How to Teach a Young Baseball Player to Catch a Baseball (WITHOUT BEING AFRAID/SCARED OF THE BALL!)

In this video we're talking with Isaac Hess, owner of MADE Baseball Training and the Creator of CageList, an online marketplace for those who own a backyard batting cage and those who are looking to rent a batting cage.
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In this video Isaac talks about how he teaches sone of his young baseball players how to catch properly without being scared of the ball. Here is a time stamp breakdown of the video:
00:00 Isaac Hess - CageList
01:50 Tennis Ball/Wiffle Ball Drill
03:45 Playing Catch with Yourself
04:53 Juggling Progression
14:39 Glove Position Drill
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🙏🏻 Thanks so much for watching! If you've got any questions or comments, hop down below and let's chat there! If you want some more baseball coaching tips or anything else baseball related, give us some ideas you’d like covered in the comment section below!

[@creed7779311]

Such a valuable video. I remember as a kid losing my confidence after being hit in the nose. My confidence was off for years playing little league baseball after that. This video address what value lessons kids can learn to avoid what I went through.

[@zackchance4501]

So true man it is absolutely terrifying when the ball barely clips that high basket catch and pops them right in the face. This just happened to my little dude last night, definitely going to be incorporating these drills and ideas into our practice sessions. Thank yall so much and keep up the great content!

[@craigfarley8818]

The BEST video I have seen breaking down the fundamental skills we use to catch a baseball. Thanks for posting!

[@RichardLee-xu2tk]

When I work with little kids to catch, I use the analogy of washing a window to help them understand glove placement. Imagine standing in front of a window without a glove and wiping it clean. Above the waist palm is forward and working side to side maintaining that position. Below the waist you would roll it over work side to side and even turn to the backhand going across the body. It should help reinforce the concept of palm forward, and frankly every house has a window, all kids have washed one at least once right? lol

[@HuntHardFishHard]

Brilliant

[@2jmajjic]

📝Force son to wash car for Mr Miyagi style training

[@rayphillips815]

​@@2jmajjicwax on, wax off!

[@maba111310]

Swax training baseballs are a great tool as well. It made a HUGE difference with my son. They are sand filled baseballs weighted the same as a baseball. We still play catch with them all the time especially when working on throws in the dirt for first base. My son got hit in the face at 6 on a pop fly with a hard ball and it took some work to get him comfortable catching the ball without closing his eyes or moving. Great drills!

[@kingsteve1]

Love the Swax training balls my 7 year old son isn't afraid to catch those. We work on catching drills with those all the time. Glad we found those!

[@Dgenz24]

These drills are awesome. The one with the bat to turn over the glove worked like a charm! Thanks guys

[@juliancordova5446]

Coach, thank you! More videos like this for the younger kids please 🙏

[@JayJoe1984]

This is a 💎. Introducing my boy to baseball this spring. I'll definitely implement these techniques.

[@tigerstripe56]

Excellent! Well done. You break it down very good.

[@kevinbrautigam8491]

Thanks for the tips, all great advice,as I'm a Dad trying to get his 7 yrs old to play a game I love and hopefully will love too

[@crunch2]

This was very helpful thank you man

[@ohiosteel1850]

These are the kind of drills I need for this up coming season! Thanks fellas. Be safe! Great video!

[@robertdiffin9136]

Thanks! All three of my sons will benefit from ALL of this.

[@pearlfamilyadventures3667]

Great video! I have a 3 year old boy and 7 year old girl that I will be using these techniques on. The batting cage idea is pretty cool too, I might look into getting one for people to use in the area

[@HuntHardFishHard]

Thanks for this! New coach here for my sons 8U, we’re going to start juggling one ball tonight!

[@JoeMama-iq2xs]

I got the opportunity to coach my old high school team at 22! And your videos have given me a great understanding on how to explain this stuff a lot better. The guys don’t have the most experience so we got to start from scratch 😅

[@BlogManRy]

Love it. Thanks for the great tips guys.

[@baloo1286]

Great content! Much appreciated!

[@jamescooper7318]

Great tips on how to have the kids hold their gloves properly, I really appreciate your video! Take care

[@alistairs8495]

Great drill at the end thanks!!

[@XeononC1]

This is great stuff I learned to juggle during 12yr old all stars with a buddy not realizing how good it was for hand/eye coordination

[@TysonHook-22-]

Same here, a friend on my team knew how to do it... next thing you know theres 3-4 of us trying to juggle all night long. I think i was the only one that actually figured it out that night. but after that we were always juggling at practices and pre game warm ups

[@773fishin]

I have no sports experience whatsoever but this has helped me alot caught wait to get out there with my son!! Thanks!

[@billycole6887]

If I could like this video twice I would. In fact, I just unliked it so I could like it again! As the president of a rec fastpitch softball league and coach myself I'm always looking for drills to help our girls, especially younger and newer players, learn to catch the ball better and not be so afraid of the ball. I never thought of juggling or the last drill you did with the bat and will certainly use those next time at practice. I also can think of a lot of really good drills for my tournament team with the pitch pro as well. Something my coaches and I have discussed recently and tried to come up with a solution for would be why it's so much more natural for boys to learn to throw a ball than it is for many girls. After watching a few of these drills I think the ball (size) is probably the biggest factor in this as it's probably to big or heavy for them to hold correctly. I think we will start throwing baseballs more so they can feel the ball roll off their fingertips. I'm open to any ideas and love the content that you post Coach! Keep up the great work!

[@user-xn8eb1mn2e]

I'm really excited to try these with my 8U team. I will start practicing juggling tonight.

[@dewskih6742]

I will definitely use this with beginning 8 and 10 girls. Great approach Thank You.

