Baseball Drills for 11 and 12 Year Olds

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11 and 12 year old baseball players typically have at least two or three years of kid pitch under their belt and are ready to really step up their level of play.
Boys at this age will start to make plays that will impress you.

More hitters will start to hit the baseball out of the infield.
And outfielders will start to make more catches than they drop.
Baseball drills for 11 and 12 year olds need to keep up with these growing skills.

Switching Teams

Many players will switch teams during these ages and you will see new teams forming. Skill levels start to separate players into different leagues and tournaments.
At these ages more and more teams start to travel. State tournaments become more than just a handful of teams.
Many teams will start to play fall baseball.
In other words a lot of players, parents and teams step up their competition.

You will also start to see the first fall out of some players. Football players will skip fall ball and slowly drop out of baseball.
Many basketball players will do the same. However many of those players will stay with baseball a few more years in the recreational leagues.
Baseball will be played at many different levels. So baseball drills for 11 and 12 year olds will need to be mixed up for your level of play.
Having said that, baseball drills for 11 and 12 year olds is about the last ages where every level of teams should do the same drills.
It is just that competitive teams will practice them more. Baseball teams at all levels should be able to learn relay and cutoff drills.
All pitchers at this age should learn to cover first base on grounds ball to the right side of the infield.
You can learn that drill and many other great pitching drills at the pitching page.

No Curve Balls

I am a big believer that boys 11 and 12 years old should not be throwing curve balls or any other breaking pitches.
Their arms have just not developed enough to withstand that kind of punishment. And more than likely they will not receive the proper instructions.
Please just have them work on hitting locations. Have your pitchers work on keeping the baseball down and moving it from inside to outside.
Check this article, Baseball Pitching Drills, for more baseball drills for 11 and 12 year olds and pitching tips.

Batting Drills

Hitting Drills should continue to be about the same as before, just more practice time. If pitchers are following the tips in the last paragraph, then hitters need to keep improving.

You are never too old to practice off the tee

They need to work on covering the whole plate. If you are throwing batting practice, be sure and mix up the throws. Give them a taste of inside and outside pitches.
Good pitchers at this age are going to hit those spots.
And by all means add bunting practice to your baseball drills for 11 and 12 year olds.
It takes some good hand eye coordination to hit a baseball. But anyone can be taught to bunt. Be sure they square up towards the field and slide the top hand down the bat.
A hitter who is struggling at the plate will feel good about himself if he can bunt the winning run over to second.
I’m not advocating taking the bat out of anyone’s hand very often. But if it is late in a close game, then by all means go ahead.

Fielding Drills

Teams this age should be able to turn a double play now and then. They should definitely be getting the lead runner on infield plays.
Check out our infield throwing article for more baseball drills for 11 and 12 year olds infielders.

Outfield Drills

Like I said above, outfielders should start making more plays. More baseball drills for 11 and 12 year olds needs to be devoted to outfield play.
And it is time to start putting some of your faster players in the outfield. You don’t just try and hide your weaker fielders in the outfield anymore.
Your centerfielder should be one of your more athletic players. This is the perfect age for the outfielder’s drill on the Baseball Practice Drills page.
Be sure and check it out and run that drill a lot.
I talked about how players change teams a lot during these ages.
Lots of players this age and parents of these players decide they want more competition in baseball, or not.
To get better at playing baseball you need to play better competition. And to have success playing better competition you need to practice more.
As always, remember to make sure your players are having some fun.

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Baseball Drills for 15 Year Olds and Up

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Baseball Drills for 15 Year Olds and Up

Welcome to the big time. From here on out you will be playing on regulation size fields.
No more short fences or short bases.
Every distance on the field will be the same as major league fields.

So be sure and use full size fields when practicing baseball drills for 15 year olds and up.

Welcome to School Ball

Lots of new things happen once the players turn 15.
Most players will be freshmen in high school and in the spring will play their first school ball games.
Many, if not all of your players will only play baseball in high school.
And most of your players will specialize in one position. So you may have lots of players who are PO, pitchers only.
Now the bad news, as the coach of high school age players your responsibility has grown.
The kids on your team really need a winter workout program. Do you know how long high school baseball tryouts last?
Where I live it is three to four days. This means kids had better show up in shape and ready to play.
And the preseason camp in high school baseball is very short; maybe two weeks. That leaves very little time for individual training or teaching.

