I've recently began coaching (assistant) with a new 12U TB team. 2 02 players and 8 03. The head coach has never played the game and it's quite frankly clueless. The other assistant is a bully. Great pair! Anyway, they yell at the girls for everything. One thing that is really bothering me is that the girls are told that their hard hits aren't good enough because they weren't placed correctly. Pitch and location are never considered as far as I can tell. Actually teaching this hasn't crossed these coaches minds either. So my question is at what age is hit placement actually something that can/should be worked on? In my eyes were not ready but maybe I'm wrong?