Baseball Talk: Hitting, Pitching, Catching Strategy

Re: Re: How to hit a round object with a round object sucessfully.

Same rule applies for tennis

 

DodgerBlue should get an "A" for his post! Braves...sounds like you guys went to the same school.

 

I like the coaches that tell a kid who is hitting the ball well that . . . "you can't hit like that." And then proceeds to totally change what is working to what he wants.

 

Have you ever noticed how a kid 6-7-8 yo has a beautiful swing. Then, after 10-15 yo have had so many coaches change their swing, that they are lost.

There is a HS player playing today that had a perfect swing...could really drive the ball at the age of 12. His father had him enrolled in many hitting classes with different instructors. The poor kid plays his position now, but the HS coach DH's for him...and this kid used to crush it.

 

It's become fashionable these days where the coach fakes the bunt and takes advantage of a charging 3rd baseman. I would keep him at home...and get an out somewhere.

 

I expect there are a bunch of kids in that boat Braves.

I know a kid that was absolutely ripping the ball in practice and the coach told him he couldn't hit like that so he changed to what the coach wanted and couldn't even get around on the ball. Why is it that the idiots feel they have to micromanage everything?

There are obviously coaches on here, why do your colleagues, or possibly you for that matter, insist on trying to fix what ain't broken?

 

Ego. They think if he can hit that good, I can make him even better if he will just follow my rules.

 

Exactly

 

Hypothetical Situation

You have a 14 year old who is a marvelous athlete. He just arrived in the U.S. after living abroad in Nepal with his parents who are both avid baseball fans. He has never touched a baseball, but can throw a stone 250 feet.

He wants to learn HOW TO HIT!!

Where do you start?

 

Re: Hypothetical Situation

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