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"There's no crying in
baseball!"


- Jimmy Dugan (Tom
Hanks), A League of
Their Own

Techniques & Tips...


Hitting

 

Grip

The grip on the bat should be comfortable in the hand, ideally the middle knuckles on each hand would line up. This helps in executing the proper swing. The grip should be fairly loose up until you ‘load’ particularly with your top hand. Don’t choke the bat with such a tight grip that it tenses up all the muscles in your arms and shoulders.

Load & Stride

Once the pitcher begins his movement forward with the pitch, the batter should then ‘load’. What this involves is a slight movement inward and backwards (about 2 inches) of the batters hands, shoulders, hips and knees. The batter’s weight shifts from a 50/50 to a 40/60 front to back ratio. During this load it is important to not move the head and to keep your eyes on the ball.

 

A.A.Y.O. Tutorial

This tutorial is a general introduction explaining how the website works.  If you ever get lost or get somewhere you don't want to be, every page has links at the bottom of the page that can be clicked to get you either back to the home page.  Every page also has a Home button on the top left navigation bar which will get you to the home page of this site.  You may also use the search box to search for content.  If you see a mistake or error on any of the pages, please click the Website Administrator link which can also be found on the bottom of every page.  Most of the links on this website are underlined words.  You may click on the links when you see your mouse indicator change to a hand pointing - the link will take you to new information regarding that subject.

The top level boxes and left hand side boxes are mouse over buttons and can be clicked for more information.  You can always click these from any one of the pages on the site except for the sponsor sheet. If at any time you get into the middle of a page and don't know how to get back to where you were, you can use the back arrow key at the top left corner of your browser.

If you have any comments or suggestions, please email the website administrator.

 

 

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Quote Corner...


Baseball, to me, is still the national pastime because it is a summer game. I
feel that almost all Americans are summer people, that summer is what they
think of when they think of their childhood. I think it stirs up an incredible
emotion within people.   

Steve Busby, in Washington Post, 8 July 1974


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Algonquin Area Youth Organization (A.A.Y.O.)

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P.O. Box 265

Algonquin, Illinois 60102

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Last updated: 07/09/2010