re: Youth baseball coaching tips

I thought by 11 years old they would be past that, but maybe that is a part of what is going on, just fear of being hit.

I do have one kid who has never played before, and he actually got a hit in the first game. And now that I think about it, in the last scrimmage he took one off the helmet.

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Hit them with the ball during BP so they understand it's not the end of the world and they don't have to be scared of the ball.

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This is a big problem with young kids in the field for sure. It was for a friend's kids. I let a pop fly hit me in the chest to prove the point of it not really being a big deal, and regretted it. They never knew it hurt really bad, but I did for weeks. I stood there lying to them, telling them it didn't hurt.