This video couldntve came out at a better time. I'm halfway through my 13U season and have probably swung at a total of 3 pitches. Thanks for your help.
I haven't played organized baseball since I was thirteen years old. But I am a longtime fan since then. This video helped me understand the "pitcher's count" vs the "hitter's count" better than anything I've ever seen from a professional sportscaster.
You're spot on man. For most youth they do the track, decide (if its going to hit me yes or no), yes its a strike= swing late or no swing. Its Fear. They do that process because they're scared. The yes yes yes approach works great for those athletes who have over come the fear of the ball.
Yeah, young players can sometimes get away with a reactive hitting approach. But by the time kids get to high school and face pitching 75-80 mph, they really have to develop an active approach to be successful. Even a 70 mph pitch can blow past you if you aren’t getting ready to swing when it leaves the pitcher’s hand.
@@michaelstein7510 Agree 100% man. I am coaching 12yrs old baseball right now and its a competitive travel team. Those that have success hitting are actively and aggressively hunting to hit the baseball out of the pitchers hand. Those that struggle are observing the baseball out of the pitchers hand and its that 30% ish length of the flight of the ball spent on observing then starting the swing that makes them behind or freeze up and not swing in my opinion. Bottom line its those who have overcome fear and those who haven't. Thats what i have seen with 12 and under ages over the last 5 years. I played college and minor league baseball as well.
Great video, I’m going to show this to my son. He’s still a youngster and the pitchers are kind of all over the place so he’s used to just sitting with his bat on the shoulder and having decent success letting the pitchers walk him or plunk him. I’m trying to get him out of that habit, you have a great way to explain a more aggressive mindset here.
Great video. I coach youth baseball and it’s hard to get a kid over this. I basically coach it the same way but you put it much clearer and I’ll be using your explanation from now on.
I don’t think you discussed this but could you do a video about the baseball card process ..do the card company’s send you a card of yourself ...what is the process for the auto cards? Do you collect your own cards? Etc...thanks Matt
This is actually really deep, even beyond baseball. In programming/algorithms it's quite a frequent situation actually, you have to decide if you check a condition every single tick (expensive and slow), or if you just go with it and receive the stop signal in another way.
Wow...great stuff!!! The mental aspect of the game is too often ignored, and I believe once a player is fundamentally sound that more focus should be placed on mental approaches, such as this explanation you just gave. Great job Matt!
Matt great video. I just went 1 for 3 tonight with 2 strike outs 😩 i couldnt pull the trigger bc i found myself guessing and i never thought of your approach. Thank you i will try this on Saturday
Hit the nail on the head. The funny/not so funny thing too at least for the younger players (probably for the older ones too)... this doesn't show up in the cage or even live BP. Their mentality in BP is they are going to smash everything so they do it.
To piggyback off of this with a question. I was always taught to look fastball and adjust to off speed. Had a friend that broke the JUCO HR record, was drafted by the Dodgers, talked to him a few years later, this guy in Junior College always looked FB and adjusted. He said in AA he changed his approach to look off speed and punch the ball for average. Said he led the league that year in average. I never thought about doing that but wonder if that approach would work. What do you think?
What helps me is to take more time between pitches before getting set. It helps me calm down and not get overanxious. May not help for you but that's what I always do.
Do you think there is something different with the person who swings aggressively at pitch 1 and 2, maybe a foul maybe a miss, but then can’t pull the trigger and watches strike 3? (Outside of potential bad ump 😉)
Great video and advice. Showing my 9 year son who is having a hard time adjusting to kid pitch
Awesome! Good luck to him!!
I just hit my first homerun thanks to this trick!
Awesome congrats!!
Thanks for the vid going to play in a tournament today so it will help
Good luck!!!
This video couldntve came out at a better time. I'm halfway through my 13U season and have probably swung at a total of 3 pitches. Thanks for your help.
Thanks for helping me with it
I haven't played organized baseball since I was thirteen years old. But I am a longtime fan since then. This video helped me understand the "pitcher's count" vs the "hitter's count" better than anything I've ever seen from a professional sportscaster.
Great video! I always tell my kid this and it help's with Your perspective and reinforcement of Plate Approach. Thank you!
You're spot on man. For most youth they do the track, decide (if its going to hit me yes or no), yes its a strike= swing late or no swing. Its Fear. They do that process because they're scared. The yes yes yes approach works great for those athletes who have over come the fear of the ball.
