Baseball Drills and Coaching Tips for Parents
[do action=”add-youtube-video” id=”5XTQ8DinUcU” name=”Teaching the Baseball Rundown” duration=”T3M13S” description=”The Baseball rundown happens when a runner is stuck between bases. This video shows you how to execute the rundown.” height=”337.5″ width=”600″/] When a runner is stuck between two bases, you have to rundown the runner and tag them. Depending on how you teach it, the rundown […]
The Bottom Hand Soft Toss Drill is a more advanced drill. It can help with hand-eye coordination as well as more solid contact. This drill also teaches the hitter to let the legs initiate the swing instead of pulling with the upper body. You can also try this drill off the tee instead of with […]
When teaching the curveball to a pitcher, you want to teach an effective curveball. There are 5 keys to an effective curveball. Create Maximum Top Spin Use Fastball Arm Action Incorporate Appropriate Leverage Release Producing Vertical Break Linear Finish in Proper Fielding Position It is easier to teach new things through isolation drills. Here […]
As you already know, if you increase bat speed, you increase the power or distance that you can hit the ball. But, how do you increase bat speed? There are two thoughts on the swing. Linear Mechanics vs Rotational Mechanics. Linear is a forward movement toward the ball. While rotational is a spinning movement. Happy Gilmore would […]
The Relay Plus drill is an extension of the outfield relay. You can think of it as the double-cut except you will have them go back up the line of kids. You take four kids and space them out in one line. They need to be far enough to throw to each other. Then they […]
Here is a Wiffle Ball Drill that you can use for your younger kids. It is one of those drills where you are trying to have them work with something that is more difficult than usual in order to make the real thing seem easier. The Wiffle Ball Drill will help refine the kids’ hand-eye coordination. […]
Staying connected is letting your whole body work together. Hence… Connected! Some say it is the engine that drives the baseball swing. But, the main message is that your legs, hips, and back are stronger than your arms. This article tries to describe the “Staying Connected” concept. One part I likes was when it finally broke down […]
The four corners drill can be thought of as around the horn. Four players are positioned at each base and home plate and you have them throw it around in order. It can also be switched to go the other direction. You can also direct your kids to throw the ball across the diamond. As a baseball […]
This article has 3 drills to help with Baserunning. Base Stealing Drill All runners have to know how to react when they are given the signal to steal second or third base First Base to Third Base Drill Good base-runners can go from first base to third base on a base hit. Base Running Relay […]
The change-up is a very effective tool for changing speeds as a pitcher. But, it is all in the change-up grip. You don’t want to teach your kid to slow down their arm speed, you want the change-up grip to do all of the work. [do action=”quote”]Don’t slow down your motion in order to make […]
