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I'm going to be completely honest with you.  If you've been playing 13 years, you must be at least 16.  If you are still afraid of getting hit at this point, you are going to have to take a fairly drastic step to get over that or find another sport (and nothing wrong with that). 

 

You will need to take a full-on "embrace getting hit" approach.  Have someone throw inside pitches at you as you stand behind a square screen.  Practice turning in and taking the hit on your large muscles for pitches that would hit you (if the screen weren't there) and taking a good hack and pulling balls that would not hit you.  Then, progress to same with tennis balls or safety baseballs and no screen.  Then, over time, progress to same with baseballs not thrown too hard.  Once you learn how to turn in on inside pitches and learn that a temporary bruise (which chicks dig, by the way) is usually the worst that can occur, you should be able to overcome the fear.  But you must embrace it fully.  Now or never if you wish to play competitively going forward.

 

HS ball and beyond, you must be able to step in the box and have a specific aggressive approach where you want to hurt the ball.  You cannot be thinking so much of the ball hurting you.  A little fear is common nature but, attack, attack, attack.

Last edited by cabbagedad
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