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Good conditioning is necessary for baseball, even though some people may beg to differ. Unfortunately, many kids look at conditioning as if it is a dirty word. The good news is that baseball coaches can build conditioning into their practice routine, without players even noticing what is going on. Of course, a good coaching rule for baseball teams of all levels is that players must run on and off the field between innings. To enforce this hustle on and off the field rule, players, who walk to their positions, get penalized by losing an inning of play at some point, or running a lap after the game. As mentioned, it is easy to build conditioning into practice without players realizing that is the intention.
Above are just some of the many possibilities of how coaches can hide conditioning into normal practices. Of course, a great way to condition the team is with base running practice. The more extensive coaches work on base running, the greater the conditioning for players. Coaches should be careful not to turn running and conditioning into penalties for poor play, but usingpush upsand laps for losing players during competitive drills is OK.
After playing major league baseball, Jack Perconte has taught baseball and softball since 1988 and offered valuable coaching training too. He has helped numerous youth players reach their potential, as well as having helped parents and coaches navigate their way through the challenging world of youth sports. Jack is one of the leading authorities in the areas of youth baseball training and coaching training advice.
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