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Re: 8 u baseball?
[Re: Spot]
#1642291
02/06/16 03:49 PM
02/06/16 03:49 PM
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Lawrence County
JD_Bowhunter1976
8 point
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8 point
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Lawrence County
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Catch and throw and the coach will take care of the rest.
It is hard to kill or catch anything sitting on the couch!
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Re: 8 u baseball?
[Re: Spot]
#1642428
02/06/16 05:16 PM
02/06/16 05:16 PM
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Posts: 1,508
Limestone county
nacho
8 point
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8 point
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Limestone county
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Catch and throw to a target. Any type of practice you can do at home is a plus!
The secret to a long marriage is to keep on dating, just as you did before marriage. We have "date night" once a week.
Hers is Saturday, mine is Thursday.
The only time a married woman gives those is if your not married to them!
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Re: 8 u baseball?
[Re: Spot]
#1642651
02/07/16 03:08 AM
02/07/16 03:08 AM
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Mississippi
riflenut
10 point
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10 point
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Posts: 2,462
Mississippi
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As others stated, basic fielding (catching, ground balls, throwing). He should also be able to make contact with a moving ball.
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." Thomas Jefferson
"I ask, who are the militia? They consist of now of the whole people, except a few public officers." George Mason
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Re: 8 u baseball?
[Re: Spot]
#1642677
02/07/16 03:49 AM
02/07/16 03:49 AM
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Posts: 4,573
Petal,MS,USA
SFC3
10 point
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10 point
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Posts: 4,573
Petal,MS,USA
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The extra hours of you throwing with your kid, working on technique, form and strength is what will pay dividends...
PLUS thats time you'll never get back if you don't...
The 2 dead spots (no grass) in my yard are fading...But my memories wont
Grumpy Old MS Bastage
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Re: 8 u baseball?
[Re: SFC3]
#1642737
02/07/16 05:12 AM
02/07/16 05:12 AM
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Posts: 2,640
Florida
Peach
10 point
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10 point
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Posts: 2,640
Florida
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You can work on sportsmanship and work ethic. Practicing catching, throwing, and hitting will improve skills to a point, but at some instance, natural ability will be the main factor that will move a youngster to the next level. (if that is your goal) Two of my buddies are ex coaches, (one in the Florida High School coaches hall of fame), ex college and pro players and coaches as well. They are retired and fathers contact them all the time about hitting lessons and pointers for their sons. The first question both of them ask is; Can your son hit? If the answer is no, then the reply back is; Sorry, I dont think I can help your son a whole lot. Baseball is an individual sport within a team setting and you have to have some natural talent to excel. You cannot teach a kid to throw a 90 plus MPH fastball or hit a baseball 400 feet.
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Re: 8 u baseball?
[Re: Peach]
#1642776
02/07/16 06:02 AM
02/07/16 06:02 AM
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Posts: 1,849
Lawrence County
JD_Bowhunter1976
8 point
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8 point
Joined: Apr 2013
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Lawrence County
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You can work on sportsmanship and work ethic. Practicing catching, throwing, and hitting will improve skills to a point, but at some instance, natural ability will be the main factor that will move a youngster to the next level. (if that is your goal) Two of my buddies are ex coaches, (one in the Florida High School coaches hall of fame), ex college and pro players and coaches as well. They are retired and fathers contact them all the time about hitting lessons and pointers for their sons. The first question both of them ask is; Can your son hit? If the answer is no, then the reply back is; Sorry, I dont think I can help your son a whole lot. Baseball is an individual sport within a team setting and you have to have some natural talent to excel. You cannot teach a kid to throw a 90 plus MPH fastball or hit a baseball 400 feet. ^^^^This is way off in left field. The OP ask what to do to get ready for 8u not 12u or high school ball. The kid is coming out of T-Ball. He could be just playing recreation ball / park ball. Going by the post above he might as well drop out and not play at all. As most posted above throw and catch and let the coach handle the rest. In 4 years you can come back and read the post above this one, but not now.
It is hard to kill or catch anything sitting on the couch!
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Re: 8 u baseball?
[Re: Spot]
#1642861
02/07/16 07:43 AM
02/07/16 07:43 AM
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Posts: 1,508
Limestone county
nacho
8 point
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8 point
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 1,508
Limestone county
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Let me say a little more right now catch and throw or at least keep the ball in front of him on defense. Teach mechanics and a good batting stance and form. Eli is 11 now and we work a lot leading up to the season starting normally 3 days a week anything from just throwing around in the yard to actual pitching practice and a ton of batting cage work. Once we start team practice which is twice a week we still try to get a extra day of hitting and pitching in and his batting average shows that. As others said at 8 defense is going to win the games most teams will but the ball in play. The team that makes the least errors will win 90% of the time.
The secret to a long marriage is to keep on dating, just as you did before marriage. We have "date night" once a week.
Hers is Saturday, mine is Thursday.
The only time a married woman gives those is if your not married to them!
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Re: 8 u baseball?
[Re: Peach]
#1642871
02/07/16 07:52 AM
02/07/16 07:52 AM
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Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 5,743
Lower AL
k bush
12 point
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12 point
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 5,743
Lower AL
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You can work on sportsmanship and work ethic. Practicing catching, throwing, and hitting will improve skills to a point, but at some instance, natural ability will be the main factor that will move a youngster to the next level. (if that is your goal) Two of my buddies are ex coaches, (one in the Florida High School coaches hall of fame), ex college and pro players and coaches as well. They are retired and fathers contact them all the time about hitting lessons and pointers for their sons. The first question both of them ask is; Can your son hit? If the answer is no, then the reply back is; Sorry, I dont think I can help your son a whole lot. Baseball is an individual sport within a team setting and you have to have some natural talent to excel. You cannot teach a kid to throw a 90 plus MPH fastball or hit a baseball 400 feet. And very few will hit one 400' on raw talent. You can take an average kid and make them pretty good with good, consistent coaching. My girl is not the best athlete on the field but has developed into a pretty good pitcher. Coming up through the city program there were 3 pitchers in her age group. Everyone was really high on the other two who are better athletes. She will now pitch circles around the other two, but has had lots of very good coaching. And lots of work at home. Right now just learn to throw and catch. Make it fun, not a job. NEVER get in the car after practice or game and tell them how they screwed up.
