Hitting instruction

We had a very good, crisp hour and 1/2 together on Saturday, with only a couple of boys missing. The focus was on hitting, though we did our basic throwing drillls to warm up and reinforce closing off to the target.

The hitting instruction will be different for many this year, by design. We are really going to focus on muscle memory drills to get and keep the bat head in the hitting zone for as long as possible. This greatly increases the margin of error and allows for the adjustments necessary to hit any pitch with authority. Most of the team really caught on quickly. Don't let the boys get frustrated if we "take a step back in order to leap forward" - the goals and drills may be significantly different than what they've been taught in the past.

Coach Mark will soon add the first content to our "coaches corner" to show you and the boys some of what we're striving for.