Why Does My Kid Crush in Batting Practice but Struggle in Games?

The number one question I get asked from parents is this:

“How come my player crushes the ball in batting practice… but then freezes or struggles during the game?”

And the answer is simpler than most people realize:

Batting practice is too easy.

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The Problem with Traditional Batting Practice

Most batting practice environments are far easier than real game situations.

The ball is predictable.
The timing is comfortable.
The pressure is zero.

So yes — your player looks amazing in the cage…
but that doesn’t prepare them for REAL competition.

In games, everything changes:

• The pitcher isn’t throwing the same speed every time.

• There are offspeed pitches, movement, late release points.

• The brain is under pressure — not relaxed like in practice.

So when a young athlete’s training isn’t game-like — their results won’t translate.

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The Solution: Challenge-Based Training

If you want game success, you have to train for game stress.

At R3 Athlete Performance, our private 1-on-1 hitting lessons are designed specifically to prepare athletes for live-game situations — not just pretty swings in a cage.

Our experienced trainers:
✅ Evaluate each hitter’s swing mechanics and timing
✅ Analyze how they react to speed, movement, and pressure
✅ Adjust their training each session to attack weaknesses
✅ Challenge them with advanced, game-like reps — not easy pitches

We don’t want your athlete to dominate batting practice.
We want them to dominate when it matters — in the game.

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Cage Success Means Nothing Without Game Confidence

A pretty swing doesn’t win games.
Adaptability, approach, and decision-making do.

That’s why our lessons go far deeper than just “swing work.”
We train athletes to:

• Recognize pitch speed & movement earlier

• Time up different release points

• React under pressure — not just react to a machine

• Hunt their pitch — not swing just to swing

This is what separates cage hitters from game hitters.

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Ready to Train Like It’s Game Day — Every Day?

If your athlete is great in practice but underperforms in games… it’s not a talent issue.

It’s a training environment issue.

📍 Private 1-on-1 Hitting Lessons at R3 Athlete Performance — Holtsville, NY
For baseball & softball players ages 8–18
Game-realistic. Customized. Results-focused.

Click here to book a lesson now

Because the goal isn’t to look good in a cage. It’s to be dangerous in a game.