Category: Youth Baseball
Baseball Baserunning Drill – T-Ball Pickle Drill
In just my second season of coaching T-Ball, I found that the kids loved the drill called Pickle. It helps the kids learn to throw and catch since they take their minds off the steps and just execute the drill. This can work just as well with your older players as well. Pickle Set up [...]
Youth Baseball Practice Drills – Face the Base & Fielding & Hitting Drill
Try these two youth baseball practice drills to help you assess your players skills at the start of the season and then to help them with their fielding and throwing skills in a short 15 minute drill.The first drill is a throwing drill that I use to assess my team. I call it Face the [...]
T-Ball Coaching – T-Ball Batting Tips
I had a 4 year old t-ball team to coach and was having a real hard time teaching them basic batting skills. I had trouble with: Getting the kids into the batters box, Putting their feet in the correct stance, Putting the bat on their shoulder and not on my head, Getting them to hit [...]
Coaching Youth Baseball – Fear of the Ball Drill
When I was coaching youth baseball I started doing this to help the coach pitch kids (ages 6-7) get use to catching above their head. My hopes are to help those who need it with their fear of the ball and get those gloves up when the ball is above your waste. Fear of the [...]
Youth Baseball Drills – Knock the Rocks and Back Hand Toss
Here are two youth baseball drills that works well with younger kids. The first one is called “Knock the rocks” and works on throwing and fielding. The second one, Back Hand Toss, works on speed and accuracy. Both of these will become favorites and requested by your players–competitive, fast-paced and fun! Knock the Rocks You [...]
Youth Baseball Fielding Drills – Tennis Baseball Drill
I have never seen another coach use a tennis ball and Racquet like I do to teach outfield skills.I have played a lot of tennis in my day and have found it to one of the best hand eye sports out there for kids. I work it in my baseball practices for outfield since I [...]
T-Ball Practice Drills – T-Ball Throwing Skills
With my 5 and 6 year old boys T-ball team, we tried having the boys throw balls back and forth to each other at our first practice. It went badly because no one can throw well or catch well. The players were afraid they were going to get hit by the wild throws or the [...]
Fun Baseball Drills – Monster Hitting Drills
While coaching 6, 7 & 8 yr olds, we used these monster hitting drills. During batting drills we set up three stations so as to keep all kids engaged and focused, tough at the early stages of baseball development. Monster Hitting Drills Station 1: Transformer: Soft Toss in Right field with Baseballs Station 2: Terminator: [...]
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