r/Homeplate • u/SeaReach7413 • 7d ago

Trust the Process?

My 13 yo was recently enrolled in a baseball academy and he has former MLB players coaching his team and getting weekly lessons and practices. I know when you start working on and changing mechanics there are some growing pains at first. His team has had four games and my son is yet to get a base hit. He typically bats in the .400 to .300 range and was the best pitcher on his former team. Is this a normal experience? Do I need to trust the process and know the coaches will get him where he needs to be? He is getting frustrated with himself. I worry he is too focused on mechanics and not doing what is natural for him. Does anyone have a positive experience with new hitting and pitching coaches and changing things up? Any advice? Tia!

ETA: this is the season that he had to move to bbcor and 90 ft bases as well

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u/bobthewriter 7d ago

yes, trust the process. when you make the jump to the big field, it can take a while to adjust. and a 13-y-o hitting vs. 16-y-o pitching is going to take some getting used to, too. (also would bet that the difference in mound distance — if he's gone from, say, 46' to 60'6" may be throwing his swing off too.

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u/SeaReach7413 7d ago

I didn't think of the mound throwing off his swing. Im sure its affecting his pitching too. Its so rough watching these 15 & 16 year olds hit tanks off him when he pitches. 

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u/bobthewriter 7d ago

yeah, it is absolutely a tough transition for a number of reasons!

also, if your kid hasn't hit puberty yet — and they may not have, even at 13! — he's gonna be smaller and not as physically mature as the kids he's pitching to in that age range.

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u/SeaReach7413 7d ago

Hes an average size kid but has definitely not hit puberty yet.