Winter Workout Program

the high school baseball season. And I’m not talking about individual batting lessons or trips to the batting cages.
I’m talking about a running program, a workout program, and then some hitting and pitching workouts.
This article, Baseball Batting Training, talks about training drills batters should be doing.
Near the middle of the article is a few paragraphs about finding a good, affordable personal trainer for the whole team. If you want to really help your players out give this article a read.

For pitchers’ training please read Pitching Drills, Tips and Nerves. The workout description starts down about the middle of the article with bullpens.

However, you do not want to have your pitchers throw bullpens until the middle of December or early January. Give the pitchers a couple of months rest after the fall ball season.
To summarize a good winter workout, here is what should be included.
First let the players have a few weeks off after fall ball concludes. As I said above, pitchers should be given a couple of months off from throwing, but not the other workouts.
Second, once the break is over, the team should start meeting with a trainer.
Workouts should become a big part of baseball drills for 15 year olds and up.

Weekly Workouts

On a weekly basis, or twice a week if possible, the players should go through a stretching and agility workout.
Included with this should be a lot of work with band resistance training.
This is a great way in get your muscles in shape without bulking up by lifting weights.
You see, baseball drills for 15 year olds and up does not always involve a bat or baseball.
Also on a weekly basis the hitters should take some type of batting practice.
This can be from a pitching machine, someone throwing batting practice, or by soft toss.
It is good to keep the memory muscles tuned up in the hitting swing. Workouts have slipped into baseball drills for 15 year olds and up, but batting is still the king of practice.
Never abandon batting sessions.

Pitchers should be doing a lot of running since they are not throwing for a couple of months.
They might as well start getting use to all the running pitchers do in college. Then after their pitching down time is over, they should start throwing bullpens once a week.

Find Guest Speakers on High School Tryouts

These programs should carry your players into their high school baseball tryouts.
If it is their first year trying out, find a couple of guest speakers to talk on the subject of high school tryouts.
Unless they have an older brother who played high school baseball, your players probably have no idea how school ball operates.
A couple of a words of wisdom will help them big time.

During Summer Practices Use Lots of Team Drills

After school ball is over, your team will probably start playing right away.
There may be some time for practices. If you can get some practices in, then work on team drills.
Do a lot of situational drills, where you have a runner on first or second and the ball is to such and such a position.
Here are a couple of articles on situations a team will likely encounter over the summer. Take a look at Relay Throws and the Cutoff Man and Infield Throwing and Double Plays.

Hitters should always be hitting when not playing games.
And pitchers should throw a bullpen whenever they go a week without pitching.
During the busy summer, each player may have to schedule his own personal batting or pitching practice.
It is time for them to show some responsibility for their own preparations.

You Will Be Proud

I know that a winter workout program will take a lot of time and energy.
But it is something that will set you and your team a part from most of the other teams.
Baseball drills for 15 year olds and up can make a big difference in making the high school baseball team or not.
When all of your players make the high school team, you can feel proud that you played a big hand in their success.

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Baseball Drills for 9 and 10 Year Olds

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Welcome to real baseball.
That is what my grandson said it when he turned 9 and started playing kid pitch.
No more coaches on the field.
The pitcher is now trying to get you out.
Score is officially kept.
I know at younger ages many parents kept score, but now there is an official scorekeeper.

And baseball drills for 9 and 10 year olds are more advanced and you can do things beside hit off the tee or run the bases.
Pre-planning practices is now a must.
Nine and ten year olds get bored fast, so practices need to be fast paced and keep as many players as possible active

Find Good AssistantCoaches

You also need to carefully pick your assistants. They need to be reliable and somewhat knowledgeable about baseball.
Baseball drills for 9 and 10 year olds are more than just waving your arms on the base paths.
You need some coaches who know the proper way to throw a baseball or swing a bat. There understanding doesn’t have to be in great detail, just the basic techniques.
Life will be so much better if you can run more than one station at practice.
Lining up 10 or 11 kids at shortstop and hitting them ground balls is boring.
You will lose your players interest fast and then bigger problems arise. Try to keep everyone just one or two rotations from being active.
If you pre-plan the practice it is not hard.

Pitching Coach

One coach you need for sure is someone to work with your pitchers.
None of your players will have more than a year or two of experience in pitching, and most probably none.
Be sure and read the articleBaseball Pitching Instructions.
There are a lot of tips in that article for beginning pitchers. All your pitchers should throw at least once a week.
You see, baseball drills for 9 and 10 year olds is getting more detailed.
Be prepared.

