This drill teaches pitchers and catchers to work together on pitch location and tempo — keeping the catcher set up at the corners so the glove barely moves when the pitch is on target. Equipment: Bucket of balls, pitching plate, home plate Players needed: 2 or maybe 3...
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....
During the offseason, I resume one of my eternal quests, to write a really simple book for new coaches. The one I have on the website is long and I think it’s complete, but I think it can be boiled down and amplified for just new coaches of T-ball, machine...
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....
