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Practice throwing and catching the ball to develop hand-eye coordination and throwing accuracy
Learn the basics of the swing
Teach players to run the bases in the correct order (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and home).
Focus on proper positioning, glove placement, and throwing techniques.
Catching Drills
4 kids in a semi-circle
Fingers pointing to the sky
Windshield wiper motion
Use tennis Ball
Receive the ball/don't stab
Use Fingers
Fingers up
One leg balance
Fingers down(below waste)
Fielding Drills
Draw a triangle in the dirt
Field out in front of you
Fingers down when fielding
Left foot hits the ground as ball hits glove
Fielding out in front with fingers down
Back flat/Knees bent
Fingers down
Practice Ideas
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End of the year drills for the more advanced kids
Baserunning
Line kids up at home. Show them where to run and have the kids run one base at a time
Have the 1B Coach stand 3 steps past first base and teach them to run to a high five and through the base
Make it a race and see which runner to get to their base first