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How to help my talented young players overcome fear in the batters box
Yep, already bought one. I had a kid get hit in the elbow a couple years ago and it made her quit softball. I like the idea of trying to glamorize it a bit, but it probably won't make them less afraid. I'll try it. I also like the idea of tossing whiffles or lite flites and teaching them how...- NLThunderHC
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How to help my talented young players overcome fear in the batters box
Yep, I think live pitching is a must. Thanks.- NLThunderHC
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How to help my talented young players overcome fear in the batters box
Thanks for the advice, that's a good approach. I've been doing something similar to this, but not explicitly saying "swing at this next pitch no matter what". If we're facing a pitcher who is throwing quite a few strikes I'll do this. The approach up until now has been trying to get them to...- NLThunderHC
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How to help my talented young players overcome fear in the batters box
Yes, I was thinking about both of these options. It definitely comes down to them seeing as much live pitching as they can, but that also increases the chance of them getting hit which would just make it worse. But I think that's the risk you have to take so we'll start doing more of it. As far...- NLThunderHC
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How to help my talented young players overcome fear in the batters box
That might get them used to seeing a fast ball, and will help with a quick swing, but it won't help them with fear because they know they won't get hit by the pitching machine. They're much more scared of a 35 mph pitcher than a 50 mph machine.- NLThunderHC
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How to help my talented young players overcome fear in the batters box
I've told them that a hundred times. It's the fact that it hurts is what scares them.- NLThunderHC
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How to help my talented young players overcome fear in the batters box
Hi everyone. First post on DFP, glad I found it, seems like a great resource. I'm the head coach for a 10U travel team. I'm having trouble with some of my players being scared in the box and simply not swinging during the game. They are all great hitters in the batting cage and have received...- NLThunderHC
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