Dadof3 posted:Steve A. posted:He has moved up a level & admittedly is now seeing better pitching. The game speeds up here. He is also adjusting to 13 YO pitching from 60.5' vs 46'. It is simply different. So the question is how to help him slow the game down at the plate. One suggestion that has worked for mine is to zip some live BP in from about 20-25'. If you are unable to throw yourself, get a bucket & do some front toss (underhand firm) from about 10' out & zip it in there. He will start to get things going earlier to get his bat to the zone on time. Eventually, this will translate to the game & he will be on time.
He will get where he needs to be & then hit Varsity & you will be right back where you are! So chill!
Perfect advice - I was trying to figure out how to get him used to faster pitching. I am going to do this. TY
Make sure you use a very strong L-Screen. I have a Powernet A screen, it was OK for up to 11U. At 12u, my bowels were loosened after a few hard launched liners directed at my head from about 15'-20' away and I realized I did not want to trust my safety for a $100 net that was manufactured by some schlep in a 3rd world country for pennies a day. I quickly switched to a solid LScreen. I now use the A screen exclusively with my 10 year old.