COACH LESSON 4 OF 16 • RELEASE & EARLY CUES
Lesson 4: Teaching Hitters to Read the Pitcher Before Release
From the Hitting Processor Masterclass — Coach Edition with BK, for baseball and fastpitch softball coaches. Lines up with Player Lesson 4: Read the Pitcher Before Release.
Learning Objective
By the end of this lesson your hitters load off the hand break, call the arm slot at release and gather pitcher tells in the first inning, and you can see it on video and in their calls.
About 25 minutes, plus the practice plan with your hitters.
What to Teach
“The pitcher starts talking before he throws. Most hitters aren’t listening.” Before the arm moves there’s information: glove height, posture, tempo, grip, whether…
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