5 MUST HAVE Practice Plan Elements for Youth Baseball Coaches

[@buildingbetterbaseball]

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[@Mother_Hustler04]

It won't allow me to get the download in my email. Says something went wrong. Try again. I'll use a new email. Same thing.

[@jgrizzy4966]

What a great video !!! Definitely a great tool , I use most of these tips with my 8u team and we won our championship this year 🙌

[@buildingbetterbaseball]

That’s awesome!

[@travisbernard5315]

Thanks coach!

[@shalimarshimmerzumba2504]

This is GOLD!!!! Thank you!!!

[@casutton08]

What kind of warm up routine are you doing? We typically jog/run, then stretch from legs up. Ham stretch, quad stretch, core, shoulder, then arm. (8u, machine pitch)

[@WordMadeFlesh777]

Awesome, thanks!

[@meganorsi8591]

Question: At what age do you think it's acceptable to keep certain players in certain positions? In our local rec league, it mostly depends on the competition-level of the team we're playing at the time. If it's a good team, we keep our kids in positions they're best suited for (while rotating out pitchers due to pitch count). If it's a team that maybe isn't quite as competitive, we put some kids into positions maybe they've never seen during a game. All of that to ask: During practices where you're focused on infield vs outfield, do you have all kids practice all positions (outside of P, C, and 1B)?

[@buildingbetterbaseball]

Hi! When the season starts, I’ve always had the kids pick 3-4 positions they’d be interested in playing, and I combine that with my own assessments of where I think they’d be best suited. If they match up, then great! But if I think they’ll be a great outfielder and their list was all infield positions, I’ll tell them why I think they’d do well in the outfield and have them try it out in practice. I don’t think you have to put all players at every position, but I think if you see something in a player that they don’t see in themselves (I.e. they know they have a strong arm and are quick to the ball, they attribute that to shortstop. I attribute that to center field also, but they can’t see that.) then you have them try it out. I think each player having 3-4 positions they can play will serve them well in the future as they grow into a better ball player. I hope this helps!

[@travisknowscolorado]

Hey coach, I have stepped up to coach my 10/yo rec league this year. It’s a hybrid kid and coach pitch. I could really use some advice. We have 1 practice a week for only 1 hr. Some kids have played for 3 years and some are just learning the fundamentals of throwing and catching. In that 1hr, what do you think is most important? We only have 3 practices before our first game.

[@jstud999]

I would highly recommend aiming for 2 or 3 practices a week. If the kids are willing and eager to learn the more practice the better

[@robertgibson5475]

One practice a week 😂 pointless

[@dougp7934]

Fall ball rec league is like that---1 practice, 2 hrs

[@Mother_Hustler04]

My 4 y/o has 1 a week for tball. But my 7 and 10 y/o 2 a week both 2 hours long! If they don't cancel one 😅

[@Pakal0l0pirate]

Stop being lazy and maybe take your kid out to the field on off days.