redhotcoach
Out on good behavior
- May 8, 2009
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IMO bribing is stupid.....A young girl is not swinging the bat, why? because she is scared of looking dumb, and doesn't think she can hit the ball. You bribe her to swing at everything, still with no confidence, she swings and every timid unconfident girl swings late, misses everything and knows she swung at bad pitches.....so do this enough and that fixes the problem?
No strike zone is good advice, I give it every game, if you can reach the ball, hit it.
I fall back on the batting cages. I do it every week with at least a couple girls. They come out after hitting 100 balls thinking that they can hit anything. never once do I say anything to them about the cages being easier or different.
Mechanics are important, but I see terrible swings connecting with the ball all the time. Those of us that actually play the game know that whats going on in your head determines if you hit the ball or not, and it is very tough to fool yourself into confidence.
No strike zone is good advice, I give it every game, if you can reach the ball, hit it.
I fall back on the batting cages. I do it every week with at least a couple girls. They come out after hitting 100 balls thinking that they can hit anything. never once do I say anything to them about the cages being easier or different.
Mechanics are important, but I see terrible swings connecting with the ball all the time. Those of us that actually play the game know that whats going on in your head determines if you hit the ball or not, and it is very tough to fool yourself into confidence.