Pitcher Tryouts

At nine or ten years old many kids are not ready to be pitchers.
But it is in your best interest and the team’s best interest to try everyone out at pitching.

A player or two might just surprise you.
There is an old saying that you can never have enough pitching, and that it true even at nine and ten years old.
Please read this article,The Baseball Pitching Life for some helpful tips.
The article is written for baseball coaches and parents of kids who pitch.

Throwing Drills

Baseball drills for nine and ten year olds should include a lot of throwing drills.
Throwing and catching the baseball is something that takes many years to master.
Now is the age to have the players practice these skills as much as possible.
In the article, Infield Throwing there are some fun baseball drills to practice throwing.
For 9 and 10 years olds throwing accurately is not automatic.
Later on, after they have made thousands of throws it becomes automatic. But at this age they need to concentrate on their throwing.

Batting Drills

Also include in your baseball drills for 9 and 10 year olds plenty of batting time.
Once kid pitch starts batters needs to be able to swing properly without thinking about it.
They are going to have to concentrate on the pitch.

So there is no time to think about keeping their hands up or striding towards the baseball. Those things have to start coming naturally.
And the best way for that to happen is with lots of practice using the proper techniques.
This article, Batting Techniques has some detailed hitting instructions.
One drill many coaches, both little league and high school, will not do is have kids pitch to kids during practice.
Boys are so competitive and the fear is pitching to each other will cause some friction.
I do understand their concern, but I believe everyone can benefit from this baseball drill.
To keep the pitchers from over throwing, tell them to only throw about 95 percent.
And make sure they are not throwing any breaking pitches.
Unless you keep an eye on them, 9 and 10 year olds will experiment with curve balls. And they are way too young to be throwing them.

Fielding Drills

Last but not least of our baseball drills for 9 and 10 year olds is fielding.
Fielding ground ball cleanly and making accurate throws to first base is about all you can hope for.
That whole sequence takes a lot of different skills. The proper foot work, bending over to field the baseball and then good throwing techniques.
Lots of room for error in that play. And if all that happens, the first baseman has to make the catch.

The other tough task for 9 and 10 year olds is catching fly balls.
For safety reasons I would suggest using a tee ball (any ball softer than a baseball).
Fear of the baseball is in the minds of most players at 9 and 10.
Anything you can do to help eliminate that fear will be helpful.
After your first or second practice of the season jolt down on paper how the team looks and how practices are going.
Be sure and write down some details, like few of the players can make the throw from third to first, or all of our pitchers can’t find home plate.
Put that sheet away until after the season is over. Give it to your wife or husband to hold all to.
Then, after the season is over revisit that sheet of paper. I’m willing to bet that there has been a major amount of improvement.
Baseball drills for 9 and 10 year olds help make these the most improved years.
Be a helpful coach to your players and have well planned practices. Your reward for this hard work will be seeing the improvement in each and every player.
One last comment, keep it fun.
Winning is great, but at 9 and 10 years old development is more important.
No one ever makes their high school baseball team at 10 years old. So work hard and have some fun.

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Baseball Drills For 8 Year Olds

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All across the country there are different opinions on what 8 year olds should be playing.
Should kid pitch start at this age, or will another year of coach’s pitch or machine pitch be more helpful?
Many leagues have gone to a combination of both kid pitch and coach’s pitch.

More Coaches Pitch

Here is my two cents worth on this subject.
I feel a majority of 8 year olds players would benefit from another year of coach’s pitch.

Baseball drills for 8 year olds becomes tough because of two different skill levels. Some kids never get a good chance to make up this difference and soon drop out of baseball.
A combination league of kid pitch, and then after three walks in a inning go to coach’s pitch is not a bad idea.
It does break the ice on kid pitching, and at the same time keeps the game from being a walkathon.
Lots of leagues report that coaches and parents approve and really enjoy this rule.
My objection would be that most eight year olds are still not ready for kid pitch, even with this rule.

Baseball Tip – Playing Up

My belief, and I did it with my youngest son, is if your eight year old is hitting and throwing on an above average level, then move them up to play with nine year olds and play kid pitch.
I actually moved my son up to a nine year old team when he was seven, and he played with these ten year olds when he was eight.

