Teaches batters to track an incoming ball without flinching. Equipment: balls and glove Players needed: 3 1. Have the player act like a hitter but with a glove on. 2. Toss the ball to them and have them turn and catch it. 3. Repeat the turn-and-catch over and over. 4....
This drill teaches batters to track the ball without flinching so they can stay balanced and make contact. Equipment: bucket of tennis balls Many players have a fear of the ball when you first start pitching to them. They might… Read More...
Teaches hitters to load properly, separate their stride from their swing, and trust their eyes by tracking a small ball. Equipment: Bucket of small wiffle balls, swiftstick Players needed: 1 1. Have the batter pick up the swiftstick so they… Read More...
I hope I have this written up somewhere on the web site, but today at practice I brought a bucket full of whiffle balls and some pickle balls and some tennis balls and a Swiftstick and I threw to some… Read More...
So our team has had an optional batting practice the last couple of weeks and I thought it’d be interesting to share what works and what doesn’t. It hasn’t been a rushed batting practice before our game like the photo… Read More...
And so it came to pass that I was asked to be an assistant for a fall majors team. I had just coached a AA team this spring, and I wondered how it would go—would I survive the sudden leap… Read More...
