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Running Through First Base
I like coaching and teaching younger players the fundamentals of baseball. I coach my son's 2nd grade coach pitch team and...
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Protect Home Plate!
How to Correctly Receive Throws and Block the Dish The most important job of the catcher, second only to receiving the pi...
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The Bat Drill - Teach Players to Field the Ball in Front
Youth players, particularly younger ones or those new to the game, often make the mistake of letting ground balls get too ...
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Target Throwing
By Gerald Rhead Tie, clip, or outline at least one target (you can do two or more if your backstop is big enough) to your...
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The Classic Fence Drill
If you have a player who is suffering from a long, looping swing, then the old standby of the fence drill may be just the ...
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Teaching Fielding Fundamentals - Ground Balls
If you've ever been to a little league practice before, chances are that you've seen a variation on the following: the coa...
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Pop Up to Catch Those Pop Ups!
You see it in every single game - the pitcher delivers, the batter gets a little under the pitch, and look out! The hitter...
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How To Avoid Being Hurt By A Pitch
When a child recognizes the ball it coming at him, many times he instinctively wants to turn toward the ball and many time...
