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By Chris Sloan, 0 CommentsMy son will not get in front of ground balls or under fly balls when fielding. What to do?
Helping kids overcome fear of the ball, when fielding, as with when batting, is a top coaching goal with young, inexperienced baseball players; as kids, who fail to overcome that fear, have little chance of advancement up to higher levels of baseball.
Some of the same suggestions for teaching hitting for young players, who are scared of the ball, work for teaching fielding.
Gradually teaching and stressing the correct fielding footwork is necessary, also, without forcing it, until players build fielding confidence. Finally, players, who display a good amount of fear of the ball, by always steeping to the side of the ball, should be not play positions most likely to get fast and direct thrown balls. The positions most likely to receive those type throws are catcher and first base.
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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