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• Mark four areas on the floor or wall to hit the ball towards. Make the marks in various directions from home plate. During each pitch, aim the ball at the first marker until you make contact. Move on to the next marker and continue to attempt to hit it until you are successful. Move on to the next marker and so on. Each marker should be large enough to make hitting it not too difficult.
  
  

Coaching

• When the batter is at the plate, the coach will call the count and the player should only hit a ball that is appropriate for the count. For example, if the coach calls out "2 and 0," the batter should be aggressive and ready to swing at almost any pitch. Or, if the coach calls out "extra innings, no outs and a man on first," the batter should attempt to bunt the ball.
  
  

Partner Game

• A single batting cage is often all that is available, so some competition with a friend over who gets to be in the batter's box is inevitable. To settle the conflict, the person to miss two consecutive balls has to step aside for the other batter. Or, if both batters are skilled, the first batter to miss hitting two consecutive balls in the air has to step aside for the other batter.
  
  

Doughnut

• Putting a batting doughnut on your baseball bat will help you develop muscle strength and memory. The pitching machine should be set to "Slow" because the player may not be able to react and get his bat around fast enough to make contact with the ball. The doughnut forces the batter to stretch his arms, as the weight forces them out. This helps develop a technique that can be transferred to the game.