Is your kid in Little League or high school baseball? Is he or she hitting the baseball as good as you want them to? Does it drive you crazy when you know they could be doing better up at bat, but you don't know how to show them how to hit the ball better? Do you want to know how to teach them how to connect with the baseball more often?
My first tip that will help them hit better is to show them how to keep their eye on the ball. We've all heard that before, but it is really the best thing you can do to make them focus and make contact with the baseball more often. It is easy with all the noise on the field to stop looking at the ball. Talk to them about watching the pitcher. Tell them not to be afraid of the pitcher or the ball coming at them.
The second tip that will really help your kid hit a baseball better is to make sure they center themselves over home plate. You will see kids that don't center over home plate the right way and they never get a good hit. Standing in the right place makes a big difference to every hit. Try it with your kid when you get a chance to practice with them.
Watching your kid play baseball can be painful when you want them to do better. No parent wants their kid to strike out at bat. But you can help them be a better hitter. Unless you a hire an expensive personal baseball trainer to help them out, you are the one that has to help them.
So please take the time to get to know how to help them. Maybe one day when your kid makes it to the World Series you can say that you were the one that helped them get there!