Drills

How to Coach: Catching #4

How to Catch Lesson #4 – CATCHER THROWING // Review any and all with regard to playing catch, stances, and blocking. Then move into throwing fundamentals.

How to Coach: Ground Balls #1

The first of three How-to-Coach videos for ground ball instruction. Follow this sequence to lay down ground ball fundamentals. Then, run ANY drill and reinforce fundamentals as appropriate.

How to Coach: Catching #3

How to Catch Lesson #3 – BLOCKING // Practice the three stances: 1. Sign-Giving, 2. Comfort; and, 3. Blocking/Throwing. Then move into blocking fundamentals.

Home to First

Baserunning drill highlighting fundamentals of running THROUGH first base bag.

How to Coach: Catching #1

How to Catch Lesson #1 – THROWING // Primarily conducted through standing catch play, focus first on grip (4-seam) and target (head). Add receiving rules (hot spot / elbow below glove), transition (catch center / glove stays), and footwork (R/L/Throw becomes ‘surround’).

How to Coach: Catching #2

How to Catch Lesson #2 – STANCES // Review throwing fundamentals and then move into instruction of the three catcher stances: 1. Sign-Giving, 2. Comfort; and, 3. Blocking/Throwing.

Home Run Derby

Drill for Hitting Station or Early Activity categories. Set up in shallow outfield to create reachable HR distance. Construct points competition based around home runs, distances reached, or goals/markers on high backstop.

Heavy Ball Hitting

Use a soccer ball, volleyball, or deflated basketball to encourage hitters to swing hard! Four regular swings with wiffle or safety-baseballs, then place the heavy ball on the tee for the fifth swing. Have a competition to see who can hit the soccer ball the farthest.