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Posted by: Joe A. () on Sun Jul 8 17:33:02 2001

WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO EXPLAIN TO A KID ON HOW TO GET HIS WEIGHT BACK, I HAVE A VERY GOOD CONTACT HITTER ON MY TEAM BUT HE HAS NO BACKWARD MOVEMENT AT ALL ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
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> I would suggest for him to stand with his front foot slightly on his toe to keep most of his weight on his back foot. I have tried this with several kids and it does seem to help. Like everything, it takes time & practice to get use to this stance. If you look at Derek Jeter, he is a good example of a player keeping his weight on his back foot by constantly lifting his front foot.

Jeff,

Tell the kid to keep his head over his back foot and keep it there.

Joe A.

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Re: Re: Re: GETTING WEIGHT BACK
Willy Mays Jr [ Mon Jul 9 08:28:11 2001 ]
- Re: Re: Re: Re: GETTING WEIGHT BACK
  JEFF [ Mon Jul 9 13:31:17 2001 ]
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    GETTING WEIGHT BACK Major Dan [ Tue Jul 10 05:46:49 2001 ]
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    GETTING WEIGHT BACK Major Dan [ Wed Jul 11 10:02:21 2001 ]
    GETTING WEIGHT BACK tom.guerry [ Wed Jul 11 11:38:31 2001 ]
    GETTING WEIGHT BACK Major Dan [ Thu Jul 12 07:18:36 2001 ]
    GETTING WEIGHT BACK tom.guerry [ Thu Jul 12 10:41:24 2001 ]

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