May 12—RIO RANCHO
Focus on the fly, not the chopsticks.
When coach Oliver Torres talked about the hitting approach his Santa Fe Indian School Lady Braves needed to take, he compared it to trying to catch a fly with chopsticks. Referring to a memorable scene in The Karate Kid, Torres said his team seems to be guessing at where pitches are when they are at the plate instead of just focusing on the ball.
"It's like the Mister Miyagi thing; if you're trying to catch a fly, you really need to concentrate on that fly, trying to catch it with chopsticks," Torres said.