Just keep it fun. I coach High School basketball, and am very competitive. I try to keep it(t-ball) pretty laid back as far as my competitive nature and have a good time watching the kids learn and have fun.
Just keep it fun. I coach High School basketball, and am very competitive. I try to keep it(t-ball) pretty laid back as far as my competitive nature and have a good time watching the kids learn and have fun.
I tell my t-ball team to Play The Game The Right Way. They are an extremely Scrappy Bunch. I tell them that Home Runs Are Overrated and I've got an 8 yr old on my team for Veteran Precesence because He Knows How To Play The Game.
I also have 3 catchers on my roster.
Some people play baseball. Baseball plays Jay Bruce.
The best drills I've ever seen to develope hand-eye is batting off a tee, and have a coach or player flip the ball to a batter and have him/her hit it into a fence from close range, over and over.
I was helping coach a catholic school team in Deer Park for a week while the coach was on vacation. We had a kid who hadn't made contact all year, let alone get a hit. I took him and worked with him for two days using the drill where I took a knee with a bucket of baseballs and had him repeatedly hit the ball into the fence. When the game rolled around, we put him in for the final 3 innings. He got one at bat and grounded out to short. You would have thought the kid hit a grand slam. He was pumped and so was I.
Hey, keep them all awake (especially when they are in the game), aware of where the restroom is at all time (and who went and who didn't), running the bases counter-clockwise and don't forget important details like whose parents turn it is to buy slushies after the game and you'll be fine.
If you ain't first, you're last! - Ricky Bobby
HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAStress making contact with runners in scoring position.
Domo Arigato, Here Comes Joey Votto
---TRF
"I do what I want to do and say what I want to say."
--Bronson Arroyo
You should get on the bandwagon to eliminate T-Ball completely, as it teaches nothing but free swinging and hinders development of plate discipline and plate patience.
I bet Juan Pierre was great at T-Ball.
1) Make them run from the dugout to their position on the field. This will show hustle, and impress hall of fame broadcasters.
2) Encourage scrappy-ness.
3) It might help to get some veteran presence on the team.
4) Last but not least... make sure they play the game the right way. These kids probably have young bodies, so they should be good to go.
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