Posted by: () on Tue Apr 16 19:05:49 2002

I coach 7 and 8 year-old boys. Our league uses 2 innings of machine pitch (35 MPH) and the remainder player pitch (mid 30's to mid 40's).
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> The biggest problem I have it teaching kids to track the ball to the bat. Does ayone have any drills they can recommend?
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> In practice, I'll have the players watch the first few pitches from the delivery point until they hit the catchers glove with emphasis on "keeping the nose on the ball". I won't let them swing until they successfully track the ball a few times. As soon as I turn them loose it's back to looking straight ahead.
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> I've tried having them tell me what letter of their bat logo the ball hits. That sometimes works.
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> I may try putting different color dots on some practice balls and have them tell me the color.
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> Any help would be appreciated.
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> John