Paper Cup Pitching Drill
Purpose This drill prevents the pitcher from reverse spinning their back foot on the throw. Set Up Place a paper cup behind the pushoff foot along the edge of the rubber....
Heavy Bag Knockdown Hitting Drill
Purpose Batter works on moving body forward during swing, feeling resistance and following through. Set Up Batter stands at tee in normal batting stance. A ball is NOT placed...
Perfect Outs Defense Drill
Purpose The purpose of this drill is to improve general team defense. Set Up Have players take their positions on the field. Coach is at-bat. Execution Defense is required to...
Throwing Footwork Progression
Purpose Outfielders learn proper footwork to gather themselves, plant, point the glove, hop and turn, and finish. Set Up Set three cones in an open space, approximately 1 yard...
Right To Left Pitching Drill
Purpose Pitchers perfect their motion and aim to get good right to left action (or left to right for left-handers). Set Up Pitcher lines up anywhere on the field. He has a...
How to Run a Baseball Practice
Being a baseball coach isn’t easy. And one of the biggest challenges is learning how to run a baseball practice. You’re often working with a big group of energetic kids, and...
Stride Box Hitting Drill
Purpose The stride box helps player keep foot closed and maintain a firm front side Set Up Make a stride box by nailing together two 2×4’s (each roughly 12” long) into an...
Fielding-Themed Practice Plan
Does your team need help with their fielding? Want to eliminate errors and improve your defensive execution? Try this fielding-themed practice plan! It starts off with a...
120 Minute High School Baseball Practice Plan
Are you coaching kids over 14? Here’s a fun high school baseball practice plan that will engage your players and improve their skills. We’ll start off with a...
90 Minute Little League Practice Plan
Looking for a little league practice plan? You’ve come to the right place! Below, you’ll find a detailed practice template which is designed for 6-12 year olds....
Baseball Practice Plan Template
Here’s a baseball practice plan template that’s focused on hitting fundamentals for kids age 8-12. It runs roughly 60-90 minutes, but you can adjust the individual...
60 Minute Youth Baseball Practice Plan
This youth baseball practice plan is designed for beginner teams (age 6-8). The focus is on basic fundamentals and tactics, and it includes drills for warmup, fielding,...
One Adjustment To Make Any Pitching Drill Easy On Your Arm!
Pitchers pitch. It’s what they do. Some of them pitch until their arms fall off! And that’s the thing – there’s only so many pitches you can throw a day before you’ll wear...
“Blocking Pitches” Drill for Catchers!
Do you have the toughness necessary to play behind the plate? When you start blocking pitches, you are going to find out in a hurry if you have that degree of toughness. In...
Hitting Drills for Creating a Powerful Swing!
One of the biggest problems of young batters is a tendency to lead with the hands. To the naked eye, it looks as if all the power in a baseball swing comes from the hands, but...
3 Ways to Improve Agility and Gain Explosive Quickness
In today’s blog post, I’m going to discuss a variety of baseball conditioning drills that will work on agility and quickness. Line Drills These are simple–a...
Running Grid Conditioning & Agility Drills
There are a hundred different drills you can do with a running grid. I am going to show you quite a few that you can incorporate into your practice plan right away! In...
The “High Five” Drill for Proper Throwing Mechanics
In today’s video blog post, we are demonstrating an excellent throwing mechanics drill called the “High Five” Drill. This is a great drill to use with your...