I told the rules to my son. His response, "That's buns." (Translation: he doesn't like it). Specifically the 1 looking strike--he's almost always a see-a-strike-first kind of hitter. I've tried to get him to be more aggressive, but he's just very comfortable hitting with strikes on him. That said, on those rare occasions that the pitcher misses over the heart on the first pitch, he will attack it...usually to the opposite field, though, because he waited too long. I suppose that if many leagues/tournaments went to this format, kids would adapt, but I thought I'd share the $0.02 from a 2020.
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