@@erichaynes4448 They make it clear that the idea is to just pick a few of these drills for any given practice. Nobody is suggesting you would run all of these drills in one practice, that would be pretty silly. Also, it's a "59 minute practice" presented in a 30 minute video. Think it's pretty obvious they cut some time, don't you?
@@bgomez22gb your coach can make all the difference, it’s true. I’m lucky to have mostly excellent coaches through my childhood but one year I had a shitty coach and I didn’t even want to play
My 9-11year olds team started practice two days ago. I have watched this video almost NON-STOP since I found it a couple weeks ago! Fun drills that the kids LOVE!! Almost makes me look like I know what I'm doing as a coach!!
@@Smoosh108 Wow! What a nice surprise to see your reply! We are 2-1. Last night we beat the team that beat us 1st game. Our other win was against the team that beat the team picked to win it all pre-season. Although winning definitely keeps our kids pumped for the next game, their game has improved so much already from these drills! Teaching and watching them grow, learn, and improve with every practice and game is what makes me love coaching!! Awesome video!
Having played ball for decades, a comforting feeling came over me watching this video...put my head and heart into the game, which I believe is essential to have fun. This video has an excellent way of introducing discipline into the practice without the kids even noticing. Thanks coach, I hope the parents of these young people and the players appreciate your efforts. Coaching "Fall Ball" right now, this video gonna' be a great help, got 16 youngins'😊 God bless ya', God bless everybody.
I'm a division 1 baseball coach and I use this exact regimen for college players, some who have gone on to the show. Very effective for players of all ages!
@@cashapuzzo8909 hey I actually lied, I'm not a baseball coach but keep practicing and look for opportunities to get noticed and improve! I believe in you
@@benmitchell0036 thanks ben I send video to a couple people an I go to Dunedin Florida on the 25th to work with development pitching coach for the single-a team for the Blue Jays I was hoping to get other work in while I was in the states an saw your comment I got excited do you coach the game at all?
The backdrop of this field is majestic. Towering green forest. Lush green grass, and a home run fence with distance markers and sponsorship signs. If i had to guess this was around 1992-1993. Fields like this have been left to die around most of the US.
As a kid that played for 10 years and earned the respect of all my coaches, I can honestly say there are a ton of drills here that I really valued that helped me become a better player. Great video and as I think about transitioning into coaching this video really helps bring back a ton of memories.
I started little league ball in 1969 at the age of 7. I played for Gill Hodges in Brooklyn, NY. The fields were beautiful, well maintained, and immaculate. I’m 62 years old now, and think back on my Little League years with great fondness, joy, and memories. We practiced during the week and had games on weekends. I loved practice just as much as game day. There’s something about the sights, sounds and smells of the game. You just can’t beat it. My favorite drill was one and cover. Anyone remember that?
I play on a adult recreational city league i still have love for the game, so this video is perfect to refresh the mind with some drills for better on field play. I don’t remember doing these many drills in little league.
How did it go? Did the 7 year olds catch on to these drills? Im also getting ready to “step up” and Coach my 7 year old next year, 2025. His league is short on coaches. Any advice is appreciated!
This is awesome...I've had a lot of different baseball coaches as a kid and I think most of them had no idea what the heck they were doing. They were just someone's dad who had the time and drive to do it
What a great Coach ! Very informative & instructional . I bet that team is Salty and tough to beat .. There is no better reward in life than coaching youth sports !!
As a pro ball player somewhere earlier in my life I can’t say enough about this. This video is seriously amazing. The best drills for all ages. Pros use these to touch up mechanics as a ritual. Fantastic video
😂. Ok.. Please explain to NASA how these drills can be done in one hour.. No warmups, full speed throws set up times, coaching moments..ok then. These are fine drills, nothing new I haven’t done or any coach I know. Who doesn’t know these drills? I suppose they’re out there. Not in Florida however. You can get some of these drills into a practice, but not many all in one hour. Click bait with motive of “ time” being the greatest accomplishment. Insulting, actually. This video with zero set up time, dangerously ZERO run stretch throws is 35 minutes.. This video took 6 hours to do all the drills. But the key here is “1 hour practice!”😂😂😂 Nice drills.. but if any are new to you, you never coached.
