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Rob Kremer posted: But for the most part, the "book" on each of these kids that was true in youth ball is also true now. The kid who was a straight pull hitter as a 7th grader still hits only to the pull side. The kid who couldn't hit a curve ball still can't. The front foot hitter still gets fooled. The inside out oppo guy still hits that way. The weak armed kid still has a weak arm. The kid who didn't hustle much still looks like his feet are in mollasses.


What you’re describing sounds like what happens when players essentially play for the same coach or at least under the same coaching philosophy year after year. There’s no way a coach or coaching philosophy works equally well for every player from the beginning to the end of a “career”.

Like it or not, bad coaches can be a positive influence and help shape players just as much as good ones. And like it or not, even great coaches and great coaching philosophies can be negative influences. In the end, players are an amalgam of everything they encounter, and the best ones will have a wide experience.

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