
When coaching youth baseball (ages 8-11), we practice 3X a week before games start up for the season. The last baseball practice day of the week I have them scrimmage themselves.
I put my starters out, rotating the pitchers every inning. It’s a great evaluation tool for me, especially weeks before games start so it tells volumes as to what needs to be worked on as a team and individually.
The players love it because it gives them a competitive edge, more so they can see how they stack up against other members of the team. That point in itself has helped a few of my players as I’ve noticed more hustle on the field & more focus on their work ethic when doing miscellaneous baseball drills throughout other practices.
We have also been working on quick feet with good throws: 2 lines, facing each other, throw a ground ball; other line charges, proper body position, quick change in feet and a good throw back to the other line. After every touch of the ball, the player moves to the end of the other line.
This baseball drill moves fast and can keep them focused on the baseball (grounders) and also on quick feet with placement of the feet (left foot forward throw for right handers for example) and gets them throwing on the run. This is not a new drill, but has worked wonders in our team.
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I put my starters out, rotating the pitchers every inning. It’s a great evaluation tool for me, especially weeks before games start so it tells volumes as to what needs to be worked on as a team and individually.
The players love it because it gives them a competitive edge, more so they can see how they stack up against other members of the team. That point in itself has helped a few of my players as I’ve noticed more hustle on the field & more focus on their work ethic when doing miscellaneous baseball drills throughout other practices.
We have also been working on quick feet with good throws: 2 lines, facing each other, throw a ground ball; other line charges, proper body position, quick change in feet and a good throw back to the other line. After every touch of the ball, the player moves to the end of the other line.
This baseball drill moves fast and can keep them focused on the baseball (grounders) and also on quick feet with placement of the feet (left foot forward throw for right handers for example) and gets them throwing on the run. This is not a new drill, but has worked wonders in our team.
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