Great Video! A must watch for first time coaches. I adapted many of these drills for my T-Ball team. The best emphasis is to maximize practice time so your not wasting time with players standing around.
The best practice for baseball is the father/son stuff where you get hit after hit, or pitch after pitch. Even going to the river to hit rocks or throw them is good. If I could go back in time, I would go to the river everyday after school to throw river rocks. I would also find an old wooden bat or a piece of wood and hit rocks with it for 1-2 hours. I'd have the strongest arm on the team and the best hitter.
Those things certainly help. Especially hitting the small rocks with a skinny stick. But the kids that normally stand out in American high schools are paying for private lessons. Which is expensive. I mean you can't learn to hit a curveball from playing with rocks and sticks. Your method would probably really help at the middle school level though.
@Garrett Graf Pitching 90+ will get you to college definitely. You gotta have a bit more in your arsenal to make it to the show, though. But pitching is unique. You either have the arm, or you don't. You can't train to throw 100mph. Throw strength is primarily genetic due to elasticity in tendons. The same can be said for junk pitchers. Most of the ones who made it to the show have funky genetics in regard to their tendons. All the other positions require hitting ability, which can be trained into you. But at a certain level, you have to hire a hitting coach. It's a must. Preferably freshmen year in high school.
Nah man, don't believe that. I didn't have any freak genetics or any expensive lessons. I'm 5' 10" but was listed as 6' lol. I definitely worked hard and trained myself to throw harder. High school I was only throwing low 80s and I didn't grow any bigger. I didn't have a long mlb career but not because of talent but knee and ankle injury. You can definitely train yourself to throw harder by weight lifting and mechanics. I was mostly around 86 to 90 mph but could bring it low to mid 90s if needed.
These drills really are the foundational fundamentals needed to understand and develop as players/athletes. Especially at this age. As they get older, it's important to begin establishing which players are better suited for infield and outfield, and break into teams, as to not waste time on position specific drills they don't need. The fat 1B kid doesnt need to be doing OF drills. There will always be one or two kids that can play any position (including C/P), but there's always those kids that will only ever be a short stop, OF or 1B. They don't work anywhere else. These kids are old enough to start honing their positions. This becomes more prevalent in HS, but still important.
Looks about what we did as kids and 1 of my teammates plays for the Rockies, handful played college ball. I quit at 15 because my bat speed was to slow and my pitching was being under appreciated. Baseball was a third sport but i always regretted not pushing myself on the mound.
5 year old should still hit on a tee, just my opinion. Critical years to learn so much about your swing and how to put the ball anywhere you want to. In Chicago we used a tee until 8U. We all became sluggers and clutch hitters
19:48 misconception rule.... It's only an out if a foot is completely out of the batters box. You can be touching home plate with a foot as long as it is partially still in the batters box.
Great video! I have one comment tho for all coaches. A lot of drills I see reward good players with more repetition. So what happens to the players that aren't as good? They get discouraged and don't get the practice they need to improve.
There should be an assistant coach helping the players that are not so “gifted”. The assistant coach should be working with these players and giving them the confidence, praise, and practice they need to get better and continue to get better.
It’s really sad how far the athleticism our youth in America has diminished! My 12 year old nephew’s team couldn’t do one of these drills! The coaching today is also terrible now days.
I have between 7 and 10 years old to coach, only have 1 hr I break the drills down to 4 drills at 15 min of 2 drills for 30 min if we need word in the infield spend the hour there it's also coach pitch btw.
Bruh kids today would get lost, I try to do simple drills with 10-12 yo and after explaining it as simple as possible. They still don’t understand what to do 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
I have that issue too. But, it’s little league. When I coached travel ball it was a little different. But as I have multiple kids, I am starting back in little league again.
Blaming some kids for not understanding you or not listening, rather than looking at what you can do differently to be a more effective teacher… maybe you’re just a bad coach…
This isn't always true. This was probably a Pony or Little League team from a single town. They actually all look consistently good. Your experience of kids being better probably comes from the fact you are playing on a travel team where top talent can be drafted from anywhere.
It would be more beneficial to have the kids practicing game situations and taking infield/outfield. Throw the balls to real bases and cut off throws from the outfield. All you are teaching with these drills is how to play catch from 10 feet away.
