Dear Coach, I am a middle school baseball coach in North Carolina. Early in the season our weather is miserable and often cannot practice outdoors. Being the lowest ranking ball program spacing indoors is rarely available to us. Are there any indoor baseball drills...
Is it legal for the first baseman to have his feet, one or both, in foul territory while holding a runner at first base? -Kevin My rule you must have eight players in fair territory. The rule is really designed to keep a coach from placing a player behind the catcher...
My son has played baseball for several years. As he gets older his hitting does not seem to be improving. I take him to the batting cages and he does very well. He is currently on his high school team and does well at practice. When he gets up...
I coach baseball at the 13-15 Babe Ruth level. We work hard with our pitchers holding runners on to avoid giving up really easy stolen bases. At this point, I think our pitchers are doing well at this task. I have a question or two about the second baseman and...
I have coached baseball for years and have told my kids that baseball and golf do not mix. A lot of golf can be a detriment to your baseball swing. Am I off base with my teaching? Coach I can’t really agree with you, to give the short answer. I see...
Hello Coach, My question is what can we do about a hitter that is habitually late with her swing? It doesn’t seem to matter if the pitch is fast or slow!! Her mechanics and bat speed are great! She will be a sophomore at UW Whitewater this year. If she...
I am coaching a 9 year old baseball team and have been discussing coaching techniques with my assistants. My assistants think we should make players run laps and do push up when they constantly make the same mistake. I am of the opinion that repetition and...
My son is 8 years old, he has been playing baseball since he was 4 and I’ve worked with him since he was 2. My question is he kills the baseball when I throw him BP and when I pitched to him last season in coach pitch but now he has to hit off of player pitchers...
My 10 year old grandson has been playing baseball since he was five, with one year off last year. Since t-ball he has had a fear of the ball. He has stepped back from catching, stepped out of the batter’s box because of his fear of being hit. How do we coach...
Coach, My son is a freshman in High School and played competitive baseball from March-October of last year. He will be playing JV basketball until JV Baseball starts in February. He needed the break; however, should he be throwing before baseball practice...
