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Developing the skills to effectively play baseball and sofball is done through practice and repitition (drills). Practice and games are the forum where drills are used to provide an active and enjoyable learning enviroment.
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Backyard Tip: Alligator Hands
The basic skill of fielding a ground ball is practiced using the “alligator hands” drill. Your child can improve hand-eye coordination, confidence, range of motion, and footwork by practicing the…
Tee Ball Drills: Base Running and Ground-Balls
Fundamental Focus - Station 1: Baserunning will teach your players the rules of baserunning and improve their baserunning skills. What You'll Need: Bases Drill Sequence: The players each begin on…
Backyard Tip: Same Side Toss
The basic skill of hand-eye coordination is practiced using the “same-side toss” drill. Your child can improve dexterity, tracking the ball with their eyes, grip on the ball, and transferring…
The Line Drill
Steve Bernhardt from the Baseball Factory talks about the Line Drill where younger players can learn to be aggressive when fielding a ball and not sit back on their heals.
Backyard Tip: Knee Ground Ball
The basic skill of fielding a ground ball is practiced using the “knee groundballs” drill. Your child can improve hand-eye coordination, glove placement, ball control, and confidence when fielding a…
Softball Catching Drills – 3 Ball Blocking Drill
Former UCLA player Jen Schroeder discusses softball catching drills, particularly the ball blocking drill.
Hitting the Inside Pitch- Middle Pitch- Away Pitch – Reaction Drill
Steve Bernhardt from the Baseball Factory talks about working on all pitches in the strike zone in this drill. It can be done with a tee similar to this one,…
Backyard Tip: Soft Toss
The basic skill of contacting a pitched ball with a bat is practiced using the “soft toss” drill. Your child can improve hand-eye coordination, batting stance, swing path and stride,…
Tee Ball Drills: Offense and Defense – Progression 1 & 2
Fundamental Focus: These progressions will teach your players how to field the ball and throw to the proper base. What You'll Need: Tee Balls Bases Buckets (3) Drill Sequence: Progression…
Tee Ball Drills: Hit the Bucket
Fundamental Focus: Hit the Bucket will help your players throw the ball with more accuracy. What You'll Need: Bucket Tee Balls Drill Sequence: All players make a large circle around…