These drills will make them more sharp for the regular infield/outfield practice so when they are in real game situations they will have better hand eye coordination to make the plays. This is why Japanese players are better baseball players. Most coaches in the states dont teach kids the way of the game like this
This is so 90s its beautiful
i knowwww. my heart filed when i seen the old gear and the sun out, beauttiful for baseball
Line Throw 1:41
3rd Base 2:14
Lead Drill 2:54
Linemaster 3:33
Around the Horn 4:29
Diamond 5:12
3rd base Knee 6:04
Soft fly 6:54
Goalie 7:39
Short Hop 8:27
Relay 9:14
2-line Relay 10:23
3-man Relay 11:12
Reaction 11:49
Rag Ball 13:44
Rapid Throw 14:19
Circle 14:49
Rundown 15:33
Scream 16:08
Wild Pitch 16:45
1st Base Overthrow 17:25
Pitcher Balance 17:58
Bunt Pivot and Square 19:18
Broom Handle 20:05
Bunt and Glove 20:43
Baserunning Sign 21:51
Bounce and Run 22:43
Tag Up 23:26
3-Base Slide 24:04
Bunt Man on 3rd 24:56
Baseball Football 25:40
Bunt Batting 26:33
Continuation 27:14
Hole in the Diamond 28:25
Home Run Derby 29:06
Kudos
Thanks!
@@SchupakSports thank you! I use your drills in my practices a lot!
And this video isn't edited at all...lol. water breaks are for the weak!
@@erichaynes4448 They make it clear that the idea is to just pick a few of these drills for any given practice. Nobody is suggesting you would run all of these drills in one practice, that would be pretty silly.
Also, it's a "59 minute practice" presented in a 30 minute video. Think it's pretty obvious they cut some time, don't you?
This gave me nostalgia for a much simpler time. I miss it. Thank you
God me too. Brought a tear to my eye.
Yea I miss playing little league after 12 I got coaches that made me wish I never got into the sport
@@bgomez22gb your coach can make all the difference, it’s true. I’m lucky to have mostly excellent coaches through my childhood but one year I had a shitty coach and I didn’t even want to play
@@Aquablecs what makes a shitty coach?
@@partybusdad lack of passion, mostly. Also lack of game knowledge and lack of the fundamentals of teaching children.
This video is a pure gem for any Little league Baseball coach.
My 9-11year olds team started practice two days ago. I have watched this video almost NON-STOP since I found it a couple weeks ago! Fun drills that the kids LOVE!! Almost makes me look like I know what I'm doing as a coach!!
How's it going so far?
@@Smoosh108 Wow! What a nice surprise to see your reply! We are 2-1. Last night we beat the team that beat us 1st game. Our other win was against the team that beat the team picked to win it all pre-season. Although winning definitely keeps our kids pumped for the next game, their game has improved so much already from these drills! Teaching and watching them grow, learn, and improve with every practice and game is what makes me love coaching!! Awesome video!
Ha 9/11😊
@@wilmafingerdoo2690 the real question is do you wear the same shorts as the coach in this video? Just kidding. Good luck in the season!
@@PRichards1981 Thanks! Season almost over already! And down here in the Redneck Riviera (FloriBama) we call those shorts "plum smugglers"
Takes me back to the best time of my life 😢
besssst times
90s ruled
Having played ball for decades, a comforting feeling came over me watching this video...put my head and heart into the game, which I believe is essential to have fun. This video has an excellent way of introducing discipline into the practice without the kids even noticing. Thanks coach, I hope the parents of these young people and the players appreciate your efforts. Coaching "Fall Ball" right now, this video gonna' be a great help, got 16 youngins'😊 God bless ya', God bless everybody.
The kids in this video are super skilled. Good job coach and their parents. 👍
I'm a division 1 baseball coach and I use this exact regimen for college players, some who have gone on to the show. Very effective for players of all ages!
Im from virgin islands played criçket my whole life threw a baseball 85 with your help i could get to 96
@@cashapuzzo8909 hey I actually lied, I'm not a baseball coach but keep practicing and look for opportunities to get noticed and improve! I believe in you
@@benmitchell0036 thanks ben I send video to a couple people an I go to Dunedin Florida on the 25th to work with development pitching coach for the single-a team for the Blue Jays I was hoping to get other work in while I was in the states an saw your comment I got excited do you coach the game at all?
