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Volunteering to coach different youth sports throughout the year is a simple and fun way to impact the children in your community, and improve your coaching acumen when you hit […]

All Little League® managers and coaches are volunteers, who by definition, are considered amateurs. Yet, whether coaching for the first time, or a veteran of many seasons there is always […]

It is said that you never get a second chance to make a good first impression. The first impression you want to make on your Little Leaguers® is that this […]

Nobody likes to lose. But depending on your mentality and what your community values, some can accept losses on the scoreboard more easily than others. Still others are just much […]

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 […]

Fundamental Focus: Tee Hitting will teach players the proper swinging technique. What You’ll Need: Tee Balls Bats Helmets Tees Drill Sequence: The players are split into groups and take turns […]

Fundamental Focus: This progression will get your players familiar with fielding a batted ball and hitting off of a tee. What You’ll Need: Tee Balls Bases Buckets (3) Bats Helmets […]

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 […]

Once tryouts are completed, the player draft is completed, and rosters take shape, it’s important to remember many parents and other volunteers are also taking their first steps into coaching. […]

Good sportsmanship is often associated with taking a loss gracefully. That’s certainly true, but winning gracefully is just as important, according to Dr. Wendy Middlemiss, Ph. D., an associate professor […]