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re: Youth baseball coaching tips
Posted on 4/4/22 at 9:50 am to Earnest_P
Posted on 4/4/22 at 9:50 am to Earnest_P
My 8 and 9 year old dudes were making contact but not putting any power in their swing either. Brought a bunch of tee's in and told them to beat the shite out of the baseball. It helped some of them start swinging hard all the way through. Doesn't seem like many rec ball kids are practicing much at home these days, and probably aren't hitting off a tee after 5u.
This post was edited on 4/4/22 at 9:52 am
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Posted on 4/4/22 at 9:57 am to TriadTigers
Well practice is over now, the way our rec does it, so I don’t know how much I can do besides try to motivate them.
“Watch the ball” and “you have two strikes, you HAVE to swing if it’s close” don’t seem to be doing the trick.
“Watch the ball” and “you have two strikes, you HAVE to swing if it’s close” don’t seem to be doing the trick.
Posted on 4/4/22 at 11:33 am to TriadTigers
quote:My Mom/Dad owned the lot next door growing up so we had a place to play ball. When we weren't at practice we used the side of the garage as the backstop. After 4-5 years of beating the hell out of the side of the garage, my Dad had to repoint a 5x5 spot in the brick with new mortar.
Doesn't seem like many rec ball kids are practicing much at home these days, and probably aren't hitting off a tee after 5u.
To the OP, our coach in Little League would make the scared kids swing at every ball thrown in batting practice while he pitched. That loosened a few of them up.
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