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…
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Backyard Tips: Build Arm Strength While Tossing A Football
While football season has taken hold of the sports world, one Little Leaguer’s Backyard Tip shows how children can use a different sport to become a better baseball player. Josh…
How To Resize a Field for the Little League® Intermediate 50-70 Baseball Division
The rules and field size of the Little League® Intermediate (50/70) Baseball Division are designed with flexibility in mind, but how does a local league go about building a field…
Tips for District Administrators to Prepare A.D.A.s and Game Directors for Tournament Play
The District Administrator (D.A.) is the director of tournament play at the district level for the Little League International Tournament, but they certainly can’t do it alone. To efficiently and…
Tips for District Administrators to Prepare Coaches for Tournament
The District Administrator (D.A.) serves as director of the district tournament within the Little League International Tournament. To efficiently and effectively organize, manage, and operate the district tournament, it is…
Hey, Blue! – That’s Not a Real Appeal
This month, we will explain and define the proper method for appealing a play. The situations described below is applicable in all divisions of Little League Baseball® and Little League…
You Make the Call – One Base, Two Outs?
Situation With a runner on first base, and no outs in a Little League® Major Division softball game, the batter hits a clean single to the outfield. The batter-runner advances…
Backyard Tip: Reaction Pop-Up Drill
Tracking and catching a fly ball are challenging skills for younger players. A simple and fun way to develop hand-eye coordination and space awareness on a field is to practice…
Checklist for Getting Your Fields Ready for the Season
As winter ends and the transition to baseball and softball starts, a big task is making sure that fields are ready for the season to begin. Many local leagues will…
Explanation of the Infield Fly Rule
The Infield Fly Rule is an easy rule to understand if you can remember the purpose of the rule. Rule 2.00 Rule 2.00 defines the Infield Fly as, “a fair…