Coming up with new baseball drills for your T-ball players can sometimes be a challenge. Here are some baseball hitting training aids that Brenda and TJ sent in that are working great for them. Try them out and see how they work for you.
From Brenda…
T-Ball
We direct our 5 year old T-ballers hits with a simple idea. To ensure a well placed hit, we tell the kids that if the play is on 1st base move the right foot 1/2 step towards 1st base as this stance will promote a hit to left field. If the play is on 3rd, move the right foot 1/2 step backwards towards 3rd base which promotes a hit to right field.
Even 5 year olds can remember to move the foot towards the base where the play is. Usually the opposing team is calling out the play, which helps our hitters figure this out on their own. We call it “one step forward, one step back, hit the ball into the gap”.
From TJ…
T-Ball — Thunder Stick Drill
Materials Needed:
Plastic practice golf balls
Easton Thunder Stick (Training device for improving hand-eye coordination, about the same thickness of a broom stick, except it’s aluminum).
You can do soft toss or pitch the practice golf balls. GREAT hand-eye coordination tool!!!
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