Hi everyone,
I am the assistant coach of our local 12u fastpitch team. I have to say, this is my second year doing this and I LOVE it. My manager and I get to move up with the girls to keep us with our daughters who are on the team. So this is my second year with the same girls.
That said, I have a question. I have one girl that has a bad habit of turning her glove when catching a line drive. In other words she is trying to make a basket catch on a line drive. No matter what I do I can't break her of this habit. As the girls are starting to really smack the ball now, I am afraid one day the ball is going to pop up out of her glove and catch her right in the face.
I have tried everything, drills, reinforcement, etc but nothing works. Last year towards the end of the season she started turning her glove, but this year its back to the same bad habit.
Any advice would be much appreciated. I don't want her to get hurt. Other then this she is a great player.
I am the assistant coach of our local 12u fastpitch team. I have to say, this is my second year doing this and I LOVE it. My manager and I get to move up with the girls to keep us with our daughters who are on the team. So this is my second year with the same girls.
That said, I have a question. I have one girl that has a bad habit of turning her glove when catching a line drive. In other words she is trying to make a basket catch on a line drive. No matter what I do I can't break her of this habit. As the girls are starting to really smack the ball now, I am afraid one day the ball is going to pop up out of her glove and catch her right in the face.
I have tried everything, drills, reinforcement, etc but nothing works. Last year towards the end of the season she started turning her glove, but this year its back to the same bad habit.
Any advice would be much appreciated. I don't want her to get hurt. Other then this she is a great player.