- Oct 25, 2009
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ranstl- I wasn't even getting as far as the shoulder/knee. The yellow line is the front of the plate to show them that we hit the ball before it crosses the plate - many younger kids think you wait until it arrives at the plate before you swing. Another thing was that most girls that age don't really have a clue about contact and how they should be positioned at contact.
I don't know about the armpit/tissue thing, maybe too young? I try to be careful with anything that might contribute to a tendency toward bat drag or girls swings getting "wristy".
I understand the yellow line at the plate but what I try to teach is that the poc is somewhere between the front foot and just before the centerline of the body for a pitch down the middle. I do this because there are times when the batters are at the back of the box or maybe the front of the box. Not saying moving up or back in the box is right or wrong, but it does change the poc to plate reference.