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    14yo struggling with SO

    This is great. Thank you so much for taking the time Shawn.
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    14yo struggling with SO

    Those were some bombs! An oppo too, very cool.
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    14yo struggling with SO

    Would love to see it, will it allow you to private message me with it?
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    14yo struggling with SO

    Tee work from yesterday. Working solely on not dropping the hands. This is more true to her swing when she isn’t rushing through.
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    14yo struggling with SO

    Thank you. We will try utilizing more bunting in practice and see if that helps her time the ball.
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    14yo struggling with SO

    Makes sense. When in doubt use the KISS method, right? She wont go for that much change to her everyday swing, but maybe if I phrase it to her as a "fall back" as you suggested, for when shes really struggling, she'll try it out. Its worth a go. Appreciate you trying to load the video, I will...
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    14yo struggling with SO

    There is lots of wisdom in these words, thank you. I will need these reminders often I'm sure so will have to refer back now and then. You have some great ideas here on framing these convos. I will strive to aim the majority of my efforts towards building her up. I appreciate you sharing your...
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    14yo struggling with SO

    Yep. Agree. This is a call from head coach that's coaching from the 3rd base line. It's not particularly successful for her, but what coach calls during the game is what goes.
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    14yo struggling with SO

    HATE that dang elbow in the sky. Been trying to get her to correct it since 8u and that is the one thing she pushes her heels in on. She absolutely refuses to fix it. Batting coach gave up on it and said there are plenty of good hitters that do it, but if shes going to it cant be quite so high...
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    14yo struggling with SO

    We will try this, thank you!
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    14yo struggling with SO

    She is having a terrible time... its not that I want her to hit a .500. Its that shes hitting more like a .100 and is losing her at bat opportunities and her confidence. I do think .500 is more than doable in her league, but a .300 would be an improvement and I would be happy for her. (Not sure...
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    14yo struggling with SO

    Thank you for the solidarity. If you find something that clicks I hope you will remember us and let us know about it! (and visa versa) ?
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    14yo struggling with SO

    LOL you never can 100% trust GameChanger. We do watch often in person and there's many girls consistently getting on base at her level.
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    14yo struggling with SO

    Spot on. She feels like garbage even though we try to build her up. Its heartbreaking we cant fix that part for her. ?She's a perfectionist, she beats herself up like crazy and shes not going to stop until she gets the results she thinks shes supposed to get. Which in her words is "I dont know...
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    14yo struggling with SO

    I'm not expecting power hits at all, I'd just like her to hit well enough to get on base at least 3 times out of 6 at bats (excluding walks which she does pull frequently also). I would say this is totally doable given the current level of pitching in 14U A in our area. Avg 55mph with most...
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    14yo struggling with SO

    Actually never thought about it like that but you are absolutely spot on with that observation. Every millisecond counts. This is an easy change, will share this with her right away. Thank you Towny!
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    14yo struggling with SO

    Love the video. We’ll give that one a go. Batting coach says she’s late, she needs to start earlier, and will point out any bad habit that has snuck in if needed. DD gets regular front toss. She has cage, buckets of balls, & nets. She does great with tee work, front toss, soft toss, etc. She...
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    14yo struggling with SO

    Thank you for this. I completely agree and think it’s a total cop out to not address timing. She’s had 3 batting coaches and they’ve all said this to her. No one will help her with timing. They all have said that comes with experience. She’s 14 and been playing since 8u… I personally have...
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    14yo struggling with SO

    Dropping the hands just popped up in the last tournament or two. It's like she picks a different bad habit to go back to every so often. It's very frustrating. She only hits with batting coach off the tee and soft toss, which is absolutely beautiful. Have asked coach to work with her in the...
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    14yo struggling with SO

    We're at a loss. DD is a big strong power hitter that can really make things happen at the plate when she connects, but more often than not she doesn't. She is consistently under the ball or just flat out late - no matter the speed. Batting coach says her swing is near perfect, and she just...

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