come together for them faster as they grow. Never to early. And a slump isnt usually all technique, it's mental.....bigtime.
Hitting is a technique I didnt learn until high school. It's all about a quick way to get your bat through the strike zone so you have nore chance to see the pitch. Do drills that teach a "shorter" swing. Really get your hands through the zone first, swing should be more downward not looping, etc. I used to stand facing a wall with the handle of the bat in my stomach and the cap of the barrel against the wall. You should be able to swing your bat in that amount of room. It teaches quick hands which again gives you more time to recognize a pitch and make a decision. Outside pitches are hit using footwork. This will eventually teach power to the opposite field as well. They wont benefit fully when they are young, but start teaching it from the beginning and it will come together for them faster as they grow. Never to early. And a slump isnt usually all technique, it's mental.....bigtime.
Posted on 6/1/15 at 10:04 am to SCwTiger
I am not a coach, but my son has been playing since he was two. He is nine now. When he goes into a slump, it is always a lack of focus that results in his looking over the top of the ball. I have noticed that most other kids that strike out are doing the same thing. So we do soft tosses with small different colored balls (can get these at Academy)... he has to hit the color I call out to him. This drill helps develop what I call "super focus". A terminology he seems to understand. It usually quickly fixes his slump.
Posted on 6/1/15 at 10:05 am to Agforlife
Tee work then move to
We didnt hit actual golf balls, but the wiffle practice golf balls.
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Cut a broom handle to bat length and soft toss golf balls
We didnt hit actual golf balls, but the wiffle practice golf balls.
Posted on 6/1/15 at 10:06 am to Agforlife
DP
This post was edited on 6/1/15 at 10:06 am
Posted on 6/1/15 at 10:14 am to TBoy
This works very well. Kid can toss and hit these by himself against a brick wall in the yard as well.
Just basic broomstick hitting rocks principle that our grandpappies used to get better hand-eye coordination. About $30 at walmart, academy, etc.
Just basic broomstick hitting rocks principle that our grandpappies used to get better hand-eye coordination. About $30 at walmart, academy, etc.
This post was edited on 6/1/15 at 10:15 am
Posted on 6/1/15 at 10:39 am to mikelbr
Thanks for all the responses. Friday night we got in the cage before the game, and things seemed to begin working themselves out. Hitting was much improved and it resulted in a win.
The kids at this age are very moody and get in a rut when things don't go right, but the win gave them much needed confidence in their abilities. I think we'll be able to end the year on a good note (3 games this week).
Thanks again.
The kids at this age are very moody and get in a rut when things don't go right, but the win gave them much needed confidence in their abilities. I think we'll be able to end the year on a good note (3 games this week).
Thanks again.
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