The Little League Coach

Posted by The Little League Coach on 12 Jun 2008 at 11:50 pm | Tagged as: General, Practice

Great thing happened in our clinic today. We had an end of practice drill where we had to bunt off of a very fast pitching machine . If the batter put the ball in play fair, they got back in line, if it went foul or they missed, they had to run the bases. Only to third, next time I think I will have them slide into third when they get there, left that out this time.

Anyway, apparently the threat of running was not enough to focus them on bunting properly, because they missed quite a few and had to run a lot. I stated they had to get five in a row before we stopped. Once it was apparent this wasn’t going to happen, our coach said he was changing the rules, if they got a bunt down, they were allowed to go to the dugout and pack up their gear.

10 out of 13 got their bunt down. The motivation of practice being over made them focus! Focus was the key, concentration was the key. This was a great learning experience for them and very enlightening for me as well! A fantabulous teaching opportunity, and I know they got the message as well.

Every pitch , focus, concentration, every pitch.

What is the best teaching opportunity you have ever had on or off the field ?