Archive for October, 2009

Youth Baseball Drills – Star Drill

Youth Baseball Drills – Star Drill

| October 30, 2009 | Comments (0)

We love to implement a baseball drill we call “Star Drill” in our practices. These are excellent youth baseball drills to use throughout the year. They are great drills to put “game like” pressures on the players, and it allows them to build cohesiveness and trust.

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Baseball Throwing Drills – Three in One Drill

Baseball Throwing Drills – Three in One Drill

| October 28, 2009 | Comments (0)

This is one of the baseball throwing drills we use. I call this my three in one baseball drill. It is a fun way for the players to work on throwing, hitting the cut off, and hitting and running.

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Baseball Practice Drills – Six Outs

| October 26, 2009 | Comments (0)

This is one of the baseball practice drills we often end our baseball practice with. We call it 6 outs. The players love this game!

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Baseball Baserunning Drills – Rounding The Bases

Baseball Baserunning Drills – Rounding The Bases

| October 23, 2009 | Comments (0)

One of the baseball baserunning drills that I use during baseball practice helps to make EVERY runner better at cutting the corners while rounding a base.

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Baseball Hitting Practice – Hitting Game

| October 21, 2009 | Comments (0)

This is a hitting game I use for baseball hitting practice to increase “at bat percentage” hits under pressure. As a baseball coach I am always trying to come up with a fun game to wrap up practice and create a good competition as well; this baseball drill works!

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Baseball Batting Drills – The Bucket Game

Baseball Batting Drills – The Bucket Game

| October 19, 2009 | Comments (0)

These baseball batting drills are for your next baseball practice. It’s a great game to keep the kids engaged so they don’t just stand around for the dreaded BP and here’s how it works.

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Coaching Baseball – Communication with Players and Parents

Coaching Baseball – Communication with Players and Parents

| October 16, 2009 | Comments (0)

These are a few thoughts that anyone coaching baseball (or any sport for that matter) should keep in mind for dealing with parents and players behavior. These apply to your baseball practices and games.

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T-Ball Drills – Throwing Tips and Batting Practice

T-Ball Drills – Throwing Tips and Batting Practice

| October 14, 2009 | Comments (0)

As a baseball coach working with younger players, here are a couple of T-ball drills I use often. These are small things that I have done with my kids who are having issues throwing the ball and keeping their head down and eye on the baseball, but they work well.

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