- Apr 9, 2017
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Daughter is struggling at the plate. No confidence and is very hesitant to swing. She has struck out multiple times on called 3rd strike. She is 10 and in 2nd year of fast pitch. Her reasoning for not swinging is she is scared of striking out which is counterintuitive to not swinging the bat at strikes. She was one of the best hitters I have ever seen at the 8U age level. Absolutely crushed the ball and had tons of confidence. Her mechanics are very good and she has very fast hand speed.
I have talked to her till her and I are sick of talking. She is not happy with how she is doing. I know it is a mental issue and those usually are only worked out by the individual. I am 99.9% sure the best thing to do is just support her and let here work through it but, I want to see if anyone else has had the same issue before with their daughter or any other player. It is very frustrating for her because I don't think it is a problem she can work on by hitting in the cage or off the tee. She can do that all day and hits very well. She has to do it in a game against a good pitcher over and over to change the mindset.
TL / DR
Basically lost all confidence at the plate and won't swing at strikes. What to do
I have talked to her till her and I are sick of talking. She is not happy with how she is doing. I know it is a mental issue and those usually are only worked out by the individual. I am 99.9% sure the best thing to do is just support her and let here work through it but, I want to see if anyone else has had the same issue before with their daughter or any other player. It is very frustrating for her because I don't think it is a problem she can work on by hitting in the cage or off the tee. She can do that all day and hits very well. She has to do it in a game against a good pitcher over and over to change the mindset.
TL / DR
Basically lost all confidence at the plate and won't swing at strikes. What to do