I actually just had to deal with this exact issue. My DD played 12U travel last year and just finished her first year of 14U travel ball. We just completed tryouts for next season at the 14U level and my DD had offers from two of the three teams she tried out for. One of the teams was...
Elliott,
What you said about the thumb makes sense to me. Do you have a method you could share that promotes getting the hands through and the bat to contact prior to the front shoulder and hips opening up and releasing all the power potential? We have tried what you mentioned above with the...
Softball,
When you say they are spinners, do you mean they open their hips up before they get their hands through the zone, thereby relying entirely on their arms for power? If so, my daughter struggles with this from time to time as well. What we found that helped was a lot of work on the...
ASA is going to start allowing metal at 18U and I believe 16U either this year or next. This topic came up at our complex the other day and I don't remember exactly when the rule goes into affect. (My DD plays 14U so I did not actively participate in the conversation.) I know there are those...