Batting
Recommended Skill Analysis Tasks
Written Analysis: Analyze the following
- Stage: Identify the stage of the skill that is exhibited (e.g. beginner, intermediate, expert).
- Stage Characteristics: Describe 2-3 features of the movement on the video that is characteristic of the stage identified.
- What to Change: Identify and describe the most important aspect of the skill that will need to be changed for the subject to improve.
- Cue: Write the single most important verbal instructional cue to help the performer improve.
Video Annotations
- Copy the entire link for the online video file, the filtype ending in FLV (e.g. "http://www.pevideo.org/sites/pevideo.org/files/2011/07/filename.flv")
- Go to BubblePLY.com and paste the file link.
- Follow instructions to add bubbles and other annotations, perhaps even a webcam overlay.
- Copy the link provided at BubblePLY.com (just the link, not the embed code)
- Return to the comment form and share your work by pasting the link in the comment field.
Comments
Skill Analysis
Stage: Beginner.
Stage Characteristics: Eye remains on the ball while following through with the bat once contact is made.
What to Change: Back (right) elbow should be up until bat swing is initiated to increase batting power.
Cue: Pick that back elbow up!
Stage: Beginner Stage
Stage: Beginner
Stage Comments: Feet are not stationary while swinging, bat does not make solid contact, drops back shoulder, almost falls over after swing.
What to Change: Keep feet stationary, shoulder up, and try to hit the ball on the ground this will cause more line drives.
Cue: Keep the feet still while swinging and lift the back elbow to bring up the shoulder.
Hitting Analysis
Stage: Beginner
Stage Characteristics: He moves his feet to much and also steps back instead of stepping at the pitcher. When he steps back it pulls him off the ball and he loses eye contact on the ball. He swings under the ball which means he drops his back elbow when he swings. When he pulls off the ball it takes the bat out of the hitting zone. So he will not make solid contact with the ball. He lets go of the bat.
What to change: He needs to step at the pitcher when he swings. He needs to keep his back elbow up so he has a level swing. Stay balanced. He also needs to keep both hands on the bat when he follows through.
Cue: Step at the pitcher with front leg
Keep both hands on the bat.
Keep back elbow up.
hitting
Stage: Beginner
Stage characteristics: Drops the back elbow, Does not step to the pitcher, and does not keep both hands on the bat.
What to change: make him keep his feet still untill he swings, as well as making sure he does not pull his head at the end.
Cue: keep the back elbow up and step to the pitcher.