Tips For Helping Your Son Become A Better Baseball Fielder

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One thing that will be important for you to do as a parent is to share your children's interests with them, and if you have a son who plays baseball, one of the best ways to "share this interest with them" is to do what you can to help them get better. Regardless of whether you yourself were a baseball player or not - even regardless of whether you are a father or a mother - you can help your child become a better baseball fielder in a few simple ways, and in doing this, you will be able to share this interest with your child.

When your son sits down to watch a game on television, encourage him to select a player he enjoys watching, and to pick out the things this fielder does well while also taking note of the things this fielder does poorly. Also, encourage your son to notice that a lot of major league players get into "bad habits"; this will be an important part of your son gaining an edge over the other players he plays with and against, as many young ballplayers model their game off of what they see on television, and much of what they see on television is players who no longer adhere to fundamentals!

When it comes to fundamentals, there are two particularly important ones for your son to adhere to, and these two pieces of fundamentals will go a long way into turning him into a better fielder.

The first piece of these fundamentals is for him to recognize that he should be ready every play, staying "on his toes," because he never will know when the ball will be coming his way; the second piece of fundamentals is just as simple, and it is that he should never "take a play for granted," but should always watch the ball into his glove and stay fully focused.

Most mistakes that baseball players make in the field are simply the result of mental errors, but when you help your son to pay attention to these things, he will be able to minimize the mental errors, and will therefore gain an edge in the game of baseball!