Two-Strike Approach Drill
Learn to protect plate with two strikes
Two-Strike Approach Drill
🕐 15 min👥 7U-11Uintermediate
Description
Learn to protect plate with two strikes
Skill Focus
hitting
Equipment Needed
- ✓Softballs
- ✓Bats
- ✓L-screen
Setup Instructions
Setup
- Live or soft toss batting practice
- Every 3rd pitch simulates 2-strike count
Two-Strike Adjustments:
- Choke up slightly
- Widen stance a bit
- Shorten swing
- Protect the plate
- Focus on contact
Coaching Cues
Coaching Cues
- "Choke up an inch"
- "Don't try to kill it"
- "Just make contact"
- "Foul off tough pitches"