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Batting Mechanics
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Grip the bat with your
fingers (not in your palm), hands together. |
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Stand side-on to the
direction of the hit. |
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Your feet should be the
same distance apart as your shoulders. |
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Knees bent, hands at the
top of the strike zone. |
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Pivot at your hips, and
"throw" your hands at the ball. The bat will do the
rest! |
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A training drill you might see, with a focus on
BATTING
Form groups of five or six. Each group will need four markers to
set up goals as in Australian Rules Football.
One player, selected as the batter, tries to hit the ball
through the goals - score the same as AFL.
Fielders are placed behind the goal line. Give each batter a set
number of balls before changing over.
The batter must set up with feet parallel to the centre point of
the goal.
Pair children off with each other in a line.
Teaches directional hitting
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is one of the goals of our TeeBall programme. |
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skills, because they involve fundamental body mechanics, can be taken to
any sport your child chooses later on.
TeeBall has long been
regarded as one of the best way to gain these skills at an early age. In
fact, back when baseball was a winter sport in Australia, many of our
Sheffield Shield and Test cricketers played it to hone their skills and
develop new techniques during the off-season.
All Hills clubs have at
least one accredited club official who oversees training of
parent-coaches, and who will assist in training schedules, lesson plans,
and general guidance. This accreditation involves sports science and
world's best practice in injury risk management, as well as knowledge of
the game itself.
Together with clinics
run by Hills itself for both players and coaches, your child is in good
hands. |
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