I've had a lot off throwing and catching issues lately. Talking about it only goes so far. I decided to make it crystal clear that we need to concentrate on proper throwing and catching mechanics.
I told them that during warmup any ball that hits the ground stays there and they get a new ball.
At the end of warmups they collected and counted these dropped balls. There were 12.
It became obvious to them we were going to give the opposition 39 outs not 27 and all the runs that go with it.
They now put together a goal to keep the ball off the ground. In this case seeing made them believe.
I told them that during warmup any ball that hits the ground stays there and they get a new ball.
At the end of warmups they collected and counted these dropped balls. There were 12.
It became obvious to them we were going to give the opposition 39 outs not 27 and all the runs that go with it.
They now put together a goal to keep the ball off the ground. In this case seeing made them believe.