Posted by: TDS () on Wed Jan 14 04:45:09 2004

I think many of you here have a great idea on the good swing but the way we talk about it here is of little use when teaching 9-10 year olds[to complicated and need to understand too much]What I would like to hear is some ideas[simple]on how you teach youngsters to get some of the basics across.Some of mine are: back /step/turn.Stay back and step out.Turn your knee in 2 inches as you stride.Turn your belt to the pitcher.I look for the elbow pulling back in the load.
> My son I saw on video was letting his bat drop back toward the catcher long before toe touch[disconnected]I had him rest it on his shoulder and go back step and stop with lead heel in the air,then swing from there.not sure I like it but it has fixed alot of the bat dropping to early.Any ideas and fixes to their problems.

Rql, what I have noticed with most youngsters is their first thought when they step in the box is make sure they don't get hit by the ball and then attempt to hit. Unfortunatley time is not on their side. Most kids are afraid to commit that front side ( balance position )until its to late. Try throwing tennis balls to these kids and you will be able to determine if its fear or technique.