The High Five It is widely believed the high five started in baseball in the late seventies. There may be some instances of the gesture being made in movies, but culture had not yet coined a phrase and was generally unrecognized by the people. At Dodger Stadium in 1977, Dusty Baker hit his 30th home… [Continue Reading]
Base Running In Youth Baseball | Key Points For Great Baserunning
Key Points For Base Running In Youth Baseball Base Running is very important in youth baseball. Sadly many coaches put base running at the end of practice or wait till it is necessary before putting it in to practice time at all. There is one thing that wins and loses ball games, and that would… [Continue Reading]
How to field a ground ball
How to field a ground ball How to field a ground ball starts with the ready position.. What should a player do when the ball is hit to you or close to you? Fielding a ground ball has some basics that need to be taught to young players. Fielding a ground ball hit to you… [Continue Reading]
Breaking In Your Baseball Glove
Tips for Breaking in Baseball Glove Throw Harder Increase Pitching Performance and reduce injury Breaking In Your Baseball Glove is one of the key components of being successful in youth baseball. Properly fielding a ground ball or catching that fly ball is much easier with a properly broken in youth baseball glove. I have heard that… [Continue Reading]
How to Win Over Your Team as a New Coach
How to Win Over Your Team as a New Coach Coaching Youth Baseball is full of challenges. Michelle McClory gives some hints on how to win over your team this season as the new youth baseball coach.. If you want to have the happiest team in the league, you need to realize right off the… [Continue Reading]
Coaching Youth Baseball | Keep the politics out
Coaching Youth Baseball Coaching youth baseball. The job that n the surface seems easy to identify… win baseball games, put the right players in the right positions, build team chemistry, and motivate the team to win. How difficult building a championship caliber team may be? In a word , very. It’s very hard to coach… [Continue Reading]
First Youth Baseball Practice Checklist
First Youth Baseball Practice The first youth baseball practice is an exciting day. Coaching Youth Baseball is not any easy job, but can go a lot smoother for everyone with proper communication. Begin effective communication with the first practice. It is critical at the beginning of EVERY season, you must have a team meeting with players,… [Continue Reading]
How do you choose a youth baseball bat
How do you choose a youth baseball bat Choosing the right youth baseball bat. It can be challenging process, no matter if you’re the parent, and/ or actively involved in coaching youth baseball. A number of factors have to be taken into consideration when it comes to picking out a good bat. How heavy a… [Continue Reading]
Coaching Your Child in Youth Baseball | Coaching Youth Baseball
Coaching Youth Baseball is challenging enough, but It can be very challenging coaching your own child in youth baseball. It could be one of the toughest tasks you ever take on. But parenting can very rewarding, and coaching your own child in youth baseball can be very rewarding also. Reasons to Coach youth Baseball There… [Continue Reading]
Infield Fly Rule for Youth Baseball | The Infield Fly Rule explained
The Infield Fly Rule Explained Be sure and check out the six things you need to know about the infield fly rule in youth baseball later in this article. During a youth baseball game, many of us as parents and coaches have heard “Infield Fly” called out and/or talked about. But many do not know… [Continue Reading]
Should your child play up in youth baseball
The question of should younger players play up comes up every year. By “playing up” I mean allowing kids to play in an age group older than where they’re supposed to play. There really is not an answer that will make everybody happy. Kids develop youth baseball skills at different rates, so each situation should… [Continue Reading]
Top 20 Funny Reasons to Coach Youth baseball -Laugh Out Loud Funny
We all love baseball and enjoy teaching and coaching youth baseball. It is a very rewarding feeling to have a youth baseball player actually follow thru in a game with what you have taught and coaching.For instance a kids first strikeout or a fly ball being caught. However, there are some things that come along… [Continue Reading]
What Makes A Good Youth Baseball Coach
Most think winning is what makes a good youth baseball coach. If your first thought is winning, then we really need to take a look at your priorities at coaching youth baseball and what makes a good youth baseball coach. How do you decide whether if a game, practice, or youth baseball season is successful?… [Continue Reading]