He was advanced for his age, and he enjoyed playing with kids who could catch and throw the baseball.
He also held his own with hitting kid pitch. The whole experience was a good challenge for him.
I never thought about it with our oldest son, and it was not a good idea for our middle son.
Every child is different, so you will have do your own evaluation and decide.
At ten my son played with eleven year olds and then at eleven he played with his own age group.
If your son plays up in age there is one thing to remember.
When the other boys on the team become freshmen in high school they will not start summer ball until late May or early June because of school ball.
You will want to find a team that is your son’s own age by at least the seventh or eighth grade.

Baseball Tip – Baseball Drills for 8 Year Olds

I will start off describing baseball drills for 8 year olds who are playing coach’s or machine pitch, and then add a few more helpful drills if your team is playing kids pitch.
If it is your second or third year of coach’s or machine pitch you can probably just throw batting practice and do soft toss.
During soft toss you can observe their swings and make adjustments as necessary.

By eight years old throwing should be coming around.
Some of your kids will be able to throw from shortstop to first base and the rest should be able to throw from second base to first base.
The throws might not be on the money, but they should be fairly close.
Baseball drills for 8 year olds is sometimes about just getting it close.

Warm Up Drills

As always, have the boys start practice by warming up their arms playing catch. Watch for any needed adjustments to their throwing motion during this warm up.
They should be stepping towards the direction they want to throw. They should be extending their arms back behind their body and then following on thru once they have thrown the baseball.
Start them out close together and then have them move farther apart. Keep moving them apart until they reach their maximum throwing distance.
Each practice you should see their maximum throwing distance improving.
Again, baseball drills for 8 year olds will be a little rough in the beginning, but improvement is not far away.

Fielding Drills

Besides lots of hitting drills at eight years old you should also start lots of fielding drills.
The fielding drills I have described on other pages of this website have all involved including a runner for some competition.
Eight year olds are probably not ready to field and throw ground balls with runners involved. But it will happen in games so you might introduce runners in your fielding drills after a few practices.
There is nothing new about fielding baseball drills for 8 year olds. It is done just like when you were a kid.
Place fielders at each infield position and hit them ground balls. This is a good age to start teaching them what a force out is at second and third base.
In others words, teach them when they have to tag a runner and when they just have to step on the base.

After they understand the force out rule, and are getting better at fielding and throwing, start working on turning double plays.
Yes, I know, they still struggle to get outs at first. But show them there is more to learn and they need to keep working hard.
Typically at eight years old you are going to play your best fielders on the infield. So fly ball drills to the outfield will be shaky, maybe not even safe.
You could work with the outfield on getting the baseball and throwing it back to the infield.
If they get good at relaying the baseball back in it will help a lot.

Base Running Drills

Running the bases is one other area to work with eight year olds on.
By eight years old they should be running thru first base, not stopping on the bag.
And you should start teaching them to watch and listen to the first base coach. He could be sending them to second and they need to watch for that.
And then once they are headed to second base they need to learn to watch the third base coach for new instructions.
Doing running drills at a few practices should lead to good base running in games.
If your team is playing kid’s pitch then I also would suggest you read these two articles on throwing and pitching:Baseball Throwing Drills and Little League Pitching Drills.
Those two articles should provide plenty of information for eight year pitchers.

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baseball drills for 13 year olds

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Sometime during the next two years you will probably be playing baseball at the 60/90 distances (pitching mound 60 feet 6 inches and bases 90 feet apart).
Different parts of the country change to the 60/90 distance at different ages.
Some organizations, like USSSA, offer you the choice of 60/90 or 54/80 at the age of 14.

Our baseball drills for 13 and 14 year olds can be used for teams that play at either distance.
My thought on playing at 60/90 is the sooner you can play at that distance the better. In our part of the country 60/90 is only available for 14 year old major tournaments.
That pretty much keeps 13 year old teams from playing at 60/90 unless they are very good.
Even many 14 year old teams only play at the 54/80 distance for the whole year.

Prepare For High School Baseball

In my mind those teams are doing their players a big injustice.
I firmly believe every high school freshman should experience playing at 60/90 before trying out for his high school baseball team.
School ball tryouts only last for a few days. Players have little time to adjust to the new distance and showcase their skills. Because of this, baseball drills for 13 and 14 year olds should include some practice at 60/90.
So what am I suggesting? Coaches for 14 year old teams whose league and tournaments only offer 54/80, need to search out a season ending tournament, like a world series, that plays at 60/90.
I would practice for at least three weeks prior to the tournament at that distance. And try to schedule some practice games at 60/90.
You will be surprised at how many other 14 year old teams want to get some playing time at 60/90.

