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7 Tips for Teaching Better Outfield Footwork to Kids

February 18, 2013 By CoachMyKid Leave a Comment

Good outfield footwork can make playing the outfield easier and can also increase your kids outfield coverage. By teaching your kids proper footwork, you can decrease the number of balls that drop in for base hits. 1) It first starts with mental preparation, knowing how many outs there are and where the base-runner’s are located. Great outfielders […]

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First Base Footwork: Don Mattingly Shows You How

February 8, 2013 By CoachMyKid Leave a Comment

The footwork at first base isn’t complex, but you need to know how to teach it. Don Mattingly teaches how to find the base and adjust your stretch depending on where the ball is hit and where the throw is going. See full story on youtube.com Related posts: 7 Tips for Teaching Better Outfield Footwork […]

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How to Field the Bunt

February 5, 2013 By CoachMyKid Leave a Comment

The bunt usually happens in the most crucial parts of the game. The other team is trying to move a runner to second or third so that they can tie the game or for a go-ahead run. Having the proper instruction will increase the odds that your team will make the play.   There are […]

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How to Execute a Baseball Rundown

February 5, 2013 By CoachMyKid Leave a Comment

[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 […]

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