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Get To It, Get Through It
Lots of good hitting instructors teach, “Short to the ball, long through it.” That is a sound theory. However, that quote needs explanation to the baseball novice. As a hitter, you want to be as quick as you can to contact, and then follow through fully to maximize power.
Baseball Practice Plans and Drills
Baseball Zone’s interactive Practice Planner makes planning a practice and running fun and effective practices easy.
Baseball Zone’s practice plans are designed for coaches who want to run effective practices using fun baseball drills and useful game scenarios. Our practice plans teach players about game-winning situations while getting them reps in an exciting and interesting way.
Coaching a Team
Coaching baseball is as demanding as it is rewarding. Without a plan and some basic organization, coaches spend more time on running the team than coaching the team. These items will help you avoid that and have fun coaching your team.
Things All Coaches Need to Have
- Team Practice Plans
- Practice Station Guide
- Proper warmup & stretching procedure
- Basic mechanics skill sheet for coaches and parents - cheatsheet for coaching fundamentals
- Recommended equipment for players
- Required gear for the baseball team
- Communication with parents: email, phone tree
- Individual Practice Plans
- Basic Rules - Balks, Infield Fly, Obstruction, Interference
- First aid kit
- Best Baseball Apps
Things All Coaches Need to Know
- How to make a line up
- How to manage a game
- Pitch Counts, Pitch Limits and Pitcher Recovery Times
- How to Give/ Create Signs
- What to look for when evaluating fundamentals
- How to correct poor fundamentals
- Basic knowledge of pitching, catching, fielding, hitting and base running
- How/when to talk to a player during a game
- What to tell baserunners
- How to talk to umpires
- How/when to talk to parents
Note: All above content links to our articles on the topic by click on them.
Baseball Zone’s Memberships give you access to more information on the fundamentals of hitting, troubleshooting hitter problems as well as tons of information on pitching, defense and training.
Baseball Zone’s Practice Planner makes creating practice plans quick and easy. With over a hundred different drills to choose from, creating a well thought out plan is only a few clicks away.
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Welcome, My Youth Baseball visitors!
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We have memberships for both coaches and parents of baseball players.
Memberships for MYB
Welcome, My Youth Baseball visitors!
Use the Get 25% off Baseball Zone memberships with the coupon code “MYB”. Join Baseball Zone and take advantage of their dozens of practice plans, over 200 drills and 100+ videos.
This coupon code is only available for a limited time so act now.
Jody Gerut, Former MLB Player and Sporting News Rookie of the Year, introduces Baseball Zone.
Little League Coaching Tips for Practice Planning, Rules and Strategy
Coaching a Little League team can be fun and rewarding. Coaching a Little League team can also be extremely difficult for those who underestimate the importance of preparation and education. This is not only true for those who have little experience with baseball. Those who are former players and avid MLB fans also need the proper preparation and education to be a successful Little League coach. Success should not be measured in wins and losses but rather the overall experience that can be provided to the team.
Finishing Touches
Observations From the World Series: Pitcher’s Pronating Throwing Hand
This is part three of a three part post on observations from the 2012 World Series.
I’m not much of a pitching guru, but it caught my eye when I saw in super slow motion during the World Series what a pitcher’s hand actually does after release of the ball. As a right-handed thrower, the hand actually turns hard to the left after release (pronation) on a fastball. Follow the link below to see what I mean with Tim Lincecum. Does your pitching coach teach this? Does he have to or is it a natural reaction? Food for thought. Consult your local pitching professional.
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