• Baseball Pitching Drills for Kids – One Knee Drill

    In this video for baseball pitching drills for kids, you will learn the One Knee Drill. The purpose of this drill is to make each pitch as accurate as possible.

  • Baseball Pitching Mechanics 101

    Baseball Pitching Mechanics 101

    If you’re looking for help teaching pitching mechanics, you’ve come to the right place! In this article, I’ll break down the 3 key stages of the pitching motion: windup, stride and release. I’m always interested in your feedback, so be sure to leave a comment in the box below! Step 1: Windup Stance—The stance is [...]

  • Baseball Hitting Mechanics 101

    Baseball Hitting Mechanics 101

    Many coaches write in asking for tips on hitting mechanics. Below are the 6 basic components for teaching an effective baseball swing. Have a look and let me know what you think by leaving a comment in the box below the article. Enjoy! Stance The beginnings of perfect mechanics are the components of the stance.  [...]

  • Baseball Hitting – Choosing The Right Bat

    Baseball Hitting – Choosing The Right Bat

    Looking for baseball hitting tips? Simply choosing the right bat for a player can make a huge difference in how they swing and what kind of results they get.  The bat determines the velocity of the swing, the strength of the impact with the ball and how far the ball will go.  It also controls [...]

  • Youth Baseball Drills: “Roadrunner”

    Youth Baseball Drills: “Roadrunner”

    Here’s a great youth baseball drill for developing speed, agility, and quickness in your players. It’s easy to run, fun for your kids, and will immediately translate into better performance on the field. “Roadrunner” Drill This drill is used to help condition players and to increase their running speed. How it Works: All players line-up [...]

  • Baseball Drills For Kids

    Baseball Drills For Kids

    Here are two of my most popular baseball drills for kids. The focus with each one of these is to develop fundamental skills while teaching your players a love for the game. Don’t forget to leave a comment below this article – let me know what you think, and if you have any baseball drills [...]

  • Baseball Fielding Drills: Around the World and Hit the Cutoff

    Baseball Fielding Drills: Around the World and Hit the Cutoff

    Looking for baseball fielding drills? You’ve come to the right place! In this article, I’ll cover two of my favorite drills for developing throwing and catching skills for your infielders and outfielders. Fielding Drill #1: Around The World The main purpose of this drill is to work on the throws that infielders will be required [...]

Baseball Pitching Drills – Feed the Gorilla & Water Bottle Slam

Baseball Pitching Drills – Feed the Gorilla & Water Bottle Slam

If you’re looking for some excellent pitching drills for your younger players, give these two a try.  They provide quick improvements and the kids have fun with them while getting great conditioning. Feed the Gorilla Here’s a fun pitching drill it’s called feed the gorilla. You get two pitchers to double up as a team. [...]

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Baseball Practice – Triangle Drill

Baseball Practice – Triangle Drill

If you set up in a triangle it works turning the DP with middle player acting as 2nd base.  I love this drill. Simple to explain, fun, and accomplishes so much in a short time! Triangle Drill Groups of 3 players: 1 group on the foul line, 1 at 15 yds into outfield, and 1 [...]

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Ball Tracking & Conditioning Baseball Drill

One of the drills I start off my practice with is a simple out field drill that gets the blood pumping and also works on tracking balls. Ball Tracking & Conditioning Baseball Drill I line up some outfielders along the foul line about ten feet behind third base (they all have a ball).  I or [...]

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Baseball Tips and Drills – Improving Hitting Skills

Baseball Tips and Drills – Improving Hitting Skills

If you’re working with younger players and want to work on their hitting skills, give these tips a try.  The first one uses a basketball to improve strenght and the second one uses varying size items to work on skill. Basketball Drill One good inexpensive idea that helped many of my players was to soft [...]

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Baseball Practice Drill – Zig-Zag Drill

Baseball Practice Drill – Zig-Zag Drill

This is a fast paced baseball drill that can be varied (during the drill) to stretch the better player and softened for the emerging player.  I call it the Zig-Zag Drill. Zig-Zag Drill Set-Up: Set three cones out that if connected with a line, it would form the letter Z.  You should vary the distance [...]

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Baseball Plays – THe FBH Drill & the 4 Watch the Bunt Play

Try these two ideas with your team next practice.  The first is a drill I call the FBH (Fake, Bunt, and Hit) drill. The second idea is a bunt play that you’ll be glad to use in your next game. FBH Drill I call this the FBH drill (Fake, Bunt and Hit Drill). This is [...]

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Baseball Flexibility and Agility Drills – Get Dirty

One of the best current practice drills I use is one I call “Get Dirty”. Not only is this a great drill, but it also is an excellent bonding opportunity for the players, making great stops, diving, throwing, plus a great workout. “Get Dirty” Areas of Focus: Infield Speed (lateral/explosive) Vision and Throwing Conditioning Instructions: [...]

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Baseball Hitting Drill – Bunting Practice Drill

Baseball Hitting Drill – Bunting Practice Drill

I used to use a nice, slow, old pitching machine to teach bunting.  I wasn’t getting the results I wanted, so I have abandoned the machine and now take a two pronged approach. Bunting Practice Drill I throw bunting to each player on the team, from about 15 feet, as often as I can, working [...]

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