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Train your coaches
The single most important action a youth sports organization can
take to enhance its program is to train its volunteer coaches. Encourage
your organization to train their coaches.
A Parent Orientation Program and
Criminal Background Checks are now available.
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."
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.
Little League Pitch Count FAQ
Little League Pitch Count Rules
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
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.
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
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.
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
See a list of baseball books & videos
in our library.
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