Had a great time playing catch with Abby yesterday. We kept trying to see how many successful catches in a row she could get. We eventually made it to 10 in a row! That’s a pretty big deal for the 7 year old who, just a couple of weeks ago was trying to beat 2 in a row. Oddly I think the piece that helped the most with this improvement is me throwing the ball fairly hard and on a direct line. The slow tosses come in with more of an arc and I’m thinking those are tougher to judge. We saw the same thing with batting earlier in the softball season; Once we stopped “babying” the girls and fed the balls faster they started hitting like maniacs. Gonna try with Ben tonight and see if the results are similar.
Update: I tried with Ben and while it was mildly successful I had to stop early because I tossed one too close to his face and it bounced off his arm and hit him in the jaw. Now he hates baseball. Gotta get that boy back on the horse, and soon.