— Baseball is a Game of Movement —

Batting

Introduction

The information in this section supports the content under the Practice Plans 2025 tab. This section can also be consumed on its own.

Please take a few minutes to read through the BATTING OVERVIEW before jumping into the batting content. That info is helpful in understanding the format and teaching approach.

Teaching and learning batting isn’t simply a process of connecting the dots. We approach teaching with an understanding that, while we can make great strides in a short time, there is no magical, instantaneous ‘secret’ to a young player learning to hit.

The content in ‘The Swing’ illustrates the swing piece by piece. Little of this information is to be conveyed to players (is provided for coaches & parents to have a general grasp of how the swing works).

The kids learn through the ‘No Bat’ Drills and Tee Work.

The concept is to train segments of the swing, piece by piece, to develop Muscle Memory. Through repetition, the Muscle Memory of the swing segments begin to blend together into the full swing. Often kids do drills, but with no context of how the drill fits into the learning and development of the in each of these drills the players are practicing the actual movements made in a technically sound swing.

During Tee Work the kids are focusing on a given segment of the swing, same as they did in the No Bat Drills. The difference is they are executing the entire swing, with that one segment as their focus. The batter takes 5-6 swings with given focus point, then switches to a different focus point for 5-6 swings, and so on.

——> Jan 17: Content is in place for for the Swing Description and Drills. Some sections have fine detail; others only basic detail. This gaps will be filled in day by day. Content for he ‘Final Points’ section will be added asap. Some pictures, illustrating the activity descriptions, have been added. More are on the way.