Don't Switch Back and Forth

And this strategy can also work for 13 year old teams. Like I stated before, the earlier you start playing at 60/90, the better for your players.
I would also add that switching back and forth from 60/90 to 54/80, is probably not a good idea.
I have no experience with a team that has switched back and forth, and I have never talked to a coach who has.
Because once most teams make the switch they don’t go back. The same can be said for baseball drills for 13 and 14 year olds.
Once you start practicing at 60/90, I would stay there.
What is the big deal about playing at 60/90?
Pitchers who are 14 years old can dominate a game at 54 or 56 feet. Hitters are put at a big disadvantage.
Infielders now need stronger arms to make the throw across the diamond.
Fences are moved back so outfielders need more speed to cover the extra ground.
Let your players experience this and show them they need to train hard over the winter to have their body ready for 60/90.

With all that in mind, baseball drills for 13 and 14 year olds need to include lots of infield and outfield throwing drills.
The following three pages describe great drills for your infielders and outfielders,Infield and Outfield Drills, Relay Throws and the Cutoff Man, Infield Throwing and Double Plays.

Find a Pitching Coach

Unless you or one of your assistants is a pitching guru, you should try to locate a pitching coach for your pitchers.
At 13 and 14 years old your pitchers need some pitching instructions.

A pitching coach will make your life easier

And this needs to be hands on instructions.
It is easy for kids to learn the wrong arm motion to throw a cure ball.
And if not corrected quickly this will hurt their arm beyond repair.
If you have trouble finding a pitching coach, talk to other coaches in your league or in an older league.
And also talk to some high school baseball coaches.
You will be surprised at how many pitching coaches there are walking around.

Batting Drills

Hitting is a little different story than pitching.
While a professional hitting instructor would be great, he is not as needed as a pitching instructor.
Once batters have the proper Batting Techniques down, then it is a matter of practice, practice and more practice.
More Great Baseball Batting Drills is a page with good batting drills for 13 and 14 year olds. Be sure to check out these pages and keep the boys swinging.
Baseball drills for 13 and 14 years olds can be very rewarding for a coach
if you keep it fun and new. There are some drills you have to do over and over, like throwing bull pens.
But whenever possible seek out new drills for your team. Kids this age love to learn new drills and they will pick them up fast.
Get their input on which drills they enjoy most and be sure to offer them some Fun Baseball Drills.

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baseball training for kids

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My top three baseball drills for kids are Target Bunting, 500 andRelay Base Running. These are favorites amongst young ball players because they teach essential baseball skills in a fun, fresh way. Coaching beginning baseball provides an opportunity to help kids develop a love of the game that will last them a lifetime, and these drills are a great way to start.

Target Bunting

For this drill, coaches will need three hula hoops, preferably in different colors, a couple of bats, and several baseballs. Position the hula hoops in front of home plate in different bunting zones: In the first base line, directly in front of the plate, and in the third base line.

Coaches will pitch to players at home plate and call out a color, and the players will attempt to bunt the ball into the designated hoop. This is a great way for players to develop control in their bunting. To create an element of competition, coaches can award points for each target made.

More: How to Teach the Sacrifice Bunt

500

The baseball game 500 is a classic, and it has become a tradition for a reason. It forces players to work on their fielding skills and utilizes a powerful incentive for kids—the opportunity to practice their batting.

For this drill, all the players except for one will spread out in the field. The remaining player will be the batter. The coach pitches to the batter, the batter hits the ball, and the fielders attempt to accurately field the ball. If a player catches the ball before it hits the ground, he receives 100 points. If he fields it after one bounce, he gets 50 points. Fielding any other grounder is worth 25 points. The first player to reach 500 points gets to bat.

Coaches can vary the number of points to match the age and ability level of the players. To avoid collisions in the field, the coach can call out who gets to field the ball.

More: Quick-Hitting Practice Drills

Relay Base Running

Relay Base Running provides a great way to practice base running skills while also including a ball handling element. Start by dividing the team into two groups. One group will line up at home plate and the other group will line up at second base. The first player in each line carries a ball.

At the whistle, the first player in each line will round the bases. When he reaches his team, he will hand the ball off to the next player, who will then round the bases. The first team to have each player make it around with the ball wins.

