Baseball Drills & Coaching Tips

While coaching 9 & 10 year old little league baseball, many of my 11-players had not had much prior hitting instruction. To get a “bang for the buck” with our limited 1 1/2 hour practice sessions, we used a 4-station approach for our youth baseball practice plans to keep them active and get a lot of repetition.

I have found that there are a wider variety of drills available to infielders, so I looked for inventive ways to add some spice to the baseball outfield drills. This baseball drill also sneaks in some conditioning!

To improve baseball base running with my players I use this relay for our baseball drill. It is a fun way for the boys to build speed and compete to get around the bases as quick as possible.

It requires three baseball coaches to manage this high energy drill. It creates game-like intensity while promoting an aggressive approach to hitting. These fun baseball drills will become the favorite of every team you coach.

It seems simplistic but one of the best baseball practice tips I have found to keep the players interested in taking their game to the next level is to demonstrate a new baseball drill to them, run them through it a few times and then the next time we do it, have players run the drill.