travel ball 14u coach tells his team all the time to let the first strike go by and not swing at it, And then tells players
"now your ready"...that's his strategy, says you're not ready until you see a strike.
I'm saying what the heck to that?!!! Much prefer to have my hitter's stepping in the box ready to hit the ball and not dig a hole for them by making them always take a strike.
Its one thing to pay attention to a pitcher strategy and taking some pitches in the beginning of the game to see what they're up to, either coming at you or making you chase pitches, but a coach thats strategy is ALWAYS to tell his batters not to swing until they get a strike IMO is wrong! the team tends to have a lot of strikeouts...yes the team is directed by the coach and the coaches strategy is what it is.
so then how do you address this? when you find out after you paid your start-up fees Etc and the coaches strategy is hurting the team... what's your thoughts on always letting a strike go by, and how to address this?
*it is not something that I have to deal with, however it is something that other players and Families are frustrated with and feedback might help them through this.