Ok - so I’m not a coach. Have tons of respect for coaches and am very grateful for all the time they devote to my kid and thousands of others!
So my question - how do you create a line up and do you explain to your girls what each players “role” is in that line up?
DD plays on a high-ish level 14U team (they do very well in state) She has always been the lead off batter on her TB team. She is a slapper who can also bunt and hit for power. She has by far the highest OBP of any girl on her team. She has really learned to read defenses and hit/slap/bunt accordingly. The problem? She is constantly stranded on base. Every girl behind her thinks they should be hitting HRs and swing for the fences - resulting more often than not in pop ups to the OF. And then they cry. It makes DD crazy!
Her HS coach is amazing at creating a line up and tells each girl what their role is. Last year as a freshman DD batted 2nd. The lead off was an amazing senior who was the fastest girl I have ever seen. DD was asked to be selfless and was told her job was to move the lead off around. Each batter was clearly told what their role was and was expected to play for the team.
So...do you just tell everyone swing for the fences no matter where you are in the line up or do you give each batter a role to play?
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So my question - how do you create a line up and do you explain to your girls what each players “role” is in that line up?
DD plays on a high-ish level 14U team (they do very well in state) She has always been the lead off batter on her TB team. She is a slapper who can also bunt and hit for power. She has by far the highest OBP of any girl on her team. She has really learned to read defenses and hit/slap/bunt accordingly. The problem? She is constantly stranded on base. Every girl behind her thinks they should be hitting HRs and swing for the fences - resulting more often than not in pop ups to the OF. And then they cry. It makes DD crazy!
Her HS coach is amazing at creating a line up and tells each girl what their role is. Last year as a freshman DD batted 2nd. The lead off was an amazing senior who was the fastest girl I have ever seen. DD was asked to be selfless and was told her job was to move the lead off around. Each batter was clearly told what their role was and was expected to play for the team.
So...do you just tell everyone swing for the fences no matter where you are in the line up or do you give each batter a role to play?
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