| For what ever the reason, nearly every person | | | | inner circle of the Players world may not be able |
| who has played baseball runs into a slump. The | | | | to identify the issue, is there a fix? |
| prospect of buying a base hit is all that seems left | | | | Back to the basics, first up, put the bat on the |
| for the player to get past the desperation of | | | | ball. Do the T work under the Coaches eye. Use |
| hitting anything. | | | | video to slow things down to take a bit by bit |
| Pressure placed upon ourselves for letting the | | | | look. If the corrections are not working, seek a |
| team down, pressure from out statistics going in | | | | once over from a different coach. One of the |
| the toilet and pressure from teammates; while | | | | wonderful things about baseball is the willingness |
| nothing is said, the looks and actions tell the real | | | | of all Coaches to see all Players succeed. Be it |
| story of what they are holding back. It can be a | | | | League, Division or School, there is someone |
| spiral that places doubt in all your abilities, creating | | | | closer than you think that would be more than |
| hesitation and second guessing what you already | | | | happy to spend and hour to two getting your |
| know what to do. | | | | swing back on track. |
| Batting slumps can do far more that merely divot | | | | Time spent at the batting cage can be useful too. |
| the batting averages. It is important for Players | | | | Particularly good is bunting in the cage, yes |
| and Coaches to recognize these slumps and do all | | | | bunting. The batting slump is a simple result, the |
| they can to get their player, teammate back on | | | | bat is not being put on the ball. So, when you can |
| track. Any chain is only as strong as its weakest | | | | go to the cage and drop a tokens worth of |
| link. All links get fatigued and need the time and | | | | pitches dead, you are now putting the bat on the |
| attention of restoring the temper. | | | | ball. Start by being square to the machine and |
| Baseball Players in batting slumps have great | | | | catch each pitch with the bat. Once that is done, |
| difficulty in observing their actions objectively. The | | | | take your normal stance and go through the |
| best meaning parent can have this same trouble | | | | whole motion. Drop another token and drop those |
| of objective detachment. Even they Players | | | | pitches. |
| coach can loose the objective focus it takes to | | | | Even if your batting slump is mid season, |
| figure out what the real trouble is. | | | | developing your bunting skills are practical training. |
| Younger Players have the most difficulty | | | | If your not ready to swing away, bunting yourself |
| developing a consistent swing throughout the | | | | on base is still a base. While your out there, go |
| season. Constantly changing bodies is the number | | | | ahead a steal one too. Plus when you are at the |
| one culprit. Growth spurts, hormone changes, | | | | plate, and the pitcher hangs a cure ball, well, |
| broader interests, emotions; you name it, | | | | smashing that one is going to be a confidence |
| everything a healthy growing body goes through | | | | builder. |
| affects their swing to some degree. | | | | No access to a baseball batting cage, no problem. |
| Intensity changes in activity is largely overlooked | | | | Toss yourself the baseball and hit it into the |
| as contributors to swing changes. If your Player | | | | backstop or other net that is not likely to break |
| was dynamite during spring ball but seemed to | | | | or get you into trouble. Again, the object is to put |
| unwind in summer ball, look to the off diamond | | | | the bat on the ball. Even a bad toss you have to |
| activity. It is likely you will find the during spring ball | | | | chase a little bit to hit is ok. Hitting from different |
| and the school year the Player was on a good | | | | locations, walking to retrieve the ball and hit again; |
| regiment. The freedom of summer and no school | | | | drills like this add variation you will not find at |
| the structured day to day is gone. | | | | stationary batting Ts or cages. |
| Enterprising Players take the summer time to | | | | Inner city Players have options too. Grab your |
| earn the dollars necessary to support their | | | | buddies and go play some stick ball. When your |
| dreams. Jobs available to these people are usually | | | | buddies are not available, do the toss drill above |
| heavy on the labor. Its simple physics to deduce | | | | with a stick bat and golf ball size whiffle ball. |
| that heavier work plus longer work hours will | | | | The solution to a baseball batting slump is to |
| invariably build strength. Now that 31 they had | | | | discover what has changed and make the |
| been swinging like a pro is coming around too fast | | | | corrections to bring back your success. Get back |
| and at all sorts of wood chopping angles. | | | | to the basics of putting the bat on the ball in |
| Now that we have covered the detrimental | | | | varying situations not all customary and usual. |
| affects of a batting slump, the never ending array | | | | Above all, the most significant thing you can do to |
| of reasons why the slump started and that the | | | | end your slump is to be patient with yourself. |