Originally Posted by TPM:
jolietboy,
What you described is probably the norm. And it has nothing to
do with knowing the pitfalls. Most of us know its angame of failure.
But actually calling out to your son as he is either pitching or standing on deck is basically little league. Most folks know by the time their son reaches HS its unacceptable.
Dont ever let a scout or a college coach see that either.
What you described is probably the norm. And it has nothing to
do with knowing the pitfalls. Most of us know its angame of failure.
But actually calling out to your son as he is either pitching or standing on deck is basically little league. Most folks know by the time their son reaches HS its unacceptable.
Dont ever let a scout or a college coach see that either.
Agreed but there are also ways to give cues without being too obvious. For example if your kid's on the bump and he's got an 0-2 count on his opponent's #3 hitter, yelling "Be smart here, Junior." is a good alternative for "Nothing in the strike zone!". Or if your kid is the hitter down 0-2, yelling "Shorten up and put it in play." is a good replacement for "You know goshdarn well the duece is coming now, Sonnyboy."
But of course if either of those kids is any good at the game they probably won't hear anything that you or anybody else on the outside of the fence tells them.