[@JASmith-sd7go]

I really liked the last tip about proper glove position and not using the "basket catch". It should help my w my 3 yr old grand son. Thanks

[@bucketjockeysoftball]

Thanks for the video!! I have 3 daughters who play softball, and my oldest had no problem learning to turn her glove the correct way. My middle and youngest girls struggled with turning their gloves the correct way. For my middle daughter, I sat her down in a chair and tossed balls at her and it forced her to turn her glove the correct way. She's in 8u now and has no issues. But for my 6U daughter, the chair has not worked. I'm gonna try the bat technique to get her to turn her glove the correct way. Thanks so much again!!!

[@xXninjaturtleiam1Xx]

id like to recommend a wadded up white baseball sock…its nice and soft while having a similar look to a baseball when being thrown back and forth. just play catch with the sock until the kid is able to consistently maintain proper technique…then one day dont say anything about it and use a baseball instead of the wadded up sock.

[@crunch2]

Ty

[@Wyatt-by5wp]

When my nephew was five I decided to teach him how to catch a baseball. We started out right in front of each other. Easy right? Make a catch step back. Make a catch, step back. If the ball is dropped start over. If the child is doing well start where it's comfortable. Within a half hour, he will know how to catch from across the backyard.

[@emilonz2065]

Great video do you have one to teach a young kid to track and catch fly balls?

[@justinsmith3434]

I love this video and have applied this training to my seven year old who is playing his first year of baseball. He loves it!! Thank you so much!!

[@madscientist8138]

watching this and trying to have him squeeze the ball and hold it, I realized i never broke my kids glove in for him. the little things make the biggest difference. instant improvement after working his glove for about an hour

[@desertfarmer248]

I’m gonna try the bat thing. Been working on trying to break my kid of trying to catch palm up and he still does it. Two years of fingers up drill with everything from tennis ball to golf ball size whiffle. Idk what to do at this point.

[@RaymondOlivas10]

I used tennis balls without a glove. Kid had to catch with non-throwing hand. Develops hand-eye coordination without fear.

[@anthonyg6827]

Respect your opinion... Would this be good product for young or older pitchers: batter up ind pd-700-pm baseball pitching mound

[@shawnmsattler2116]

1st, haha, finally, great info, ty

[@arturo4673]

I needed this! I got ideas and things to work on to mix things up. I appreciate it. I also just bought the personal pitching pro machine.

[@Savage3OO6]

I've got a kid on my team with a lot of natural baseball ability, but he's 11 and this is his first year in baseball, so he's afraid of the ball like he's in t-ball. At the beginning of the season, he was afraid of the baseball in every way, but I've been able to stop him from backing out of the batter's box and I've been able to get him to field a ground ball, but I simply can't get him to get under a pop fly. I tried tennis balls and he fields them perfectly, but the instant I go back to a hardball, he backs up and tries to catch the ball from 3 ft away. His mind is telling him to get under it, but his body simply won't let him do it. I want to put him in the infield so badly, because I'm cheering like hell for this kid, but if he won't get under a pop fly, he's playing the outfield. I'm looking for the magic trick to get him over this fear.

[@JohnWII]

Bro on the left is giving on some serious Channing Tatum vibes.

[@tedszweb5268]

I will use the Bat drill that’s a good start , then I would go to the drill I use , I call the Windshield Wiper. I start them with their glove chest level pointed straight up & elbow straight down with the glove open to the person in front throwing the balls. Then I just throw them light balls could be whiffle or tennis & make them squeeze or if they don’t it will fall out the bottom of the glove. I will rotate the throwing Side to side & middle throws with them only allowed to move their arm at the elbow. This teaches them to squeeze the ball & learn the correct positioning of the the glove on backhands or forehands.

[@OutdoorsyVibe]

This little white glove cracks me up

[@LeftysLefty]

Unless the kid is blind in one eye - which means no depth perception at all. I didn't know - no one around me knew that you need to see out of both eyes in order to see depth and catch a ball. I can't tell you how many times i just completely embarrassed and made a complete fool put of myself for trying to do the things that all the other boys were able to do. I didn't know and I didn't want to give up because I'm not a quitter. Guess who was always the last kid picked in gym class? My childhood was a nightmare - I feel so bad how hopeful I was - if I just kept trying harder. If you know a kid who doesn't have sight in one eye - be very sympathetic to the kid - but make sure his parents know about the depth perception thing. Not everybody is able to catch a baseball no matter how hard they try and the trying and failing does leave its mark. Thank you

[@theInternetHittingCoach]

I like to use the rubber playground balls for the really young players and nerf balls. When they get older, playing egg toss teaches soft hands.

[@karkarlifetime1629]

This was very good my guy

[@griffturfcare5061]

That a Glen Hubbard Glove?

[@Mcbeans717]

Bro my dad sent me this💀

[@jonlamontagne]

Be funny if you were 40

[@xkillerghost4649]

Take the glove off their hand and have them block the ball with their glove hand with their palm. If their palm is showing straight towards the ball, they’re holding their glove the right way.

[@raychelcaliber4941]

I would give anything to be able to financially afford a batting cage for my son to use in our backyard...

[@jennalaughlin2595]

I think yall should have drills

[@pokejuice1495]

I tell them to use their glove like a shield.

[@HanselFitness]

yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

[@masterofnone1481]

Trying to teach my 30yo gf how to catch 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Etheldeth]

Yes I’m watching this for my child, who is 4, and not for me, who is 30. Of course only a child would be afraid of catching a ball. Haha silly kids, being afraid of the ball.

[@NotFine]

He he he ha

[@Krashout00]

If the ball is coming at you below your waist, flip glove down, if it’s coming at you above the waist .. flip glove up… I just taught you more than these 2 guys. You’re welcome

[@GG-gm4nj]

Thanks

[@bucketjockeysoftball]

It aint that easy. Thanks genius!!