First baseman

A baseball glove is one of the essential pieces of equipment a baseball player utilizes on the field. It is an extension of the player's hand, and without a youth first base mitt, the player would be constantly exposed to danger due to the intense nature of the game.

Friday Base Running Secrets Essential base running practice

Baseball coaches generally spend a lot of time working on base running with running drills at first base running to, leading off from first base and going to second-base. This is necessary practice, with continual practice good, but youth baseball coaches should not neglect practicing drills going from third base to home plate.

Thursday Throwing Tips Fielding ThrowingDrill

It is common to see a player field a routine ground ball with a fast runner at-bat and make a strong accurate throw to first. On the next batter, who is not nearly so fast, the same fielder eases up on the throw and throws it wildly to first base. Players learn to throw the ball hard to first base, but there are times when they do not need such a hard throw and it is difficult to ease up with the same accuracy.

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