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Do you have any recommendations for team pitching goals similiar to the team hitting goals described?
by Eric
I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it.
Eric asked: I love the concept of the team hitting goals. I believe it will benefit my team tremendously. I was wondering if you have any recommendations or ideas when it comes to team pitching goals? Pitchers can readily see that by throwing strikes and getting ahead, their chances of success are greatly improved. If these splits are true for MLB, they are certainly more true for youth and amateur baseball. Hitting with 2 strikes is meager at best. Pitching with 2 strikes becomes a tremendous advantage. Hitting Splits MLB 2009: Count 2000 2007 2008 2009 0-0 .336 .344 .337 .338 1-0 .343 .341 .339 .340 2-0 .360 .350 .355 .368 3-0 xxxx .396 .370 .395 0-1 .324 .324 .339 .317 1-1 .325 .327 .329 .332 2-1 .340 .339 .339 .339 3-1 .344 .368 .350 .352 0-2 .160 .164 .160 .156 1-2 .178 .170 .179 .171 2-2 .195 .191 .194 .189 Full .234 .230 .227 .233 You may want to reset the numbers and percentages to fit your particular age group, level of competition and individual players. Stay flexible. Adjust it to your situation and kids. It can provide them goals to shoot for, and increase their level of concentration. As you go back over the performances, you may want to lower the expectations some, or raise them, depending on the individual. Once they catch on to the idea of getting ahead and staying ahead in the count, their success level will rise, as will their confidence. It's like a snowball headed down hill. Their pitch counts go down, thus their numbers of innings can go up. The less pitches they throw, the longer their arms will stay healthy. Win/win for everyone. Good luck as you go forward, have fun! It's a great game. Yours in baseball, Rick |
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