Ok, I'm coaching a first year 10u team, and yes I have a daughter playing on the team. She turning 10 in September and is a lefty. She is very interested in slapping. When she watches games either on TV or her sisters playing other teams with slappers, she has to makes sure to point it out to me.
Since this is the first year doing anything above Little League, I have chosen for her (probably a mistake, thats why I am asking) that she needs to take a year and learn how to bat properly, then next year we can learn slapping. I have not yet timed the girls on running to first base, but I would say she has average speed.
We have a girl on the team, who's mom played college ball, and was a right handed batter that switched to a slapper in college, and became very good at it. She is working with her daughter on the side to become a slapper and has said that she would work with my DD if so inclined. So, questions are as follows....
At what age should I be introducing her to slapping instruction?
Am I correct by saying she should be focusing on standard hitting first?
If we do choose to slap, does that become secondary and that work happens on the side like pitching?
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Since this is the first year doing anything above Little League, I have chosen for her (probably a mistake, thats why I am asking) that she needs to take a year and learn how to bat properly, then next year we can learn slapping. I have not yet timed the girls on running to first base, but I would say she has average speed.
We have a girl on the team, who's mom played college ball, and was a right handed batter that switched to a slapper in college, and became very good at it. She is working with her daughter on the side to become a slapper and has said that she would work with my DD if so inclined. So, questions are as follows....
At what age should I be introducing her to slapping instruction?
Am I correct by saying she should be focusing on standard hitting first?
If we do choose to slap, does that become secondary and that work happens on the side like pitching?
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.