Baseball Practice Plans – Stations
One of my favorite practice plans is to set up different stations around the field. You will need to split the team up into three sets of kids. 3 to 4 kids per set. You will need, two buckets of balls, a Tee and two nets. Station Baseball Practice Station 1 I have a soft [...]
Catcher Drills for Base Stealing
Having been a catcher in my playing days, I know the need for hard accurate throws when runners steal. Unfortunately it is one accept of the game which is not practiced enough at Junior level, and I started doing this practice with my teams. Catcher Drills for Base Stealing Aim of the drill is to [...]
Baseball Outfield Drills – Catching Drill for Outfielders
I have a drill that is excellent for outfielders. It is JUST a catching drill; no throwing involved. It goes pretty quick so if you have 10 or 12 players there isn’t much standing around. Catching Drill for Outfielders You can do this drill a couple of ways. Put your first player in left field [...]
Coaching Tips for Youth Baseball – Fear of the Ball and The Talk Ball
When you’re working with younger and/or first time players you have many areas to cover besides teaching skills. One of the most frequent is “fear of the ball”. This is followed by getting their attention and teaching them to listen to you and to their teammates. Old Socks and Fear of the Ball Here is [...]
Coaching Baseball – Statue Throwing Drill
Nothing wild here, but a slight take off on your “Show the Ball” drill that worked well with my team was incorporating it into a game of “Statue”. Statue Throwing Drill When you call out “Statue”, all of the kids are supposed to become statues in the throwing position with the proper grip. Because they [...]
Baseball Defensive Drill – Double Play Drill
My players were in a tournament this past weekend and lost. Part of the reason we lost was that we gave up several opportunities to turn some double plays as we couldn’t execute on a basic infield pop fly with a runner taking a big lead. Double Play Drill I used a pitching machine and [...]
Baseball Hitting Drills – Hitting Zones and Hitting Box
Our baseball practices always include hitting drills. Hitting and fielding are so key to the teams success. Here are 3 quick drills or tips to use to help your players improve their hitting skills. NO BAT Hitting Drill This drill forces the batter to look the ball all the way through the hitting zone. The [...]
Youth Baseball Drills – T-Ball Throwing Drill
Here are the summarized steps I go through with teaching my T-ball kids who are just getting started on the fundamentals of throwing. Give these a try with your young players and they will have a great foundation for the sport. T-Ball Throwing Drill Group Knee Position – Throwing & Catching (All Kids) 10 min [...]
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