A concerned dad needs help. My son currently plays on a 10-Under USSSA travel baseball team. He loves baseball and can't seem to get enough. While I consider myself knowledgeble of the game, my ability to teach hitting techniques is limited. Up until this point, my son has always been a good hitter. Now, faced with increasingly better competition, his average has started to fall considerably. I get him to the batting cages as often as possible (about twice a week) and he hits consistently. We do some soft toss in the backyard with wiffle balls, and we do some work off of the tee.
The problem is that he seems to hit very well in the cages at tournament time prior to games, but during the game, he doesn't make very good contact. Every thing that he hits seems to be either off of the handle, or off of the end of the bat. He rarely strikes out, but his contact isn't solid like it is in the cage. I'm open to any suggestions or tips as to how I can help him. He absolutely eats, drinks, and sleeps baseball so I want to provide him all of the help that I can. He is willing to do anything that will make him better.
Any advice is appreciated.
The problem is that he seems to hit very well in the cages at tournament time prior to games, but during the game, he doesn't make very good contact. Every thing that he hits seems to be either off of the handle, or off of the end of the bat. He rarely strikes out, but his contact isn't solid like it is in the cage. I'm open to any suggestions or tips as to how I can help him. He absolutely eats, drinks, and sleeps baseball so I want to provide him all of the help that I can. He is willing to do anything that will make him better.
Any advice is appreciated.
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