More from DrillsSo 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… Read More...
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… Read More...
This one seems hard. I mean don’t you need a baseball field to work on fielding. Surely you need a dad to line the kid up at shortstop, get a bucket of balls, walk over to home plate and toss… Read More...
The key to defense is to throw to a target. If you can get to the ball, you usually have to throw to a target and the accuracy of that throw drives success or failure. Getting it close to the… Read More...
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...
There are so many exercise web sites out there that I really don’t want to repeat them. The key is to do some light running before stretching to get some blood flow to the muscles. Also I do not advocate… Read More...