Posted by: Vic Roach (victor.roach@yahoo.com) on Thu May 22 06:02:23 2008

> My advice first off, would aknowledge his fear. Let's face it, no one wants to get hit by something hard, traveling at a good speed.
> Second, and I've gone through some of the same things with players, would be to teach him how to properly get out of the way of a tight pitch. Start off by throwing soft balls at him, showing him how to turn out of the way of a bad pitch. I just think if he's confident that he has the ability to get out of the way, he'll maybe be a little more relaxed?
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> John.