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Throwing Relay Race
In baseball, we tend to emphasize - as we should - the need to get rid of the ball quickly. Of course, that doesn’t do us any good if the throws aren’t good, or the other guy drops it. Use this little drill as a competition to practice go...
Run Quality Practices With Stations
So, it’s time for baseball practice. After some good warmups - maybe a short jog, defintiely some throw and catch - you are ready to begin. You line your fielders up in their positions and begin hitting grounders. In order to give some game sit...
Selecting a Proper Youth Baseball Bat
Possibly the most important choice your player will make prior to any given season is on what bat to use. There are a host of different choices out there, ranging from inexpensive ($20-$30) to extremely pricey ($250+). You’ll need to decide wha...
Run Past First Base on Every Hit
I cannot count the number of times I have watched a young player get out on a play when they should have been safe at first, had they simply ran hard. This is a very preventable out, and one that will cost you several runs over the course of the se...
Baserunning Drill for Balls in the Dirt
A big part of successful baserunning involves properly reading balls in the dirt. This drill will help your players to learn to properly judge the trajectory of a pitched ball that bounces in the dirt. Station a baserunner at each base - first, secon...
Making Practice Fun and Effective
Baseball practice can be, by definition, a chore. In order to perfect game-related skills, players must perform repetitive, sometimes mundane tasks in a quest to build muscle memory and skill. Even so, beware of making practice boring - players who d...
The Classic Fence Drill
If you have a player who is suffering from a long, looping swing, then the old standby of the fence drill may be just the prescription for what ails him. In hitting, the name of the game is batspeed, period. In order to obtain optimal batspeed, the b...
Improve Throwing Accuracy
This is a fun, productive drill, especially for younger kids,though older kids can gain benefit from it, too. It focuses on the importance of getting rid of the ball in a hurry. Split your squad into two teams. Line the first team up, one behind anot...
Use Colored Dots to Improve Batter Recognition
One of the biggest challenges encountered by youth baseball coaches is the difficulty that players have in following and identifying the pitch. In younger players, a common problem is that the batter doesn’t pick up the ball until it is too clo...
Hitting Drill: Gripping The Bat
Anyone working with 6-10 year old players can tell you that there is nothing beloved more by these youngsters than the excitement of hitting a baseball. Batting is a love that begins during these early years, and often times remains the part of the g...
Front Foot Down
As young hitters watch many different hitting styles in the Major Leagues, they will inevitably pick up some ideas for hitting stances, loads, and swings that might work for them. Many fundamentals of hitting are the same across all of these styles, ...
Hitting Drills: Advanced Tee Drill Tips
As many high school and youth league baseball players begin practicing for the beginning of the new season, there are some additional tips that any hitter can use to get the most out of the swings they take off of the batting tee. These tips are gear...
Baseball Coaching Practice - Four Man Cut Off
This baseball coaching practice drill will show players that they need to hit the man helping them to get the ball in to the infield. What you need – Have a man at shortstop, 2nd base, right and left field to do this drill. How this drill works –...
