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quote:Originally posted by Seattle Swing Coach:
As YHF said, you definitely need to videotape sessions to show progression/regression in swing patterns fo the kids.
Hitting Illustrated is good, but I highly recommend Dr. Chris Yeager's DVDs. They are a must-have for varsity hitting coaches, IMO.
Good luck!
quote:Originally posted by bbdoug:
I would suggest going to englishbeyhitting.com. The site has a free public area, but, of course, he wants you to buy his DVD. His strong point is in teaching. He uses lots of props and drills to help ingrain the lessons.
There is also a great community that regularly discusses and helps analyze videos of swings.
quote:Originally posted by Bear:
Set up the following four stations:
Station 1. 10 x self toss swings in cage
Station 2. 10 x swings with golf club with plastic balls
Station 3. 10 x swings with elevated tee
Station 4. 10 x swings live
with 12 kids on HS team have 3 teams.
Two teams in field, shagging the baseballs.
One team hitting.
Pick up all balls before rotating teams.
Should take 45 minutes. (15 min per team)
Since I have presumed this is a private school (vs public), recommend all bring their own batting gloves.
Regards & Good Luck
Bear
quote:Originally posted by bbdoug:
"Could you elaborate on station #2?"
I actually prefer using a cut off broom stick with golf ball sized whiffle balls. It helps with eye-hand coordination.
quote:Originally posted by YHF:
I would do 3 things...
First, order John Cohen's dvd at bestbaseballswing.com. A lot of good tee drills, good trigger drills, etc.
Second, go to hittingillustrated.com forum, then join the site (free first 30 days), then go to the "Private Hitting Forum" and at the top there's a 'sticky' titled "Donny's Total Presentation Web Version". Click on that and read and absorb every bit of it. You will come away with a good understanding of swing mechanics and some good thoughts on drills to use with your kids.
These should help you get organized and develop a 'game plan' for hitting practice.
Third, get a good video camera and record all hitting sessions. It's really hard to see everything full speed, especially if you're feeding front toss to the hitters. View everything in slow motion to really understand what the kids are doing. Apply the hitting drills/techniques you learned above to each kid's situation.
Best of luck.