@massivehugeballs9707as a former baby infant i agree with him
@Massive Huge Balls You busted him haha! 😂
The backdrop of this field is majestic. Towering green forest. Lush green grass, and a home run fence with distance markers and sponsorship signs. If i had to guess this was around 1992-1993. Fields like this have been left to die around most of the US.
As a kid that played for 10 years and earned the respect of all my coaches, I can honestly say there are a ton of drills here that I really valued that helped me become a better player. Great video and as I think about transitioning into coaching this video really helps bring back a ton of memories.
"Improve as individuals, improve as a team, and have fun" is such a great motto that can be applied to many facets of life.
This!!! This brings me back to summer of 1994. Good times
Catching the ball in the glove on the bat..BRILLIANT!
Using a lacross stick works great too
I use some of these drills but wish I would have seen this 5 years ago. Great video of drills and well explained!
I started little league ball in 1969 at the age of 7. I played for Gill Hodges in Brooklyn, NY. The fields were beautiful, well maintained, and immaculate. I’m 62 years old now, and think back on my Little League years with great fondness, joy, and memories. We practiced during the week and had games on weekends. I loved practice just as much as game day. There’s something about the sights, sounds and smells of the game. You just can’t beat it. My favorite drill was one and cover. Anyone remember that?
I play on a adult recreational city league i still have love for the game, so this video is perfect to refresh the mind with some drills for better on field play. I don’t remember doing these many drills in little league.
Perfect video. My son's team 7yr Olds, is short on coaching and fields so it's time for me to step it up. Can't wait to use these for the kids ❤
How did it go? Did the 7 year olds catch on to these drills? Im also getting ready to “step up” and Coach my 7 year old next year, 2025. His league is short on coaches. Any advice is appreciated!
Man I remember my first little league season at 8 years old. Cant believe that was 22 years ago
man i wish i had these drills when I was a kid.....we just kind of had to figure it out back in the day
This is awesome...I've had a lot of different baseball coaches as a kid and I think most of them had no idea what the heck they were doing. They were just someone's dad who had the time and drive to do it
What a great Coach ! Very informative & instructional . I bet that team is Salty and tough to beat .. There is no better reward in life than coaching youth sports !!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I like that the players also help with the drills. it's not just the coach leading every drill...
Our Bad News Bears are about to utilize some of these.
Great to see an older video like this. Thanks for posting!
Glad it was helpful!
I watched all the Baseball Bunch instructional videos when I was a kid. Brings back memories!
As a pro ball player somewhere earlier in my life I can’t say enough about this. This video is seriously amazing. The best drills for all ages. Pros use these to touch up mechanics as a ritual. Fantastic video
😂. Ok..
Please explain to NASA how these drills can be done in one hour..
No warmups, full speed throws set up times, coaching moments..ok then. These are fine drills, nothing new I haven’t done or any coach I know. Who doesn’t know these drills? I suppose they’re out there. Not in Florida however.
You can get some of these drills into a practice, but not many all in one hour. Click bait with motive of “ time” being the greatest accomplishment. Insulting, actually.
This video with zero set up time, dangerously ZERO run stretch throws is 35 minutes..
This video took 6 hours to do all the drills. But the key here is “1 hour practice!”😂😂😂
Nice drills.. but if any are new to you, you never coached.
First time coach so happy I found this gem
Thanks for putting this together. I'm a brand new coach and to be honest I'm more than a little lost.
Now I am just waiting for someone to ask me to be a coach.
This is great. Every Little League coach should watch this. No more standing around for any reason.
Than you volunteer to be a coach 😂😂😂
This is great! A few adjustments to customize and customize this makes us a lot better.
Great Video! A must watch for first time coaches. I adapted many of these drills for my T-Ball team. The best emphasis is to maximize practice time so your not wasting time with players standing around.
Thanks this is great.
Thanks for your kind words!
...you're..
I wonder what this team's record was
This is a good video I had this video on VHS as a kid I watched it everyday
I was about ask how old this was bc I knew it had to be vhs era
I teach the pros in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and this video gets me home from practice in a jiffy.
What an amazing video. A wonderful approach.
This just makes me miss being a kid playing Dixie youth baseball and the biggest worry being wondering who’s pitching Tuesday night.
