Category: Baseball Hitting Drills
Baseball Practice Games – Rag Ball Junk Ball Hitting and Round the Horn Drill
I like to vary my practices with drills that I call baseball practice games. I use them for hitting and for fielding. The hitting drill I call Rag Ball/Junk Ball Hitting. My favorite drill for fielding is an around the horn drill. Rag Ball/Junk Ball Hitting I set up two or three stations for hitting [...]
Baseball Hitting Drills – Hitting Tee Baseball Drills
We like these baseball hitting drills using a hitting tee base. These two drills will help your players learn how to react to inside pitches, outside pitches and how to develop a downward type swing. Hitting Drill 1 The purpose of this drill is to recognize how to adjust to an inside pitch and [...]
Baseball Hitting Drills – Hitting BASICS!
I have been coaching for a number of years and recently had an opportunity to work with a 6U team. Much to my surprise, the advanced team that I am coaching is now benefiting greatly with these baseball hitting drills. How? BASICS!!! Hitting BASICS Hitting is critical for every team, no matter what age. Don’t [...]
Baseball Batting Drills – Soft Toss Drill & Drop Ball-Quick Bat Drill
You can never have too many baseball batting drills to keep practices lively. I like these two drills because they are quick to implement and are equally effective in improving batting skills. Soft Toss Drill This is one of my favorites to help the batter wait for the change up. It is a soft toss [...]
Baseball Hitting Drills -Pitch Selection
A technique I’ve introduced in baseball at the college level – and would love to see more coaches utilize at the youth levels is with pitch selection. In fact, the first time a team does these baseball hitting drills they will see a huge difference and the kids will gain a better understanding of hitting [...]
Baseball Batting Drills – Bunting Bat and Bunting Drill
If you’re working with your players on bunting skills,here’s an easy, inexpensive way to make an excellent bunting training bat. You need and old wooden bat that is no longer being used and a Bandsaw. How to Make a Bunting Bat Take the old wooden bat to the bandsaw and saw off one third of [...]
Baseball Hitting Drills – Self Flip Drill & Soft Toss
Of all the baseball hitting drills I have tried over the years, here are two which I use over and over. The Self Flip drill is for more advanced players and the soft toss is for younger players. Self Flip The self flip drill is very valuable for advanced hitters. It will force hitters to [...]
Baseball Hitting Drills – Using the Hitting Stick
For my baseball hitting drills, I have utilized the hitting stick in my pre-game routine but not as it is normally used. With this hitting drill, I can simulate the hitting stick coming back at them low, high, and strike zone. Hitting Stick Drill I have the players line up down the foul line. I [...]
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