As a passionate parent, there is little you can really do to help you player. However, there is one thing you can do ... make sure they get their eyes checked regularly.
During my son's senior year in HS he got off to a great start, he was hitting the ball very well. He was thrilled to get a nice mention in USA Today. Half way through his season it rained for nearly 5-weeks. During that time, virtually no baseball. He used his time to get ahead with his studies, this meant reading and computer time.
When the rain stopped, for some reason he could not get a hit to save his life. The coached ended up benching him. That summer he was playing with his summer team. In that game, he struck out on 3 pitches right down the middle. We knew that something was wrong.
The next day we had his eyes checked and his perscription had changed nearly 30%. New glasses and new contacts. The next day he played a double header and got 2 jacks.
Two-years latter he is college. I went out to Tennessee to see his conference divisional series. The first game he went 0-4 and made an error. He has done really well this season, I thought something might not be right. He came off the field and the first thing he said was he could not see the "rotation of the ball."
The next morning, I am searching Memphis for an eye doctor. By noon, he had a new perscription and new contacts.
That night, he was back to the player he had been all season, 2-3 a nice double and 2 walks, he could see again.
My point is as a parent there is little you can really do to effect your son's performance. However, you can make sure that they have the most important tool in the game, the ability to see the ball.
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