Coaching Youth Baseball

Are you over-pitching your youth baseball pitchers? There is a good chance you are or you have seen other teams go too far with their pitchers. Dave spends some time going over the reasons why we see too much over-pitching of our youth ballplayers today. Get some background and insight to the right Smart Pitching guidelines and get a copy to all the ‘Big-People’ (parents and coaches) today.

We like to help our kids by coaching them during ballgames. Sometimes this might backfire. Especially when kids are batting. Giving too much advice and scolding kids when they chase bad pitches can do some long-term damage to hitters. Listen to Dave and see if you might be over coaching or doing things the right way.

When we get youth baseball back on the field are things going to be different. What will youth baseball look like? Dave talks about some adjustments that might come out of youth baseball as we look to play ball again. Coach and Play Baseball.com

Ideas for Practicing baseball drills at home. Dave has shared some additional skills and drills that kids can do at home and without a need for much equipment. Listen for pitching and catching drills, pepper hitting for all ages of baseball. In addition, you will get some ideas on some fitness activities that can be done near home or even inside your home without any workout equipment. Make sure it turns into a fun activity using small competitions, tracking points and reps, using a stop watch and things like that to increase the fun-level.

Any time our kids can get some reps in outside of organized practices and games is a bonus. If your kids are motivated ballplayers then Dave is going to give you some ideas on some home baseball drills. Embedded in the drills are ways to make some mini-games out of the drills so kids feel more like it's just a fun competition instead of the drudgery of doing a drill. You don't need much special equipment. The biggest thing a parent needs is to set up some time to be available for your kids.

There are many aspects that go into youth baseball player’s player development journey. As baseball coaches and parents we want to follow the best methods and systems that give our players the opportunity to reach high school baseball. Mastering the 60’/90’ fields is very difficult for the large majority of players. If we do follow Dave’s playbook and systems we have a much better chance of helping more kids reach the high school baseball funnel.

One of the top responsibilities we have as youth baseball coaches is to help kids throw better. How do help kids throw better? It just takes an easy plan and some effort to set up a warm-up throwing routine. Want to help kids survive baseball at the 60’/90’ fields and make the high school baseball funnel? Well, Dave Holt helps talk us through a plan of action to maximize our kids throwing arms and ball handling skills. If we neglect our kids throwing development it may end up to an early exit from the game.

What should youth baseball coaches focus on to best develop their ballplayers. How do the best youth baseball coaching methods propel the most kids into the 60'/90' baseball fields? Dave narrows the to-do list into a checklist for coaches and baseball parents to build a player development system to prepare players for high school baseball. You will get a clear idea what you need to focus on the most during your baseball season.

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Youth baseball should be a positive family endeavor filled with mostly enjoyment and pleasure. Often baseball mom’s and dad’s get off the rails when emotions overlap into player performance. How do we as baseball coaches help our baseball parents keep the game in proper perspective? We have to nurture and communicate to the parents some suggested helpful tips. Here are some informational items to share with your player’s parents to help make the youth baseball journey a positive family activity.

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True youth baseball player development does factor in some losses. Unless you are willing to lose some games here and there you might be a ‘win-at-all-costs’ coach. Now the Big-People’ (adults, parents, grandparents, peers) really, really want to win games.

Oh, they say they want coaches to develop players but, deep down the ‘Big-People’ mostly care about winning. How can you coach youth baseball and avoid falling into the ‘win-at-all-costs’ trap? Check out this episode and see how Dave wants you to handle the situation.