COACH LESSON 5 OF 16 • RECOGNITION
Lesson 5: Coaching Hitters to Hold the Zone and Punish Hangers
From the Off-Speed Masterclass — Coach Edition with BK, for baseball and fastpitch softball coaches. Lines up with Player Lesson 5: Sweepers, Hangers and Flight.
VIDEO LESSONCoach Lesson 5 video coming soonRead the lesson below and run it with your hitters.
Learning Objective
By the end of this lesson your hitters take the breaking ball that runs off the plate and attack the one that hangs, and you can see it in their chase rate and their go/no-go score.
About 30 minutes, plus the practice plan with your hitters.
What to Teach
“Not every breaking ball is a take. The hanger is the pitch he’s been waiting for, so teach him to want it.” Sliders and sweepers move away from the fastball line.…
Coach Lesson 5 is part of the full Coach Edition
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