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First time playing
Easy Stance and Load
Anonymous asked: Hello, my child is playing 7U/8U baseball for the first time. The players vary in skill level from beginner/no experience to intermediate. From there, put the ball on a tee for them, and let them add hitting a ball off the tee. It helps at the start to talk them through the steps. Grip, stride, swing. Spend time talking to him about seeing the baseball. It will become the most important hitting skill he will need, as he moves into hitting live pitches. (Quite often they swing, attempting to generate additional power by dropping their hands, pulling their head and shoulders off the ball, generally results in a swing and miss). As they get comfortable, turn them loose on their own to set up, and swing. They are on their way. The beginners page is very basic. If you go to the advanced page, you will pick up additional information for fine tuning his swing. Make it fun. Hitting a baseball consistently is not an easy activity. Keeping things simple allows them to concentrate on the one thing that is truly important, tracking the baseball from the pitcher's hand to the hitting zone, and hitting the ball hard, somewhere. The image above, an easy stance and load. Not much movement. Second image has the hitter's head down and on the ball, feet and body balanced. Third is solid, balanced contact. Head is still down. There are all kinds of different stances, looks and beliefs. At an early age, the less moving parts the better, until they develop some confidence. It is truly a continual work in progress. They will see older kids with big leg kicks and loads, as well as MLB players. Much of that comes later in their development, when they have a better grip on what is needed. If you have additional questions as you go along, don't hesitate to ask. This is a fun time for you and your son. You are in the midst of making many great family memories. Take your time, and enjoy the ride. Wish you both the best as you go forward! Yours in baseball, Rick |
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