Well last practice I ran a drill that I saw online and then in the game our pitcher who did the drill had a good outing. So what’s the drill you ask? You hold a ball in front of the pitcher, they stand on mound. They stride and receive the ball in their glove....
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...
This drill has many variations. It is outstanding to teach players to get their entire throwing arm into the throw. If a player is short arming their throws or only using their wrist to throw, the towel drill can correct it. No ball is used in the towel drill. You...
Player stands opposite another coach or player. Players face each other torso to torso (belly button to belly button so they are looking directly at each other). Start at a distance of about ten feet and then move back as the player begins to throw accurately....
This drill goes through the entire throwing motion. As the name indicates, it includes the motion in the previous drill and adds the earlier parts of the throwing motion (especially hip rotation) to have the thrower experience the entire package of throwing...
Pitching a ball from 46 feet that will land across a small plate is not at all easy for a typical AA player. An average AA draft (8 and 9 year olds) will of 70-100 players will have about five very solid pitchers, another five probable pitchers and the rest you will...
