Bear with me here...
None of these question are loaded or baited.
And no, I'm not playing dumb...
But, I just don't understand this.
When you see a 10, 12 or 14U girl starting out in fast pitch, who has 2.6 to 2.8 speed with agility, you normally think of one thing...SLAPPER!
Especially if she's a lefty. That makes total sense to me to introduce her to slapping and see if she takes to it.
Ok, let's look at the other end of the spectrum.
Let's say the girl in 12 or 14U has 2.8 to 3.2 speed, but is 5'6" +, is built like a tank, and is extremely strong...why don't we think POWER HITTER?
From the time they are 10 and 12U, up to 18U, many girls are taught the basics in batting. Hit the ball level and up the middle.
Why aren't some of the girls who show every sign of being a great power hitter at 12 to 14U, being taught how to hit the ball to the fence, or over the fence at any early age?
Why not teach them to hit the ball with a 5-10* positive attack angle, with ~ 30* degrees of ball exit.
In some areas of the country, I swear all of the 10-14U coaches within a 1000 mile radius all go to the same coaches camps when it comes to hitting. Generic hitting, or one style fits all...
A generic hitting style for all batters...except the slappers. They are faster than heck, so we will spend countless hours teaching them how to slap.
But Susie 14U over here who is 5'9" and a lean 160 lbs, we're gonna teach her how to swing a bat just like all of the other girls. Line drives back up the middle...
I can't even count how many college games I've watch this year on WatchESPN, BTNPlus and regular TV. Or the dedicated college channels like UL Lafayette.
The power hitting swings of some of these college programs are so obvious and successful, why isn't this swing being taught to the younger girls who fit the template of a power hitter at an early age? (Like slapping is taught to quick girls?)
And by power hitting template I mean...large in stature, very strong, with a quick and powerful leg drive to go with a strong upper body.
I wonder if a Coach like ULL's Lotief, is scouting and verballing his players because of display of power at an early age?
You can't tell me that some of his players aren't swingin' for the fence every at bat.
And it works.
Girls with 2.6 speed...teach to be slappers
Girls in the middle... teach to base hit.
Girls with extra size and strength...teach to power hit.
Coaches and parents spend countless hours and dollars teaching their DD to be a slapper if she has 2.6 speed. That speed is a gift. Right?
So bottom line my question is...why aren't girls, who have every characteristic of a power hitter at an early age, (size, strength and power), taught to swing like a power hitter at an early age?
Isn't that size and power seen as a gift, like a slapper's speed is?
Your thoughts please, thanks.
None of these question are loaded or baited.
And no, I'm not playing dumb...
But, I just don't understand this.
When you see a 10, 12 or 14U girl starting out in fast pitch, who has 2.6 to 2.8 speed with agility, you normally think of one thing...SLAPPER!
Especially if she's a lefty. That makes total sense to me to introduce her to slapping and see if she takes to it.
Ok, let's look at the other end of the spectrum.
Let's say the girl in 12 or 14U has 2.8 to 3.2 speed, but is 5'6" +, is built like a tank, and is extremely strong...why don't we think POWER HITTER?
From the time they are 10 and 12U, up to 18U, many girls are taught the basics in batting. Hit the ball level and up the middle.
Why aren't some of the girls who show every sign of being a great power hitter at 12 to 14U, being taught how to hit the ball to the fence, or over the fence at any early age?
Why not teach them to hit the ball with a 5-10* positive attack angle, with ~ 30* degrees of ball exit.
In some areas of the country, I swear all of the 10-14U coaches within a 1000 mile radius all go to the same coaches camps when it comes to hitting. Generic hitting, or one style fits all...
A generic hitting style for all batters...except the slappers. They are faster than heck, so we will spend countless hours teaching them how to slap.
But Susie 14U over here who is 5'9" and a lean 160 lbs, we're gonna teach her how to swing a bat just like all of the other girls. Line drives back up the middle...
I can't even count how many college games I've watch this year on WatchESPN, BTNPlus and regular TV. Or the dedicated college channels like UL Lafayette.
The power hitting swings of some of these college programs are so obvious and successful, why isn't this swing being taught to the younger girls who fit the template of a power hitter at an early age? (Like slapping is taught to quick girls?)
And by power hitting template I mean...large in stature, very strong, with a quick and powerful leg drive to go with a strong upper body.
I wonder if a Coach like ULL's Lotief, is scouting and verballing his players because of display of power at an early age?
You can't tell me that some of his players aren't swingin' for the fence every at bat.
And it works.
Girls with 2.6 speed...teach to be slappers
Girls in the middle... teach to base hit.
Girls with extra size and strength...teach to power hit.
Coaches and parents spend countless hours and dollars teaching their DD to be a slapper if she has 2.6 speed. That speed is a gift. Right?
So bottom line my question is...why aren't girls, who have every characteristic of a power hitter at an early age, (size, strength and power), taught to swing like a power hitter at an early age?
Isn't that size and power seen as a gift, like a slapper's speed is?
Your thoughts please, thanks.
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