COACH LESSON 4 OF 16 • RECOGNITION
Lesson 4: Teaching Speed First, Then Shape
From the Off-Speed Masterclass — Coach Edition with BK, for baseball and fastpitch softball coaches. Lines up with Player Lesson 4: Speed First, Then Shape.
VIDEO LESSONCoach Lesson 4 video coming soonRead the lesson below and run it with your hitters.
Learning Objective
By the end of this lesson your hitters call fast or slow early, sort pitches into straight, drop or sweep, and stay back on the changeup, and you can see it in their points and their lunge rate.
About 30 minutes, plus the practice plan with your hitters.
What to Teach
“Fast or slow first. The pitch name can wait.” Before curveball versus slider versus changeup, teach the most useful question in hitting: is this ball on the…
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