Today, I was talking to the coach of a 14U team who isstruggling at the plate.
They haven't been hitting well this year at all.
After asking him several questions, it became prettyclear what the problem might be.
You see - according to him, they work a lot on hitting.
I told him that they work a lot on hitting fundamentalsbut no so much on hitting.
He was puzzled and confused.
You see, hitting is a lot more than a sweet swing.
Hitting is...
1) Reading cues and tracking the ball well2) Making decisions (pitch selection)3) Ajusting to various locations and moving pitches4) Hitting according to the situation5) The approach to the plate and the mental part ofhitting
You see, if you only work on the swing, you are missinga bit part of the equation.
You have to integrate all of those other elements intoyour training in order to develop high-level hitting.
Having a "sweet swing" is a good start but you also haveto see the ball, recognize what pitch it is and whereit is going, decide if you will swing or not, makeadjustments, and more.
Make your hitting training much more than just "swing"training.
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Hitting is the most important part of the game withpitching. You've got to work on it!