Coaches can have the players use gloves to carry the ball for an additional challenge. Then, after each player rounds the last base he can toss the ball to the next player in line instead of handing it off.

Ready for more baseball drills for kids? Visit our free baseball coaching blog to discover fun drills and essential coaching tips.

More: Developing Game Speed Through Conditioning

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baseball batting training

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The load provides the coiled tention that is essential to an explosive, powerful baseball swing.

Load – stage 2 of the baseball swing. The load is the energy behind an explosive and powerful swing. Image by Ed Wolfstein

What is the “load” of a baseball swing?” In baseball batting, the load is where we gather our momentum to our backside to prepare for an explosive swing.

It’s like a snake coiling to strike, or pulling back the string of a bow and arrow.

Why is the load important? Use it as a timing device and a continuation of your rhythm. Getting your weight back helps you wait to explode on the ball.

No matter if you load with a leg kick, a toe tap, normal stride, or no striding and just picking up the heel, you have to make a move back before you can go forward. This small move helps to make your next move (weight shift) rhythmic and not jumpy or fast.

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youth baseball training

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BEST HITTING TECHNIQUES FOR YOUNG PLAYERS

YOUTH BASEBALL HITTING DRILLS

The following list of free hitting modules will help parents to teach their kids how to best hit a baseball. The Hitting Project is dedicated to delivering a simple to understand hitting system allowing parents and coaches to pass on this information to youth baseball players.

We also offer a range of Premium Hitting Modules that are available when you sign up to become a member of our simple to follow hitting system.

LITTLE LEAGUE HITTING Q&A

Question: My Little League players seem to swing and miss a lot when trying to hit a baseball – how do I stop my kids from striking out all the time?

Answer: There are many reasons that a young player is striking out all the time at the plate. The biggest reasons for Little League players striking out include; not picking up the baseball out of the pitchers hand, not tracking the baseball all the way down the hitting funnel, pulling the head off the baseball, lunging out at the baseball, releasing the front shoulder too early, stepping in the bucket, swinging at bad pitches, long/slow swing, dipping the back shoulder, total lack of confidence and poor 2 strike hitting approach.

To start with a coach or parent needs to slow down the game for the kids, make hitting simple, don’t focus on over-complicated hitting techniques and focus on what is most important; seeing the baseball, tracking the baseball and hitting the baseball.

Do not underestimate these simple hitting instructions – keep your head down, watch the baseball out of the pitchers hand and try and hit the baseball to the right fielder (for a right hand hitter) or left field (for a left handed hitter).

You will be very surprised to how different their baseball swing will look after following these simple instructions.

WHAT YOUTH & LITTLE LEAGUE HITTING DRILLS ARE BEST TO TEACH

Executing the best baseball hitting drills for youth players is crucial for swing development. It is especially important that young baseball players in Little League and other youth leagues focus on simplistic hitting drills.

Young players have short attention spans and do not respond well to over-complicated baseball hitting drills.

Basically any fundamental hitting drill that teaches a good hitting approach while focusing on executing the basics is a good drill.

Any type of tee drill — ensure to focus on keep the head down at the point of contact
Front toss — especially hands inside the ball and opposite field front toss
Side toss — especially top hand and bottom hand side toss
Regular BP where the focus is on hitting the baseball back up the middle of the field

Youth and Little League players respond best to baseball hitting drills where the focus is on the end goal and not the process. It is essential that youth players are given simple to follow tasks when hitting – by executing these strategic tasks, good hitting mechanics will follow.

Examples of focusing on tasks include:

On this swing I want you to hit a target in the middle of the hitting cage (teaches correct hitting approach and stops pulling off with front shoulder)
On this swing I want you to make sure your eyes are looking down at the plate after contact is made (teaches to keep the head down and stops pulling off the baseball)
On this swing I want you to hit the inside pitch back up the middle (teaches a short swing path by keeping the hands inside the baseball)

Our baseball hitting program is built upon executing simple strategic tasks, which each have a defining role in teaching the best baseball swing for a young player.

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Baseball Stories and Miscellaneous

The load provides the coiled tention that is essential to an explosive, powerful baseball swing.

BEST HITTING TECHNIQUES FOR YOUNG PLAYERS

YOUTH BASEBALL HITTING DRILLS

LITTLE LEAGUE HITTING Q&A

WHAT YOUTH & LITTLE LEAGUE HITTING DRILLS ARE BEST TO TEACH