"It's important to raise your hands to slide...unless your Trea Turner."
He is super smooth, almost like he’s sliding on ice!
The best practice for baseball is the father/son stuff where you get hit after hit, or pitch after pitch. Even going to the river to hit rocks or throw them is good. If I could go back in time, I would go to the river everyday after school to throw river rocks. I would also find an old wooden bat or a piece of wood and hit rocks with it for 1-2 hours. I'd have the strongest arm on the team and the best hitter.
Those things certainly help. Especially hitting the small rocks with a skinny stick. But the kids that normally stand out in American high schools are paying for private lessons. Which is expensive. I mean you can't learn to hit a curveball from playing with rocks and sticks. Your method would probably really help at the middle school level though.
@@reprogrammedtohae4286 For pitching, as long as you can throw 90+ you'll get all the lessons you need.
@Garrett Graf Pitching 90+ will get you to college definitely. You gotta have a bit more in your arsenal to make it to the show, though. But pitching is unique. You either have the arm, or you don't. You can't train to throw 100mph. Throw strength is primarily genetic due to elasticity in tendons. The same can be said for junk pitchers. Most of the ones who made it to the show have funky genetics in regard to their tendons. All the other positions require hitting ability, which can be trained into you. But at a certain level, you have to hire a hitting coach. It's a must. Preferably freshmen year in high school.
Nah man, don't believe that. I didn't have any freak genetics or any expensive lessons. I'm 5' 10" but was listed as 6' lol. I definitely worked hard and trained myself to throw harder. High school I was only throwing low 80s and I didn't grow any bigger. I didn't have a long mlb career but not because of talent but knee and ankle injury. You can definitely train yourself to throw harder by weight lifting and mechanics. I was mostly around 86 to 90 mph but could bring it low to mid 90s if needed.
Fenced in outfield, grass infield, and a digital scoreboard?
that was RICH team back then
Excellent video - thanks! It's all about the fundamentals.
Glad you liked it!
Great video. Wish i would have seen this years ago when I was doing more coaching
Im a new coach and really needed this ty
Fantastic drills here. I will be using these! Thank you.
This is a training video that gets results.
These drills really are the foundational fundamentals needed to understand and develop as players/athletes. Especially at this age.
As they get older, it's important to begin establishing which players are better suited for infield and outfield, and break into teams, as to not waste time on position specific drills they don't need. The fat 1B kid doesnt need to be doing OF drills.
There will always be one or two kids that can play any position (including C/P), but there's always those kids that will only ever be a short stop, OF or 1B. They don't work anywhere else. These kids are old enough to start honing their positions. This becomes more prevalent in HS, but still important.
Looks about what we did as kids and 1 of my teammates plays for the Rockies, handful played college ball. I quit at 15 because my bat speed was to slow and my pitching was being under appreciated. Baseball was a third sport but i always regretted not pushing myself on the mound.
...too...
This is great. I've not been happy with our 2 hour practices for my 5 year old's Machine Pitch team.
5 year old should still hit on a tee, just my opinion. Critical years to learn so much about your swing and how to put the ball anywhere you want to. In Chicago we used a tee until 8U. We all became sluggers and clutch hitters
@thechirok1 Not my choice. League offers what they offer.
Looking forward to trying this at training.
19:48 misconception rule.... It's only an out if a foot is completely out of the batters box. You can be touching home plate with a foot as long as it is partially still in the batters box.
This guy is 5000% more creative than all my youth baseball coaches were combined.
ya bro im having an epiphany moment like 99% of ll coaches suck assssss hahahaha. id be in the fkn mlb if i was playin like these kids
Great reference video ! I used a few of these drills for my first 50/70 practice
Thanks for the kind words!
What's 50/70?
@@at2130 intermediate. After majors in little league. It’s pitching mound distance/base distance.
Watching just a couple minutes of this blows away any little league practice I've ever run, or been a part of as a player. Highly impressed!
Basic fundamentals 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
God, this brings back baseball camps during the summers of the 90s. Thank you!
These kids are great!
This is out of this world!!!
Thanks a bunch!
That looks fun. Now I want to be a kid again.
Excellent stuff
This looks fun...wish they had one on how to hit a curveball lol, usually couldn’t touch those things
Swing where the ball is going to be, not where it is.
