What I am saying is your credit of Lotief may be a little premature when it comes to this young lady. And yes many prospects do not pan out at the next level. But I can also show you a ton of data of freshman hitters who "struggled" their first year to go on to have great careers. Elkins has always been a great hitter.. it's not like Lotief took somebody who didn't know how to swing a bat and developed her into a superstar.. I was just showing that she has a history of swinging a good stick. Also lets not forget she was a underage player ... playing one of the most demanding and cerebral positions on the field. One year experience under her belt makes a big difference at such a young age.
But since I know nothing about Lotief.. educate me. What does he teach and how it's applicable to Elkins
The first post in this thread states how UL lead the NCAA in homerun’s for a few years straight, or something to that nature.... This was under Lotief’s guidance. IMO this wasn’t due to him recruiting super star HS or TB players but because of his knowledge towards the swing. Like I said earlier in the thread he didn’t recruit “High” profile hitters. He recruited young ladies that fit the mold he was looking for (for the most part). I mean every team needs a few pure athletes, which is the area UL suffered in the most during his coaching days IMO. 90% of his players were girls you probably never heard of and he would turn them into hitters, plain and simple. Now you take someone with the athletic ability of Lexie Elkins and incorporate his system you get one of the most dominating hitters to ever play the game. Lotief is VERY secretive of his theory and thoughts concerning the swing. So TBH I can’t tell you exactly what he teaches but his teams/players accomplishments speak for themselves.
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