IT always amazes me when someone says I went to a clinic and I was right. Especially because if you ask 4 other people who sat there they all have different opinions on what was said. I attend the Be The Best Coaching clinic in NJ with some of our other coaches. We always make copies of our notes and pass them around, its amazing to see what we each take out of the same speech/demo because there is always one who has a different focal point.
As for hitting coaches, read, learn and don't be afraid to say sorry No. A few of the teams use a hitting coach (friend of one of the coaches), we were approached in the beginning of the year saying if we started going to him as a team we would get a deep discount since the rest of the org used him. I figured we would give him a chance. After one lesson I quickly change my mind, I didn't like the way he was teaching (same thing heard squish the bug, back elbow high, etc) but the comment he made that sealed the deal for me was we want to drive the ball into the ground balls b/c line drives and fly balls are out, grounders they have to make a play on. We did out research found another hitting coach, he cost a little more but the girls love him he explains why he does each drill and what it will do for them. I'm glad we said no to the other coach trust your gut if you feel like he's doing more harm to her mechanics don't be afraid to say no thanks.
As for hitting coaches, read, learn and don't be afraid to say sorry No. A few of the teams use a hitting coach (friend of one of the coaches), we were approached in the beginning of the year saying if we started going to him as a team we would get a deep discount since the rest of the org used him. I figured we would give him a chance. After one lesson I quickly change my mind, I didn't like the way he was teaching (same thing heard squish the bug, back elbow high, etc) but the comment he made that sealed the deal for me was we want to drive the ball into the ground balls b/c line drives and fly balls are out, grounders they have to make a play on. We did out research found another hitting coach, he cost a little more but the girls love him he explains why he does each drill and what it will do for them. I'm glad we said no to the other coach trust your gut if you feel like he's doing more harm to her mechanics don't be afraid to say no thanks.