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Expert: - 2/23/2008


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My son is 8 yrs. old and I can't get him to get in front of the ball. If a ground ball is hit to him he has a tendency of trying to catch it at his side. How can I correct this problem? Is there any drills that I can use to help make this better?

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Hey Tim,

The best thing to do is to throw ground balls to him on a good field. Then work your way up to hitting him grounders. You may even want to start with a rubber-coated ball. Tell him to concentrate on getting the ball close to the ground to avoid bad hops, which is probably the issue here.. He may have gotten hit from a grounder before. This should work..

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Dennis Girardi

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I can answer all questions reguarding little league baseball and instruction. I can help on pitching, coaching, batting order, batting instruction, fielding and strategies.

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I have managed and coached baseball for over 30 years. I have also been a comissioner of a ten year old league, for 3 years. I took care of the whole league from scheduling the umpires, to running the draft, to purchasing the trophies.

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