or maybe we should drop the "t" from asst...
She is 12. She has been in a little hitting slump. She has been focusing hard on slapping and it has been a frustrating couple of weeks for her. We have been told it will be a couple steps back before she makes forward progress and not to get discouraged. Tonight she decided to hit (not slap) at practice. She was crushing the ball. Every hit was to the outfield with several nearing the fence (yes it was a short fence - but still). For a little 72 pounder that is pretty good. Especially for a girl who has been struggling at the plate. Her rear(t) coach told her she needed to stop trying to hit like that because she "can only do that once in 15 hits" and so it was "stupid" for her to try. Last year she was one of our best hitters, and had the best OBP of anyone on the team. I cannot stand this man. Given...she may never be a power over the fence hitter, but come on...a little encouragement can do wonders for 12 year old girls.
She is 12. She has been in a little hitting slump. She has been focusing hard on slapping and it has been a frustrating couple of weeks for her. We have been told it will be a couple steps back before she makes forward progress and not to get discouraged. Tonight she decided to hit (not slap) at practice. She was crushing the ball. Every hit was to the outfield with several nearing the fence (yes it was a short fence - but still). For a little 72 pounder that is pretty good. Especially for a girl who has been struggling at the plate. Her rear(t) coach told her she needed to stop trying to hit like that because she "can only do that once in 15 hits" and so it was "stupid" for her to try. Last year she was one of our best hitters, and had the best OBP of anyone on the team. I cannot stand this man. Given...she may never be a power over the fence hitter, but come on...a little encouragement can do wonders for 12 year old girls.
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