COACH LESSON 7 OF 8 • BUNTING FOR A HIT
Lesson 7: Coaching the Bunt for a Hit and the Race to First
From the Bunting Masterclass — Coach Edition with BK, for baseball and fastpitch softball coaches. Lines up with Player Lesson 7: Bunt for a Hit, Beat the Clock.
Learning Objective
By the end of this lesson your hitters can pick the empty side before the pitch, bunt for a hit only in the right counts, and get out of the box on contact, and you can see it in side-called bunts and a timed run to first.
About 30 minutes, plus the practice plan with your hitters.
What to Teach
“Bunt to the empty grass, not to the line. And don’t stand there admiring it.” Bunting for a hit is a decision about where nobody is. Third base side when that…
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