Hey. My daughter is 10 and she's been working with a well respected hitting coach here in my area. She is really getting her swing down and hitting the ball hard - in the cages with him tossing it to her. He's very encouraged by her progress (she's been seeing him just about every week since July). She plays on a good (for our league) little league (rec) team and while she's probably the most consistent hitter in our league, she still does a lot of the wrong things at the plate in practice and in games. Her hits go over the heads of the other team usually but they aren't hard drives like she appears to be hitting in the cage. I am thinking that because she doesn't get that many reps at the plate in games (we play 2 games at the most per week) and our games are not competitive at all (our team hasn't lost in-league for 3 seasons) that I need to find a good way to help her better learn her timing.
What, besides joining a more competitive league, is recommended? We are considering moving her to a travel league next season so I'm trying to get ahead of the obvious issues that will arise when she makes the move.
The main things that happen in games/practice outside of the private instruction is lunging early and dropping her bat angle. Pitching in our league is pretty bad so most of the time it goes to coach pitch which ends up being slower. Yes - this league does coach pitch after 4 balls.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
What, besides joining a more competitive league, is recommended? We are considering moving her to a travel league next season so I'm trying to get ahead of the obvious issues that will arise when she makes the move.
The main things that happen in games/practice outside of the private instruction is lunging early and dropping her bat angle. Pitching in our league is pretty bad so most of the time it goes to coach pitch which ends up being slower. Yes - this league does coach pitch after 4 balls.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!