PROVIDING COACHING SUPPORTS TO YOUNG ATHLETES AND PARENTS
Explore concepts that support movement, cognitive development and hitting for young athletes and foster a love for the game
Hitting Ideas to Consider
"Control the Controlables"
Train The Counterintuitive moves
"Control the Controlables"
Gain an understanding and take control of things like your REAR shoulder, elbow and wrist. Unlock the dynamic power in your rear forearm. Develop an awareness of how your lead side can be an axis point to your swing. Having a thought or image in your mind with one of these things can get you trending in the right direction. One ounce of a
Gain an understanding and take control of things like your REAR shoulder, elbow and wrist. Unlock the dynamic power in your rear forearm. Develop an awareness of how your lead side can be an axis point to your swing. Having a thought or image in your mind with one of these things can get you trending in the right direction. One ounce of an unfavorable move can quickly cancel out two ounces of good.
The Feels
Train The Counterintuitive moves
"Control the Controlables"
It may be clearer to communicate hitting moves into 'FEELS' vs 'CONNECT THE DOT' cues. Having a feel like your rear hand is holding a tray of drinks is a great way to keep your hands above the pitch and pivot the rear wrist and elbow when swinging the bat. Raise your awareness of these feels and have a move or two that you can repeat, lea
It may be clearer to communicate hitting moves into 'FEELS' vs 'CONNECT THE DOT' cues. Having a feel like your rear hand is holding a tray of drinks is a great way to keep your hands above the pitch and pivot the rear wrist and elbow when swinging the bat. Raise your awareness of these feels and have a move or two that you can repeat, lean on and blend with your athleticism. Learn to self-assess and ‘surrender’ unfavorable moves. Terminology like 'swing down' or 'relaxed top hand' will feel different for everyone. Find the feel that works for you.
Get Good at Practice
Train The Counterintuitive moves
Train The Counterintuitive moves
Develop practice routines where you experiment and exaggerate with your swing to learn the MOVEand FEELS. Learn to practice at home by yourself. Hit off a tee and learn to self-hit wiffle balls in your backyard. Move fast/move slow, with force/with touch. Blend them together. Be deliberate when practicing and learn to find the barrel of
Develop practice routines where you experiment and exaggerate with your swing to learn the MOVEand FEELS. Learn to practice at home by yourself. Hit off a tee and learn to self-hit wiffle balls in your backyard. Move fast/move slow, with force/with touch. Blend them together. Be deliberate when practicing and learn to find the barrel of the bat. . Listen for the sound and feel of your contact vs chasing EV numbers. One of the most important metrics is the barrel winning the race. 'Leave' 3 mph of bat speed in the bat bag to create a dynamic swing with direction. Learn how to make adjustments. For ideas on practice routines and how to move better click below.
Train The Counterintuitive moves
Train The Counterintuitive moves
Train The Counterintuitive moves
Train the counterintuitive moves to help create leverage, adjustability and better direction with your swing. Moves like..."Going Forward But Staying Back" , "Collecting or Catching the Ball” vs “Swinging to a Destination Point" or "Ejecting the Barrel” vs “Slamming on the Bat Handle.” Learning these moves will help your swing look/feel
Train the counterintuitive moves to help create leverage, adjustability and better direction with your swing. Moves like..."Going Forward But Staying Back" , "Collecting or Catching the Ball” vs “Swinging to a Destination Point" or "Ejecting the Barrel” vs “Slamming on the Bat Handle.” Learning these moves will help your swing look/feel effortless, not abrupt, and increase your chances vs better pitching
A look at a youth swing
Lift N' Chop vs Lower N' Sling
Take a look at two hitting styles and begin to build a discerning eye for hitting. We have Lift N Chop, often happening. Vs Lower N Sling, not happening enough. Learn how to identify less favorable moves and get young hitters to move more dynamically.
Move the Arms Freely
Learn to move the arms freely in a pendulum dynamic under your chin vs the shoulders over-rotating. Your lead and rear shoulders (not a merry-go-round) have different roles, but must work together. In order to have direction in your swing the arms need to raise and lower along the white line of the batters box.
The Rear Forearm
The action of the rear forearm, having an over-the-top move or an efficient carrying the supper tray move will have a significant impact on how the swing gets delivered.
A look at MLB SWINGS THROUGH THE YEARS
A New Generation of MLB Hitters
Compare the swings of today’s stars like Bobby Witt, Jr. to retired players like Manny Ramirez.
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