The Youth Baseball Coach

Level: 2

Purpose: To give players lots of bunting reps. 

Equipment: Balls, bats, bases, paint or chalk, candy (optional)

Description:  This drill will allow for lots of bunting repetitions for your players.  Using chalk, paint or candy to mark out bunting targets makes the game more fun.

Level:All

Purpose: To develop player's ability to catch and turn and throw quickly and accurately.

Equipment: Gloves and balls.

Description:  This drill will give players a lot of throws and catches as well as stress the proper way to receive a ball and the proper way to turn and throw quickly.

Level: 2

Purpose: To teach players to swing through the ball, thus increasing their power.

Equipment: A flat soccer ball, a plunger and a batting tee.

Description:  This drill will force a swing harder, by forcing them to hit a ball off the tee that is heavier than a baseball. By doing this, players will learn to swing harder and will naturally develop more of a follow through to their swing.

Level: ALL

Purpose: To work on your player's proper positioning and receiving of ground balls

Equipment: Plastic Balls

Description:  This is a great way to analyze and work with players on the fundamentals of receiving ground balls

Level: All

Purpose: To work on your player's throwing and infielding skills

Equipment: Bucket, Balls, Gloves

Description:  This game is a favorite or my players. It works on many different aspects of fielding and gives players a lot of throws.

Level: 2

Purpose: To teach a batter how to swing level or slightly down on the ball

Equipment: Bat, Tee, Balls, Chair (metal folding chair works great)

Description:  This drill will force a player to keep the bat level when swinging by making the batter swing over the back of a chair before hitting the ball off of the tee.