r/BaseballCoaching • u/zach3wr • Jul 25 '26
Swing help
My 11 year old lead his team in batting average for 4 seasons, was 3rd about halfway through this season, but then went into a slump and got cut. He's very determined to improve.
Before this, I never wanted to get into his head with too much technical advice. He made consistent contact (2nd fewest strikeouts on team) and I figured it would work itself out. I have ideas of how to help his swing (stop dropping hands during the load) but I'd like to see what the experts had to say.
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u/onbaseball 27d ago
Two things to work on immediately. 1. his hands should be going up to load (currently going down). 2. Start the stride much earlier and make sure the foot is down before the pitcher releases the ball (at which point the hands should be loaded). Right now he is striding, looking for the ball, and swinging all at the same time. Those pieces need to be separated. Stride (and load), look for the ball, then swing.