In most leagues, kids don’t face live pitching from a peer until they are 9 – 10 years old. It’s usually called “kid-pitch”. Many have good arms. You can tell by the way they throw across the diamond as infielders or in to a cutoff man from the outfield. Dads, especially if they have done [...]
Some of the leagues provide great information for parents and grandparents. Here is a recent message to all of us! The vast majority of dads and moms that make rides home from games miserable for their children do so inadvertently. They aren’t stereotypical horrendous sports parents, the ones who scream at referees, loudly second-guess coaches [...]
Here, on youtube, are three excellent fielding drill videos for little leaguers. Together they address how to field the ball far enough in front of the flelder to avoid the possiblility of getting hit in the face with a ground ball (all beginners seem to have this fear), and also how to use both hands in [...]
Kids aged six to ten are fascinating to watch learn the sport. They are so different, and on top of it, they mature at vastly different rates. I’m speaking mostly of eye-hand coordination here. Parents and the kids themselves seem to suffer when they don’t match the earlier maturers, nor some coaches expectations. I feel it [...]
Kid Pitch is a level of little league baseball where the kids pitch instead of a pitching machine, a coach, or hitting off a Tee. Few 8-9 year-olds have perfected throwing of any kind, and pitching is more demanding in terms of accuracy. Kid Pitch Steps to throwing strikes! Stand at pitcher’s mound with [...]
Nothing is more fun than coaching or being the parent of a Little League Baseball beginner! Kids love baseball and it IS a game. At age 6 – 7 most kids are still not all that coordinated, so they will have a hard time catching and throwing a ball. Using a Tee to hit off [...]
BASEBALL TIPS for Coaches and Parents of very young players Parents: Don’t coach from the stands during games, but do encourage your child and other children Ask coaches what you could work on at home. Coaches have a plan, and it is best if you work with them Give you young player chances [...]
