Pivoting on the back foot prevents the kids from positioning their body in front of the plate or stepping on the plate. When squaring around, slide the top hand up the bat to the edge of the bat grip so as not to clip the hand with the baseball. With older kids, I would have them slide the hand farther up the bat and hold the bat in such a way as to protect their hand, but this is extremely difficult to teach with 7-8 year olds. Begin squaring around when the pitcher raises the arm to place the ball in the pitching machine. My question is related to the foot that is used to pivot on.
Some coaches teach to pivot on the front foot.
This is fine, but I have noticed that the younger kids tend to positon their body to close to the plate after squaring around. I like the idea of moving up in the batters box and pivoting on the back foot. This may give away the bunt because the batter is shifting their position in the batters box, but they are in a better position to bunt after they square around and not as likely to step on the plate. Please advise as to the correct method for this age. Display summaries of other articles about hitting .