What follows now is a discussion that makes me feel like I’m giving away the nuclear codes. Getting the hang of this took me a LOT of time of watching videos of major leaguers, frame by frame analysis, talking to college hitting coaches. This is solid gold if you...
There is a section for catching drills. And there is an in-depth report about teaching kids how to throw. This section, however, is about drills where the focus is on both throwing and catching. Diamond Drill Have a player at P, C, 3B, 2B, and 1B. Pitcher throws to...
The number one query that brings folks to this site is PITCHING DRILLS. So I get it, you might be a new coach and you know baseball and you know how to hit and you figure how hard can it be to teach some kids to hit? You throw to them and eventually they’ll hit. Of...
So what are we really doing with all these drills. We are trying to build muscle memory. When you pick up a ball and it’s in a play you don’t think, “Step 1, pick up ball to do that I have to bend my knees, reach down, grasp ball, open fingers, close fingers….”...
OK this one is hard. You need space for real hitting. You can use nets, but most parents don’t have them and if a kid hits a ball they have to go chase it. Batting cages are nice if you have any that are open during the pandemic. If not, hitting off a T is great. Many...
There is a section for catching drills. And there is an in-depth report about teaching kids how to throw. This section, however, is about drills where the focus is on both throwing and catching. Diamond Drill Have a player at P, C, 3B, 2B, and 1B. Pitcher throws to...
