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I am a single mom who's daughter plays tournament ball, she's a good player/batter. I am not good and all we do is fight because I am afraid of the ball. I need to find her help with third base and batting but 100's of dollars a month I can't pay out. Any suggestions for what else is out there to help her improve even more. Also I would like to find some things to do to help with power and agility?
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I can give you a simple batting drill to get you started. Get a package of golf whiffle balls, this should cost you about $3. In a small field, in a park or a back yard, have your daughter assume a ready to hit stance with a bat in hand. From about 4ft to the side and about 2 ft forward of her, slowly toss the balls, one by one, about hip high and a foot in front of her and let her hit them. This helps develop hand - eye coordination and makes the act of batting more automatic. The balls won't travel far and won't damage anything. There are many drills here in the drill section that require little or no equipment and help develop skills, Give me a thumbs uo if this is on some help to you.
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I would choose 1 of 2 things. You can talk with your coach and see if there is another member of the league that could help her with this (I don't know how old your daughter is, but if she is on the younger side an older girl would be great). The other choice would be to talk to the other parents and see if one of them is practicing with their kid and if so ask if your daughter be able to come by and participate as well.
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Get a facemask and chest protector, and any other gear that will let your daughter stop worrying that she'll hurt you. The problem from a developmental standpoint isn't that you'll get hurt, it's that your daughter won't throw hard because she's afraid she'll hit you.
I've seen it a lot, especially with pitchers. Mom's doing her best, but she gets banged and bruised up (so do dads). The player holds back, which isn't good. Get gear and don't worry about how you look.
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Have her go down to the school or playground and throw against a wall,guarantee the wall won't be scared and she can throw a hard as she can. Also you can purchase a pitch back at any sporting goods store.
squats, jump squats, lunges, push ups, pull ups and twist will help with power.
Answers above are good too.


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