| Is It Time For Hitting Lessons? | | | | will work with your son. Most little league teams |
| Your son is starting to play competitive baseball. | | | | have between eleven to fifteen players. They |
| Or he is now done with tee ball and coaches pitch | | | | practice two or three times a week. Not a lot of |
| and moving up to kid pitch. Or maybe he has | | | | individual time for each player. And these practices |
| played a few years of kid pitch and now the | | | | are usually for fielding and base running. Maybe the |
| pitchers are throwing a little harder. Whatever | | | | team goes to the batting cages on Saturday |
| your situation, you know it is time for some | | | | morning. Again, how much time does one player |
| hitting lessons. | | | | out of fifteen get at these practices. |
| How Much Do They Cost? | | | | Who Is The Best Instructor For My Son? |
| Everything has a cost associated with it. Around | | | | You are the best teacher for your son. You can |
| where I live the going rate for individual lessons is | | | | work with him every night or every weekend. |
| $50 for a half hour. A package of seven lessons | | | | You can watch and remember his every at bat |
| is $300. A group rate for 5 players together is | | | | during a game. To you he is the most important |
| $250 an hour. And these instructors are busy. | | | | player on the team, and the one you watch most |
| Most kids only need a few lessons to understand | | | | closely. You already have the high cost of bats, |
| the batting techniques the instructors are teaching. | | | | gloves, uniforms, the team, and more. Why not |
| But kids have short memories, and the only way | | | | save a lot of money and learn some hitting tips |
| to get better is to practice with the proper | | | | and get your son out in the back yard. Or take |
| batting mechanics. This means continuous lessons, | | | | him to the cages where he will get one on one |
| and continuous cost. | | | | training from you. When he gets that big hit to |
| Will The Coach Of The Team Help? | | | | win the game, you will feel even more proud, and |
| Maybe you are thinking the coaches on the team | | | | you will have more money in your pocket. |