21 — Perfect Tee Reps

Goal

Mental endurance + per-rep quality discipline.

Equipment needed

• Tee
• Bat
• 10–15 baseballs
• Net

Setup

Tee at belt-height, middle of the plate. Coach or parent stands behind the cage as a quality judge.

Instructions

1. 1Hitter takes a swing. Coach calls 'one' if every cue is hit (head still, hands inside, hold the finish).
2. 2If anything is sloppy, coach calls 'reset' and the count goes back to zero.
3. 3Goal: count to 21 without resetting.
4. 4After each rep, hitter must reset to a complete stop before the next swing — no rapid-fire BP.

Coaching cues

• Quality every rep
• Earn the count
• No throwaway swings

Common mistakes

• Rushing reps once you get over 10 — pressure swings are the ones that break form.
• Coach being too lenient. The whole drill is the standard.

Why it works

Most batting practice teaches kids to take 30 reps with 10 of them really good. This inverts the math: every rep IS the standard. The 'reset to zero' threat keeps focus engaged the way a real at-bat does.

Variations

• Reset count if hitter doesn't pause between reps (tempo standard).
• Mix three tee positions; must hit all three locations within the 21.
• Compete: two hitters take turns, first to 21 wins.

Make it a game

First clean run to 21 wins. Track best streak across sessions.

Progression

Move to 21 with location calls — coach calls in/out/up/down before each.

Regression

Drop the target to 10. Once they string 10 perfect twice, raise it.