COACH LESSON 19 OF 24 • MENTAL APPROACH
Lesson 19: Teaching a Simple Plan: Heater, Hanger Kid
From the Complete Hitter Masterclass — Coach Edition with BK, for baseball and fastpitch softball coaches. Lines up with Player Lesson 19: Simple Plan: Heater, Hanger Kid.
Learning Objective
By the end of this lesson your hitters can state a plan in 5 seconds before the pitcher moves, attack the heater and the hanger and take everything else, and you can see it in their swing-or-take choices.
About 30 minutes, plus the practice plan with your hitters.
What to Teach
“Hitting is simple. It is not easy. Your job is to keep it simple for them.” The mental side is what lets the physical work show up when the game gets uncertain.…
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