COACH LESSON 6 OF 8 • DRAG & PUSH
Lesson 6: Teaching Hitters to Read Drag or Push
From the Bunting Masterclass — Coach Edition with BK, for baseball and fastpitch softball coaches. Lines up with Player Lesson 6: Drag or Push: Read It.
Learning Objective
By the end of this lesson your hitters can read the corners as the pitcher comes set, call drag or push before they’re set, and execute it at game speed, and you can see it in correct reads out of 12 and a Read and Execute score out of 20.
About 30 minutes, plus the practice plan with your hitters.
What to Teach
“The defense tells you which bunt is a hit before the ball is thrown. Teach your hitters to listen.” The push bunt is the opposite of the drag. The hands firm up…
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