We use what we call attack mode. Bouldersdads dd does a very good job using it. I can't stand it when someone yells protect the plate, what does that mean. I watched a kid swing at one in the dirt on a 3-2 pitch, because someone yelled protect the plate. Well they were. I want them to attack the ball. I will let my buddy Tim explain it better,but in short, you go to toe touch and wait on the ball. Less movement and you are trying to make contact.
Bold above ..... I believe it means to increase the size of the strike zone slightly.
I once asked a boy on a baseball team i was coaching what his plan was for his at bat. I expected him to say something like, hit the ball. But he said, on the first strike, if I like it I am going to hit it as hard as I can, if I am at strike 1 I will try to hit any strike hard and if I am on strike 2 I will try to put into play any ball that is close to the strike zone.
I thought that was a pretty good plan, what was most surprising to me was this was a 7 year old and we were in a machine pitch league. That boy is going to college this year to play baseball.