Joomla! site syndication http://theyouthbaseballcoach.com Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:39:19 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://theyouthbaseballcoach.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://theyouthbaseballcoach.com Joomla! site syndication http://theyouthbaseballcoach.com/content/view/1/9/ We are looking forward to providing you with High Quality Youth Baseball Coaching information and Baseball Drills. The site was created for youth baseball coaches, parents and players who are interested in learning about coaching and playing America's Favorite Pastime - The game that we all love - BASEBALL. We hope that you get as much enjoyment and information from this website as possible. If there is anything that you would like to see in the future, questions you might have, or comments you want us to know about, please let us know. This site is here for you to use. Youth baseball coaching is important today. During the baseball season, a coach has tremendous influence over his players, for good and for bad. A youth coach can demonstrate patience, character, discipline, self control and hard work, or just the opposite. Our players will watch and learn from our words and almost more importantly our actions. There is a great need for quality youth baseball coaches today. As JFK was quoted as saying, Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future. We need to not take the task of coaching lightly. My hope is that this site and the Youth Baseball Coaching Manual will help as many coaches as possible to be the kind of coaches that influence our future leaders for good. Coaches that can teach the importance of the principles that transcend the game of baseball and will help our kids be better people, not simply better ball players. Youth Baseball Coaching:Created for Coaches (New and Old), Parents, Players and anyone interested in coaching youth baseball. Coaching Information to help you coach a youth baseball team. Drills and ideas to get the most out of your practices. Thoughts about coaching and developing a coaching philosophy. News and Products to help you be the best coach you can be. If you haven't seen the video below, you must watch it. To me, this is what sports is all about.jocw-oD2pgo About Us - About Us Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:42:34 +0100 http://theyouthbaseballcoach.com/content/view/17/2/ 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. Youth Coaching Drills - Hitting Drills Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:45:47 +0100 http://theyouthbaseballcoach.com/content/view/6/2/ Level: 1Purpose: To teach your players the proper glove position when catching a ball. Equipment: Glove and tennis balls (or similar soft-type ball that has a little weight to it) Description: Glove positioning when receiving a ball is very important. The earlier you can teach this, the safer and more successful your players will be. Most young players tend to receive a ball that is above their waist with the fingers pointed down and the palm of the glove on top. This can be dangerous as the ball can skip off the glove and hit the player. The proper way to catch a ball above the waist is to rotate the glove so that the fingers are pointing toward the sky. Youth Coaching Drills - Fielding Drills Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:35:15 +0100 http://theyouthbaseballcoach.com/content/view/11/9/ I've been asked, what are the most common coaching mistakes. I've done my best to compile a list. While some might argue with me about these, their order, or the list itself. I really believe that these are valid and important. So, let me know what you think. Here is a list of some of the most common coaching mistakes- FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:15:35 +0100