Walking Lunges work several of the same muscles as Leaping Lunges, but different ones as well. Walking Lunges work the quadriceps, hamstrings, gluteals, calves, and inner thighs; basically, Walking Lunges work the entire leg. This is a great exercise when teaching little league baseball to target the entire leg in a short time. If done right, these lunges will produce quick results in strengthening and toning the entire leg.
Coaches for little league baseball teams need to work on strength and conditioning in addition to coaching the skills for playing baseball. Helping your baseball players develop strong quadriceps is essential. Add the following exercise to your conditioning routine.
For baseball and softball players to jump high enough to catch flying balls and run fast enough to beat a baseman, they need strong leg muscles. While the running drills will help with this, drills based just on leg strength are also important. For high school coaching as well as little league, this drill does that–placing an emphasis on the quadriceps and the glutes.
The focus today for youth little league baseball is on sprints for strength and conditioning.
To continue with our coaching tips for little league baseball, this is the first of two running drills. It is called Mountains. To do this drill, there need to be lines drawn on the ground, such as those on a basketball court, or landmarks outside for athletes to follow. These distances should be relatively regular in intervals, and there should be no more than 5 of them.
