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By Chris Sloan, 0 CommentsBaseball, like most sports, requires a great deal of repetition. The repetition may become boring to players over the course of the season. It may be necessary to spice things up so players pick up their enthusiasm, or regain their focus. Baseball batting practice, either pre-game or off-day, sometimes gets a little stale for players and it is necessary for coaches to refocus players so they do not just go through the motions.
One way to do this is by offering rewards to hitters when they do something "right" during batting practice. The rewards are extra swings, which all players like to get.
Bonus swings can be awarded for any number of things, can be changed at each batting practice, and are usually based on a weakness the coach may be observing with the team's recent in-game hitting.
Players earn an extra swing for:
Of course, when time is limited, adding swings may run a little long, so baseball coaches can use the same idea in a negative way and take away swings. Players do not like to lose swings during thisbatting practicedrill, so their concentration level and attention rises, which is the point, of course.
For example, when players do not get a bunt down fairly, they lose a swing, or when they pop balls up, they lose a swing.
After playing major league baseball, Jack Perconte has taught baseball and softball since 1988 and offered valuable coaching training too. He has helped numerous youth players reach their potential, as well as having helped parents and coaches navigate their way through the challenging world of youth sports. Jack is one of the leading authorities in the areas of youth baseball training and coaching training advice.
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