- Jun 19, 2019
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Thank you.
Do this.So would you maybe having 1 or 2 things to work on each lesson is enough? I feel I taught my own DD to have better swings is bc we learn and work on one step at a time building it. If that’s true, are there any particular things that you would say should be work on before others? So would that be a good question in itself? What would be the first things taught in order if you were going by steps to a girl that never played before? This girl has some but just wondering.
I completely agree. I’m a teacher and I feel same way with that. I see a lot of teachers that know a lot but don’t know how to teach it wellIt doesn't matter what you know, it's what they understand that is most important.
IMO, being a good communicator is the top quality a coach can have. If you can't communicate to your players what you want them to do, in a way that they understand and can replicate, you're just taking someones money.
I completely agree. I’m a teacher and I feel same way with that. I see a lot of teachers that know a lot but don’t know how to teach it well
Great stuff. Thank you.When I give a first lesson, I don't want to do too much coaching. I don't charge for the first lesson. I look at the swing both off of a tee and with front toss. I then try to see one or two things we can work on. To be honest, I want to give some instruction toward the end of the lesson to see how coachable the hitter is and their attitude toward change. My lessons are supposed to go 30 minutes but they almost always go longer.
I think that it is important to define terms and to try to model what you expect wrt those terms. I teach in a way most people no longer even consider. I still use Posture, Connection and Rotation (PCR) as a guide for what I want in a swing. I have drills I use to try to make each of these parts of the swing more efficient.
While we are at it, I have different drills that are givens in what I do in lessons. I have certain drills that I use specifically for this or that hitter. A pet peeve of mine is that some hitters go to a one size fits all lesson.
When you show up for one of my lessons, you are going to hit balls off of a tee to get loose. If I have both cages, I'd like for you to warm up while someone else is finishing their lessons. From there, we will do some of the standard drills which really enables me to look at the foundation of what I think is a good swing. From there, I like individual work. I do my best to always end with balls in flight. For most that is front toss. For a few, I throw it. Typically my HS players get me throwing.