Here is a fun drill we call “County Fair.” Our team of 12-year olds love it, and it gives them exposure to nearly every aspect of baseball defense. The drill starts with 6 players: Catcher Third Base Shortstop Second Base First Base Center FieldThe 5-6...
“50” This is an infield drill. Players at their spots, one coach fungoes, another times how fast the fungoed ball reaches first base. Players must make 50 straight plays in less than 4.5 seconds each. Any mistake returns count to zero. You can make the...
Too many times we as coaches think we have to hit fly balls with a bat to our outfielders for every practice. Some problems arise when we consistently attempt this feat: an inability to hit a good fly ball, fly balls that don’t challenge our players, and a lot...
We as a staff here at East Stroudsburg North High School in Northeastern Pennsylvania battle the weather and the elements during our early part of the season and much of the remainder of the season. The month of March is very difficult because we are indoors (this...
As baseball coaches, how many times have we seen a game’s momentum changed by a double play ending a scoring threat? On the other hand, how exciting is it to witness our team’s execution of getting two outs off a single ground ball? The double play is an...
This is a drill developed by Tom House that works well with the ThrowMax. High 5 Drill 1. Have your player put the balls of his feet on a line with his feet spread shoulder wide. For orientation we are going to pretend this is the first base line. If the player is...
