Training videos for what your player needs to fix

Feet too narrow or too wide, weight back on the heels, or the bat held deep in the palms.

Late on pitches your player should hit, or lunging forward early with the hands and weight moving together.

The front foot strides away from the plate (toward third base for a right-handed hitter, first base for a left-handed one) instead of toward the pitcher.

The hands and the barrel push out away from the body early, so the swing goes around the ball and is late on pitches inside.

Many weak pop-ups, or weak ground balls to the pull side as the top hand rolls over at contact.

The front shoulder and the head fly open early, so your player misses pitches away or hits them off the end of the bat.

The arms do all the work and the hips barely turn, so the swing looks slow even when your player swings hard.

Pitches on the outer half are pulled into weak ground balls or missed, and nothing goes to the opposite field.

Frozen by pitches near the zone with two strikes, or chasing pitches well outside it.

Stabbing at the ball, bunting it straight back to the pitcher, or popping it up.

Your player wants more swings between practices, with a tee, a net and a parent to toss.

Falling off balance at the top of the leg lift, rushing toward the plate, or striding off line.

The arm is late getting up when the front foot lands, or it looks stiff and tense through the throw.

The front shoulder and chest turn toward home plate early, and the glove arm swings away to the side.

Walks, pitches all over the zone, and a delivery that looks different every pitch.

Only a fastball, or a changeup thrown by slowing the arm down, so hitters see it coming.

A slow delivery with runners on base, or a pitcher who loses the strike zone once a runner is on.

A sore arm, pitching on back-to-back days, or pitching for more than one team in a season.

The ball held deep in the palm, or gripped any old way, so throws tail and sink.

Throwing with the arm alone, pushing the ball like a dart, or stepping with the foot on the throwing-arm side.

An arm that is not built up before the season, or hard throws with no warm-up.

Standing flat-footed with the hands on the knees as the pitch is thrown, so the first step is late.

The glove between the feet or the legs straight, so balls go under the glove or bounce off it.

Reaching across the body with the glove when the feet could have moved, or the ball skipping past the glove.

Slow feeds, or the ball fumbled on the turn at second base.

Stretching too early, missing throws in the dirt, or a foot that comes off the bag.

Running in on balls hit over the head, or drifting under the ball and missing it.

Lobbing the ball in, throwing over the cutoff, or fielding the ball flat-footed before the throw.

Your player wants more ground balls between practices, with a wall and a ball.

Sitting back on the heels with runners on base, or signs the other team can read.

Stabbing at the ball, or the glove jerking the pitch out of the strike zone.

Trying to catch balls in the dirt with the glove alone, so they get by.

Standing all the way up before throwing, or slow feet after the catch.

Slowing down before the bag, jumping at it, or a wide turn on a hit.

A late jump, or a lead so big the pitcher picks the runner off.

Slowing down before the base, or sliding late and jamming a foot into the bag.

A slow first step in the field or out of the batter’s box.

Parents wondering when strength work should start, and what kind.

Going straight from the car to throwing hard, with no warm-up.

Feet that get tangled, or a player slow to change direction.