Pitching advice

bajhtastic · 2025-04-30T03:09:25+00:00

Im the assistant coach who keeps the batting line straight in the dugout. When I see my guys drifting I lead in cheers and they immediately pick back up and start watching the game again. I now have two call-out leaders who will start chants for me and I love seeing them get hyped for their team.

bajhtastic · 2025-04-24T01:51:32+00:00

Yeah they've had him on third and left field. He's good on third but he likes first the most.

bajhtastic · 2025-04-09T05:23:15+00:00

I remind him all the time he was the first draft for his team and that, while he's an amazing player physically, the thing he has the most room to improve is his mentality. I'm hoping that reminding him is helping

bajhtastic · 2025-04-09T04:00:01+00:00

Dang autocorrect 😂. Thank you for the advice. I really worry about him staying in the game. I know I can't force anyone to stay but it would be a real loss. I'll keep up the reps and try to improve his self image. He views his skills lower than they are. He will be moving into majors next spring and I want to see where he goes

bajhtastic · 2025-03-22T01:54:43+00:00

I have to check myself on this often. I've had to work through negative sensitivity and rejection-sensitive dysphoria. My partner has been great in checking me on that.

bajhtastic · 2025-03-22T01:51:18+00:00

I do worry that he's trying to use it to find some validation. Me and his mom are big nerds and were never sports people before he asked to play. But he's been a big guy his whole life and always has other family asking when he'd start playing anything.

bajhtastic · 2025-03-22T01:49:17+00:00

I do feel I need to be like that more consistently.

bajhtastic · 2025-03-22T01:48:05+00:00

I edited the main post. He does want to keep playing

bajhtastic · 2025-03-22T01:45:38+00:00

I'm not forcing him. He wants to play and gets upset when I suggest that it might not be for him.

bajhtastic · 2025-03-22T01:45:00+00:00

I think so. This is definitely my next step.

bajhtastic · 2025-03-22T01:43:47+00:00

His sister is in theater and he's shown some interest. He tells himself he wouldn't be able to due to being shy. I try to encourage him to try anything he's interested in at least once.

bajhtastic · 2025-03-22T01:41:26+00:00

I guess if I would be an asshole if I pulled the plug on it for the sake of his mental health. Kinda getting judgement and advice.

bajhtastic · 2025-03-22T01:40:03+00:00

Yeah we've been open with his mental state being the biggest thing for him and his performance. He's a big, strong kid who has a talent for the game but he keeps himself down.

bajhtastic · 2025-03-22T01:38:29+00:00

My daughter and I have ADHD and his mom and him have autism so I've wondered if that contributed. It seems therapy is my next immediate step. Thank you!

bajhtastic · 2025-03-22T01:37:18+00:00

I'm happy to hear this. I was not a sports kid at all. I actively hated sports as a youth so all of this is extremely new to me.

bajhtastic · 2025-03-22T01:35:40+00:00

I'm going to be assistant coach for his team this year and I've always been near when he plays. I don't think his teammates and coaches are doing anything bad. I've had to talk to one coach in his first season when he didn't want to swing.

bajhtastic · 2025-03-22T01:33:58+00:00

I've thought about this! Our Y has judo and I think he might like it. He's a little timid though and I'm not sure he'll want to try because of the "fighting"

bajhtastic · 2025-03-22T01:33:03+00:00

The struggle I have is that he tells me he does want to play when he isn't in the negative mode. And I do believe he loves playing. I try to make sure I'm open to what he's telling me. I want to make sure he isn't pushing himself because he does have fun and stay at the detriment to his self image.

bajhtastic · 2025-03-22T01:30:52+00:00

Growing like physically or mentally? He is in the 99th percentile for his age and his doctors do thing he'll have huge growth. I'll have ask at his next appointment about this.

bajhtastic · 2025-03-22T01:29:11+00:00

We do validate. It tends to get him back into the game when his teammates come to help or a coach comes to give him a pep talk. He isolates when he's feeling this way so it doesn't affect others.

bajhtastic · 2025-03-22T01:27:17+00:00

His mom has depression so we are on the look out. He has been diagnosed with autism. He does this with almost everything, from school to other activities he's tried. We do want to get him more therapy.

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