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Developing the skills to effectively play baseball and sofball is done through practice and repitition (drills). Practice and games are the forum where drills are used to provide an active and enjoyable learning enviroment.
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Keep Little League® Practices Fresh by Including Intrasquad Scrimmages
When your focus turns to the regular season, managing effective, engaging practices between games can become a challenge. By the time the season is under way, your team has settled…
Target Skill: Soft Hands
Step 1. Set-up a square with players 10-15 feet apart. Step 2. Players make an underhand toss, locking the elbow, moving their feet, and making a toss to the target…
Three Skills to Evaluate During Player Tryouts
Each player tryout will showcase basic skills. So, whether you are a baseball or softball manager, consider the types of drills that are being executed, and how a player’s performance…
Backyard Tips: Build Arm Strength While Tossing A Football
While football season has taken hold of the sports world, one Little Leaguer’s Backyard Tip shows how children can use a different sport to become a better baseball player. Josh…
Backyard Tip: Bunting
With so many of the highlights you see on TV focusing on home runs, and slugging percentage becoming a statistical priority, the skill of bunting has become a forgotten part…
3 Tips to Run a Fun, Effective Practice
Whether you are a player, coach, or parent, a fun, effective, well-attended practice is centered on communication. From letting the players know what is expected during practice; to informing parents…
Backyard Tip: Game of 21
Tee Ball is where many children and parents are first introduced to Little League® and baseball and softball. Coach Pitch is where the fundamentals really start to develop. This usually…
Little League® Tee Ball Curriculum
The Little League® Tee Ball Curriculum is a 10-week plan that features structured learning highlighted by one practice and one game per week. Over the course of the season, coaches…
Warming Up Properly Helps to Prevent Injuries
In the early part of the season, it's crucial to remember the importance of warming up, stretching, and keeping young arms healthy. Little League® strives to keep players safe on…
In Little League® Practices, Fresh Equals Fun!
If you want your players to bring all the enthusiasm possible to every practice, then you must exercise all your enthusiasm in keeping practice fresh and fun. You should promise…