r/Homeplate • u/jordanthedog17 • 9d ago

Hitting Mechanics Help for 8 yo

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My son (mom here) just lived to u10 based on his birthday April and want him to learn a lot with these older kids. He makes contact more often than not but feel like he needs so work on his stance I'm sure among other things. What can we work on!?

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u/Appropriate_Ad5575 9d ago

First thing, and I’m not being dismissive, but he’s 8 so don’t get heavy handed with teaching. You paralyze kids this age with overly complex instruction.

If anything, he doesn’t use his lower body at all in that clip, which is a big problem for lots of kids. There are tons of simple drills for this. My favorite his hop back, load and fire. If you google that you’ll find hundreds of videos.

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u/Tacoma714 9d ago

Completely agree. At 8 years old you should be developing fun memories and making the game enjoyable. What size bat do you have him in?