True, i just had trouble identifying the pitch type altogether on good curves
This is brilliant.
One of best videos I've seen great job coach
I appreciate that!
“Back to back to back AAU titles.”
Very very great video. Keep up the great work!
Great video! I have one comment tho for all coaches. A lot of drills I see reward good players with more repetition. So what happens to the players that aren't as good? They get discouraged and don't get the practice they need to improve.
Not when it comes to bunting. That is a dying art and I’ll be implementing that one next practice.
@@avoiceinthewilderness7577 bunting is also great for players in batting slumps. Gets their mind back to where it needs to be.
There should be an assistant coach helping the players that are not so “gifted”. The assistant coach should be working with these players and giving them the confidence, praise, and practice they need to get better and continue to get better.
Then they should practice more at home. Sports are not about equality of outcome. The cream rises to the top.
So kids used to play outside?
It’s really sad how far the athleticism our youth in America has diminished! My 12 year old nephew’s team couldn’t do one of these drills! The coaching today is also terrible now days.
Thanks for this great video! How many drill would you try and fit in ? How long do you run each drill maybe is a better question?
I have between 7 and 10 years old to coach, only have 1 hr I break the drills down to 4 drills at 15 min of 2 drills for 30 min if we need word in the infield spend the hour there it's also coach pitch btw.
when do you teach them to chew tabbaco
Big League Chew and Baseball stickers are good reward hand outs for Tee Ball/ Coach Pitch 4-8. Little extra motivation to keep ‘em focused.
🤪🤪🤪🤪
12u
Aye these kids got some fundamentals
Great upload.
When was this filmed early 90's?
Bruh kids today would get lost, I try to do simple drills with 10-12 yo and after explaining it as simple as possible. They still don’t understand what to do 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
I have that issue too. But, it’s little league. When I coached travel ball it was a little different. But as I have multiple kids, I am starting back in little league again.
Good luck with your season coach.
@@Its_Steeeve good luck to you too! Hopefully these kids’ listening and direction following skills improve 😅
Blaming some kids for not understanding you or not listening, rather than looking at what you can do differently to be a more effective teacher… maybe you’re just a bad coach…
@@rxw5520yeah, self report
Posting this to youtube is a great public service
I hope kids come back to baseball
Funny I found this video at the last week of the season😂
Where is Fred McGriff?
This is cute. I especially love the lefty at 3rd during the 3rd base drill :)
Glad you like it!
And behind the plate for some also!
I recognize that field anywhere NVCLL liberty field !!!
“lineMASTER”
Wow. I’m definitely calling Al Sharpton.
This just shows you how much better kids are now than back in the 90's.
This isn't always true. This was probably a Pony or Little League team from a single town. They actually all look consistently good. Your experience of kids being better probably comes from the fact you are playing on a travel team where top talent can be drafted from anywhere.
because each gen of parents gets lazier
Is there a list of the drills ??
Yes! search the comments!
Them boys some ball players i tell you what ..
I want to go there
Good info
1:46 The left handed weirdo gets to stand and watch.
I remember there being commercials or infomercials about stuff like this back in the dizay.
Don’t ever say “dizay” again. This is a warning.
Thank you for this great video!
What was the average age of the kids in the video?
53.
Or did you mean when the video was made?
What year is this from? Judging by the video it may be 93 or 94?
"The twenty meter pacer test will begin in thirty seconds. Line up at the start."
COOL!!!
weird the video for 59 mins practice is only 31 mins
It would be more beneficial to have the kids practicing game situations and taking infield/outfield. Throw the balls to real bases and cut off throws from the outfield. All you are teaching with these drills is how to play catch from 10 feet away.
These drills will make them more sharp for the regular infield/outfield practice so when they are in real game situations they will have better hand eye coordination to make the plays. This is why Japanese players are better baseball players. Most coaches in the states dont teach kids the way of the game like this
29:50 that kid smashes one
Any idea what year this came out?
Anyone recognize this field??
I think some coaches try to get too sophisticated with practice. The best teams I played on all we did was bp and infield. Points win games
No bat flips and stare downs? Too SYSTEMIC for nowadays. 😆
And let's not forget the most important part kids, make sure you are part of the inner circle of the coaches as you grow or you will not go far.
Back to back to back AAU national championships