Junior Baseball
www.juniorbaseball.com
Check out the skills clinics which wisely are broken down into three different age groups, and nicely illustrated with pictures. Other articles deal with breaking in a new glove, choosing the right bat and even one that clearly breaks down the throwing mechanics including exercises you can do to strengthen your throwing arm. Have your players take the Aptitude test in the Fun for Kids section. Kids will also like the when I was a kid section.

John T. Reed Coaching Youth Baseball Articles
www.johntreed.com/bbarticles.html
John T. Reed is known for his "tell it like it is" information on and insights into the youth sports field. He coached youth baseball from the tee ball age to age 18 and was player manager of two semi-pro teams. Find out:
"What to do in different baseball situations", and John Reeds ideas about
"What are the most common mistakes youth baseball coaches make?", and also "Why all youth sports drafts should be blind."

Knowledgehound's Baseball Tips
http://www.knowledgehound.com/topics/baseball.htm
This site contains a wealth of information on all aspects of baseball, including coaching and umpiring.

Barton's Youth Baseball
www.homestead.com/youthbaseball_e_zine
Al Barton, a high school history teacher and varsity baseball coach developed this site as a requirement for a grad course while pursuing his Masters Degree in Education. He coached in his town’s Little League Program for 6 years. You’ll find pages of help on Throwing, Pitching, Fielding and Catching and Tips of the month. Don’t miss the Fun Stuff page he lists "Top 20 Reasons to Coach Youth Baseball."

Barton's Link Page
www.homestead.com/youthbaseball_e_zine/Links.html
We could list a bunch of these links here but Coach Barton has already done the work. I'm sure he got an A+ on his course when he developed this site.

How Many Pitches?
Want to know the limit on pitches a child should throw to prevent overuse injuries. Check out these sites and use a chart to record them.
http://www.thecoachingstore.com
Little League Pitch Count FAQ
Little League Pitch Count Rules

The Coaching Corner
www.thecoachingcorner.com
The site sells uniform but also has basic resources and coaching tips for baseball and soccer. Don't miss the useful Forms and Plans available in Word, some in PDF and HTML formats. The Medical Release Form and Parent Letter should be a requirement for every youth coach.
Added 2/14/07

Youth Baseball Basics
www.youthbaseballbasics.com
This site has some nice tips and resources for the beginning baseball coach, player or parent. What is unusual is information about building a batting tee, batting cage and even a backyard baseball field of your own. Also check out the fun baseball activities. Added 3/20/07

43 Drills
http://43drills.com
This new site has drills for more than just baseball but check out some of the baseball tips and especially the defensive baseball drills.
Added 3/20/07

Nedco Sports
Two websites selling products and giving free baseball information.
http://Pitch2win.com
Check out the Six Areas of A Solid Delivery, the different Grips and Pitches and How To Control The Running Game. The Pitch2win site is new and they are still adding information so be sure to check back.

Coach John Peter’s Baseball Tips
www.baseballtips.com
This website offers a variety of helpful tips and tools for coaches. It has a free statistics calculation center that will calculate Batting Averages, Slugging Percentages, and Earned Run Averages. The website has many helpful articles, such as how to coach younger children and helpful tips on how to deal with parents. This website also offers a free email newsletter delivered twice a month.

Hit to Win
http://Hit2win.com
A good place to figure out what all those baseball terms mean or about hitting flaws and how to correct them. Got time for reading, browse through previous newsletter or sign up for their mailing list.

New England Catching Camp
http://www.catchingcamp.com
This website has some useful articles related to this important position on your team. You will find good information about why young players often don't want to be the catchers and what they did about it. Teach the Catchers Creed to your catchers and learn how to involve your catchers during your infield practice time. Added 10/29/06

Youth Baseball Info
www.youthbaseballinfo.com
This site is unique in that it not only has free resources and articles for baseball coaches, it allows you to add these articles to your site. All they ask is that you credit their site with a live link. Check out articles like baserunning drill for balls in the dirt. This site is new and actively adding articles, so check back and check the newest articles and the most popular ones. Added 1/18/06

Pro Baseball Drills and Equipment
www.pro-baseball-drills-and-equipment.com
This site provides drills, tips and strategies even information on wood bats from a former major leaguer. Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of each page to find move links to other information. Read the article about coaching kids the right way to build their self confidence.

Baseball Scoring Menu - Baseball Almanac
baseball-almanac.com/scoring.shtml
Teach your player to score the game. A web page for the baseball lover who can't enjoy the game without scoring it. Score a youth baseball game, the ultimate scoring challenge.

Baseball Rules
www.baseball-rules.com/FAQs.htm
A page with answers to the most frequently asked questions on the most commonly misunderstood rules. Be sure to scroll down on pages many of them have pictures which clarify the situations. Check out our page of Sports Officials links where this site is also listed.

Baseball Myths
http://eteamz.active.com/austinareaponyball
You might want to turn down your speakers before visiting this Austin Area Pony organization web page. The page lists and explains the 40 most common baseball myths. Added 1/18/06

Be A Better Hitter
www.beabetterhitter.com
Check out the Fundamental Skills, especially how to over come the fear of being hit by an inside pitch and the myth about the elbow. There are also hitting drills and information about bat speed.

Eteamz - Baseball
http://www.eteamz.com
This website has information on tips and drills in categories such as baserunning, catching, throwing and pitching. In addition it offers free baseball tips to be sent to your email Inbox.

Tee-Ball-To-A-Tee
www.teeball-to-a-tee.com
Do you have the patience to be a good coach? Find our the twelve things you really need to know about coaching tee ball and how youth baseball can be a bonding experience between parent and child. Take a quick Players Quiz or find a free storybook for tee ball players.

Youth Baseball Coaches Tool Kit
http://baseballtoolkit.homestead.com
This site sells a tool kit for youth baseball coaches which intergrates ideas, forms and coaching philosophies. Visit his sample page to view some free resources from his tool kit. Added 1/18/06

Major League Baseball Kids site
www.mlb.com
Read tips from a major league player, find out who the mascot is for each team or play one of the kids games.

Mudball.com Tips
http://mudball.com/mudtips.htm

Coaching Tee Ball
www.coachingtball.com/tips.htm
Good practical tips for safety and fun for the younger players.

Instructional Articles
www.baseballtips.com/instruction.html
A large collection of free instructional articles.

Youth Sports Club
www.youthsportsclub.com
Learn how to get kids to practice on time and the keys to a run down defense.

Texas Sharks Playing Tips Page,
www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Pressbox/9058/playtips.html
Playing Tips, Drills and Links from the Coach's of the 13 year old Texas Sharks Select Baseball Club

T-BALL USA
http://www.teeballusa.org
"The T-BALL USA Association is the national not-for-profit youth sports organization dedicated to the development of the game of tee ball."

John Silton Baseball Links
www.baseball-links.com/links/Coaching_and_Instruction

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