Yeah, young players can sometimes get away with a reactive hitting approach. But by the time kids get to high school and face pitching 75-80 mph, they really have to develop an active approach to be successful.
Even a 70 mph pitch can blow past you if you aren’t getting ready to swing when it leaves the pitcher’s hand.
@@michaelstein7510 Agree 100% man. I am coaching 12yrs old baseball right now and its a competitive travel team. Those that have success hitting are actively and aggressively hunting to hit the baseball out of the pitchers hand. Those that struggle are observing the baseball out of the pitchers hand and its that 30% ish length of the flight of the ball spent on observing then starting the swing that makes them behind or freeze up and not swing in my opinion. Bottom line its those who have overcome fear and those who haven't. Thats what i have seen with 12 and under ages over the last 5 years. I played college and minor league baseball as well.
Awesome video on a subject I rarely ever hear about.
great video! Thanks Matt.
Thanks I need this bad
Great video, I’m going to show this to my son. He’s still a youngster and the pitchers are kind of all over the place so he’s used to just sitting with his bat on the shoulder and having decent success letting the pitchers walk him or plunk him. I’m trying to get him out of that habit, you have a great way to explain a more aggressive mindset here.
Instinct not analysis. Excellent video
Great video. I coach youth baseball and it’s hard to get a kid over this. I basically coach it the same way but you put it much clearer and I’ll be using your explanation from now on.
Great video watch them all they help my 13U son so much
Great video
I had this problem Matt but I figured it out myself and that’s exactly what I did, and that was the only time I went down looking all season
I don’t think you discussed this but could you do a video about the baseball card process ..do the card company’s send you a card of yourself ...what is the process for the auto cards? Do you collect your own cards? Etc...thanks Matt
This is actually really deep, even beyond baseball. In programming/algorithms it's quite a frequent situation actually, you have to decide if you check a condition every single tick (expensive and slow), or if you just go with it and receive the stop signal in another way.
Wow...great stuff!!! The mental aspect of the game is too often ignored, and I believe once a player is fundamentally sound that more focus should be placed on mental approaches, such as this explanation you just gave. Great job Matt!
Matt great video. I just went 1 for 3 tonight with 2 strike outs 😩 i couldnt pull the trigger bc i found myself guessing and i never thought of your approach. Thank you i will try this on Saturday
Hey Matt
video about coaches making jokes on mound visits?or interesting mound visit stories.
Great tips. Going to use them.
Hit the nail on the head.
The funny/not so funny thing too at least for the younger players (probably for the older ones too)... this doesn't show up in the cage or even live BP. Their mentality in BP is they are going to smash everything so they do it.
Exactly...its their mentality in a given situation.
Hey mat love the videos man . Very helpful content .
Thanks for the video. Any suggestions when we have this mentality, but we are swinging at some slight bad pitches
Such a big difference in mindset:
- Swing away, with the option to take
Vs
- Take a pitch, with the option to swing
Makes sense.
Hey Matt I have a question, have you ever been to Cooperstown?!?! What’s it like , I’m going there next week
why not google it and see for yourself
Can u do a video about your childhood and little league career please. I love your videos they help me a lot and they are very interesting
To piggyback off of this with a question. I was always taught to look fastball and adjust to off speed. Had a friend that broke the JUCO HR record, was drafted by the Dodgers, talked to him a few years later, this guy in Junior College always looked FB and adjusted. He said in AA he changed his approach to look off speed and punch the ball for average. Said he led the league that year in average. I never thought about doing that but wonder if that approach would work. What do you think?
hey matt i feel like i have the opposite problem that being that i am to early to the pitch i get and i just pull it donw the line
What helps me is to take more time between pitches before getting set. It helps me calm down and not get overanxious. May not help for you but that's what I always do.
Do you think there is something different with the person who swings aggressively at pitch 1 and 2, maybe a foul maybe a miss, but then can’t pull the trigger and watches strike 3? (Outside of potential bad ump 😉)
You’re swinging until your not. I heard it put this way by a minor league hitting coach.
What’s up Matt! Any tips to get into the pros?
Practice practice then more practice and maybe just maybe you'll get a 1-10000 chance to get there...
Noup, even jacked you still have to hit the ball. Ask Antonelli...
@@cesartaker ok Mr. Know it all
Thanks for recognize it👍
@@cesartaker no problemo
Biggest waste of talent you played with?
If only this video was around in 1999 lol