- Oct 19, 2009
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Chis Delorit
Chris you make some good points. I would like to expand the reference to making it fun, interesting and competitive.
One thing I would do is set a 3 tees with balls on the tees. One near third, one behind the pitcher's mound and one close to first, the hitters would try and knock the balls off the tees hitting off a tee at home plate. The tee would be set up for a inside pitch, a pitch down the middle and an outside pitch with the goal to hit a line drive knocking the ball off the tee. I would move the tee up and back to make it more or less difficult for the hitter. An example set the tee for in inside pitch for a right hand hitter, the hitter attempts to hit a line drive knocking the ball off the tee near third. I would award some kind of surprise for the hitter closes to hitting the balls off the tees and sometimes they would hit the balls.
Hope others would have other ideals to make hitting from a tee interesting for the kids.
I would always work on tracking the ball when working off the tee, with the younger kids I would stand be hind a net with a plastic ball, the batter hitting from the tee would stand in front of me behind the net I would use a pitching motion release the ball into the net the hitter would track the ball from my hand to the ball on the tee and hit the ball. As they get older I have them picture a pitcher on the mound pitching and then imagine tracking a pitch to the ball on the tee.
Great idea to hit the tee, as it's hands down the best place to break down and re-construct a players swing. Boring for players who don't understand it, you have to make it fun, interesting and competitive.
Chris you make some good points. I would like to expand the reference to making it fun, interesting and competitive.
One thing I would do is set a 3 tees with balls on the tees. One near third, one behind the pitcher's mound and one close to first, the hitters would try and knock the balls off the tees hitting off a tee at home plate. The tee would be set up for a inside pitch, a pitch down the middle and an outside pitch with the goal to hit a line drive knocking the ball off the tee. I would move the tee up and back to make it more or less difficult for the hitter. An example set the tee for in inside pitch for a right hand hitter, the hitter attempts to hit a line drive knocking the ball off the tee near third. I would award some kind of surprise for the hitter closes to hitting the balls off the tees and sometimes they would hit the balls.
Hope others would have other ideals to make hitting from a tee interesting for the kids.
I would always work on tracking the ball when working off the tee, with the younger kids I would stand be hind a net with a plastic ball, the batter hitting from the tee would stand in front of me behind the net I would use a pitching motion release the ball into the net the hitter would track the ball from my hand to the ball on the tee and hit the ball. As they get older I have them picture a pitcher on the mound pitching and then imagine tracking a pitch to the ball on the tee.