Fundamentals

Are Baseball Drills Good or Bad

Many youth coaches have probably questioned whether baseball drills are necessary and I'm here to tell you they are!

I have heard baseball coaches say, "I never use baseball drills because they create robots of players and get players thinking too much." My first thought is how can coaches not use baseball drillsand my second thought follows, coaching must be very boring without them.

Hitting Instruction Necessities for every Baseball Coach

No matter the ages of players or the experience of the baseball coach, some hitting instruction absolutes exist that all must know and apply. The ironic part of hitting instruction, the more one knows, the more one realizes there is to learn. That fact attests to the difficulty of perfecting the baseball swing, and of coaching hitting.

I have been coaching baseball fundamentals for twenty-seven years now. It took me some years to learn them, though. I am proof that having played at the highest level is no guarantee one knows what they are doing. But after years of study, I figured out some things. But, coaching baseball fundamentals in the most efficient manner is always a work in progress. Thinking back on all the coaching, there are five words (concepts) that are most prominent when teaching the skills and strategy of baseball.

Importance of Little League Baseball Drills

I am often asked by youth baseball coaches what drills they can do to maximize their time when there is limited time to practice or for pregame drills.

Baseball Swing Analysis is So Confusing

Helping other coaches and parents develop an eye for good baseball swing analysis is a funny thing. I often explain to many coaches a couple of basic ways to analyze the baseball swing, and some pick up on it right away and can recognize little things during the fast moving action of the swing, and others just cannot see it, and never seem to "get it."

Baseball Coaching Tips for Catching Position

No one should expect youth baseball coaches to be experts on the game, but they should study up on the following, as most know little about it, and it is vital to a smooth running game.