(Correction in above hitting drills for kids video: I said this started last Wednesday, March 25th, but I couldn’t get this up in time, so the next day it was! CLICK HERE to view Today’s Hitting Workout Of the Day – WOD.
Self quarantine. “Shelter-in-place”. Losing a job. Tireless work. Medical care workers, military, police and fire departments. Sacrificing sport seasons. Seniors in High School and College losing their 2020 year. Politicians bickering – as usual.
I totally understand. It SUCKS. And I’m sorry who’ve lost a job or loved one because of this nasty virus. My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your families. I hope and pray things get better soon.
But you know what coach? We’re going to get through this. Together. Genghis Khan once said:
“One arrow alone can easily be broken but many arrows are indestructible”.
I understand the uncertainty out there. And if you’re like my family, we have two little blessings (7yo boy and 4yo girl), running around at home. The challenge is, we have to keep them in productive mode, or else they’re fighting like cats and dogs. And at the same time my wife and I are juggling work from home in good ol’ shelter-in-place California.
I’m not going to lie, it’s REAL easy to keep the kiddos on their devices all day. But I don’t believe that’s the best thing for their little developing minds. Same is true for the teen-osaurs!
Here’s what we’ll cover in this post:
SCIENCE-BASED TRAINING:
Improve your hitting strategy dramatically by applying human movement principles.
Learn not only how and what to train but also the science behind the methods.
One of my online hitting lesson dads posted this Twitter “to-do” list to keep the kiddos busy at home… (he elaborates on this schedule in the comments below)
If anybody needs a to-do list to keep kids busy, here’s one we use and update each day. pic.twitter.com/7pEBCyZSRf
— Tyson Downs (@ty_downs) March 23, 2020
I would be honored to be a part of your at-home schedule!
The challenge will run from Thursday March 26th, through Easter Sunday, April 12th. Wishful thinking is that this COVID-19 thing is under wraps by then, and things become as normal as circumstances allow.
Check-in EVERY day at about 8:00AM pacific standard time. That day’s Hitting WOD will stay up that whole day. PLEASE NOTE: Each day I’ll take down yesterday’s Hitting WOD and replace with today’s. So, if you’re busy, I’d suggest stopping in and at least taking notes, so you don’t miss out.
Each day, I’ll update this page under “Today’s Hitting WOD” subheadline with a/an:
…you can use this as hitting homework. “Baseball with dad or mom” as Tyson put it in his Tweet. Each day will guide you in one of 5 areas:
Like Crossfit, think of this as a Hitting “Workout Of the Day” – or Hitting WOD.
Every single day, we’ll keep it simple. I’m just asking at least 5-minutes per day to do the Hitting WOD.
By the way, on some days, I’m going to do random giveaways. Online hitting lessons. An autographed copy of my Amazon bestselling book. Possibly hitting aids. We’ll see what happens. The more you share this on the socials, the better chance you have at winning! Best part is, it won’t cost you a thing!
Today’s hitting drills for kids videos are coming to an end. Sadly. But the good news is… Today and tomorrow (Easter) I want to giveaway one FREE online hitting lesson from our own The Feedback Lab program…
How can you win? Simply by leaving a comment below. I pick a random comment and declare the winner on the Monday after Easter. Good luck and I hope you all have a Happy and Safe Easter! PLEASE NOTE: this offer is closed and we’re no longer taking winners.
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Tyson
Love it Joey. Keep up the good content. BTW, the ‘baseball with dad’ for yesterday (3/25) included:
Hitting
-work on hitting ball where it is pitched
-lower half body drill to use more of the lower half (sit on a bucket, and as the pitch is coming stand up and hit it). This forces the body to use the lower half. We do this with front toss.
-Don’t give away any at bats. If you half heartdly swing, or you are hesitant and check swing, or if you pull an outside pitch, you are out of the cage. Every single pitch is precious, DO NOT GIVE AWAY AN AT BAT
-a little velo practice, 30 mph from 21 ft (equivalent reaction time of a 79mph fastball)
-ended with a little fun, if my 14 yr old could hit 80 exit velo and my 11 yr old could hit 68 exit velo, then they’d get a price. One round through the bucket. 14 yr old hit 80, 11 yr old hit 69. (Using pocket radar to measure speed)
Throwing
-warm up
-‘the perfect throw’ for my 14 yr old who has a tendancy to ‘push’ the ball
-working on front leg for 11 yr old, needs to be more firm, used a drill from 212 Athlete called ‘Hooks’ using a weighted 1lb plyo ball
-finished it with another round of catch