fear of getting hit by pitch

Hi Al

Splitter has it right. A lot of good stuff is erased from the board before we get to see it. Many of us don't get to sit down every day and check up on what is going on. Can you program a way to refer people to the knowledge base..sort of a cross reference thing on any given subject that comes up over and over.

I said it before and I'll say it again.
The way to help a child get over being afraid, is to give him or her a LOT of practice simply dodging balls from THEIR CLOSED STANCE BY TURNING THEIR BACK ON THE PITCH AS THEY DUCK. They need to practice pushing out of the way instead of having to "fall" away depending on gravity to act quickly enough.

Throw LOTS of tennis balls at them, softly at first, and then with increasing zip as they get bored, i.e. confident. At some point, you will find that a child is amazingly adept at ducking/dodging. They also learn that when they do get hit after turning their back on a ball it usually doesn't hurt so bad at all because it usually hits soft tissue...calves, buttocks, back muscles, and thigh muscles, or the back of their helmet.

I really do nail this down in "Bean's About Baseball." You can get a copy from Amazon.com.
Best regards
Ken Bean