"Cull" is just another four letter word...
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Re: 8 u baseball?
[Re: Spot]
#1642954
02/07/16 09:45 AM
02/07/16 09:45 AM
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Posts: 34,430
Boxes Cove
2Dogs
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Like other have said throwing , fielding and hitting fundamentals. Teach him how to do them CORRECTLY now, when he gets older bad habits throwing and at the plate are hard to break. Goes without saying gotta keep it fun for the little guys too.
"Why do you ask"?
Always vote the slowest path to socialism.
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Re: 8 u baseball?
[Re: k bush]
#1643084
02/07/16 12:40 PM
02/07/16 12:40 PM
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Posts: 2,640
Florida
Peach
10 point
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10 point
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Posts: 2,640
Florida
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You can work on sportsmanship and work ethic. Practicing catching, throwing, and hitting will improve skills to a point, but at some instance, natural ability will be the main factor that will move a youngster to the next level. (if that is your goal) Two of my buddies are ex coaches, (one in the Florida High School coaches hall of fame), ex college and pro players and coaches as well. They are retired and fathers contact them all the time about hitting lessons and pointers for their sons. The first question both of them ask is; Can your son hit? If the answer is no, then the reply back is; Sorry, I dont think I can help your son a whole lot. Baseball is an individual sport within a team setting and you have to have some natural talent to excel. You cannot teach a kid to throw a 90 plus MPH fastball or hit a baseball 400 feet. And very few will hit one 400' on raw talent. You can take an average kid and make them pretty good with good, consistent coaching. My girl is not the best athlete on the field but has developed into a pretty good pitcher. Coming up through the city program there were 3 pitchers in her age group. Everyone was really high on the other two who are better athletes. She will now pitch circles around the other two, but has had lots of very good coaching. And lots of work at home. Right now just learn to throw and catch. Make it fun, not a job. NEVER get in the car after practice or game and tell them how they screwed up. agree
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Re: 8 u baseball?
[Re: Spot]
#1643099
02/07/16 12:49 PM
02/07/16 12:49 PM
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Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 11,351
Kennedy, al
globe
Booner
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Booner
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Posts: 11,351
Kennedy, al
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I say work on proper mechanics. A coach can't spend 100 hours working with your son one-on-one to teach them proper mechanics. That's a fathers job to do in the back yard or take him to someone who can. Its really hard to teach that in 4-5 hours a week.
Everything woke turns to shucks
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Re: 8 u baseball?
[Re: Spot]
#1643104
02/07/16 12:56 PM
02/07/16 12:56 PM
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Posts: 5,687
Henry county
coldtrail
12 point
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12 point
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Henry county
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I'm a stickler on mechanics. The problem I have is I don't have enough experience teaching them. I would consider lessons if I were you and could afford it. Just a few lessons then working on the drills at home will make a big difference.
Last edited by coldtrail; 02/07/16 12:57 PM.
"And the days that I keep my gratitude
Higher than my expectations
Well, I have really good days" Ray Wylie Hubbard
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Re: 8 u baseball?
[Re: Peach]
#1643338
02/07/16 04:13 PM
02/07/16 04:13 PM
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Posts: 1,027
Meridianville, AL
FastXD
6 point
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6 point
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 1,027
Meridianville, AL
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You cannot teach a kid to throw a 90 plus MPH fastball or hit a baseball 400 feet. I disagree with this as mechanics are and can be taught. There are some kids that are naturals but most are taught.
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Re: 8 u baseball?
[Re: Spot]
#1643349
02/07/16 04:19 PM
02/07/16 04:19 PM
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Posts: 5,687
Henry county
coldtrail
12 point
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12 point
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Henry county
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I believe God gives all different talents in different amounts. Baseball is a life lesson. It's about being the best you can be. Maximizing you talent through hard work.
"And the days that I keep my gratitude
Higher than my expectations
Well, I have really good days" Ray Wylie Hubbard
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Re: 8 u baseball?
[Re: FastXD]
#1643354
02/07/16 04:24 PM
02/07/16 04:24 PM
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Posts: 2,640
Florida
Peach
10 point
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10 point
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Posts: 2,640
Florida
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You cannot teach a kid to throw a 90 plus MPH fastball or hit a baseball 400 feet. I disagree with this as mechanics are and can be taught. There are some kids that are naturals but most are taught. Almost every college coach and pro scout in the country would disagree with you. Mechanics might help a pitcher that throws 88 eventually throw 90 but you have to be born with that ability. Its all in the physiological make-up and specific fiber recruitment of each individual. Thats why some pitchers that throw 90 plus cannot bench press 140lbs and some pitchers with poor mechanics can throw 95. You cannot take a guy that throws 75 and work on his mechanics and turn him into a 90 plus.
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Re: 8 u baseball?
[Re: Spot]
#1643384
02/07/16 04:43 PM
02/07/16 04:43 PM
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Posts: 34,430
Boxes Cove
2Dogs
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
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Posts: 34,430
Boxes Cove
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Good grief, the guy just wants to help his 8 YO, he's a long way from playing MLB. If he does have God given abilities to throw 90 at age 18, learning proper mechanics now might keep him from arm injuries.
"Why do you ask"?
Always vote the slowest path to socialism.
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