Drills for timing/making contact
11 yo daughter moving from 10u to 12u after this season— she has come a long way with hitting. Fall season she would not swing at all. She may have swung once or twice in game and had trouble staying in the box. She was scared to strike out and scared of how fast (and erratic) some of the pitchers were. This spring she has mostly stayed in the box, swung a lot, and even had some hits! Two hits were shallowish outfield, a few were easy grounders, and a few infield pop flys. She can hit pretty well off a coach or parent or slower kid pitcher. Her dad and I do take her to the cages and just pitch to her but I’m hoping for some more drills for her to work on timing and just connecting.
She had a few hitting lessons and we plan to restart those when the instructor returns from a break. In the meantime, she wants to tryout for a 12u team and I know this will hold her back. Any suggestions to make it fun and meaningful?