National Resources
PRACTICE PLAN IDEAS* DRILLS *GUIDES*OUTLINE
FOR MANAGER'S & COACHES: HELPFUL COACHING TIPS
PRACTICE EFFICIENCY
HEY COACH.....................
COACHING TOOLS * APPS* GUIDES * PRACTICE PLAN TALK *TIPS
4 Ways to Organize a productive baseball practice (Text You Go Pro Baseball)
Sample Parent Letter (Text QC Baseball, Not by BLL)
8 Helpful Tips for New LL Coaches (Text LLU.org) & Returning Coaches
How to know good from bad baseball instruction (Text LLU.org)
10 Life Lessons Learned from Baseball (Text ProBaseball Insider)
Guide to Why Little League Parents Should Get Involved NOW (Text LLU.org)
Coaching your own CHILD (Text QC Baseball)
The Matheny Manifesto (Text)
A Guide to Why Little League Parents Should Get Involved NOW (Text LLU.org)
Coaching your own CHILD (Text QC Baseball)
*Coaching your Own Child TIP…. Have Other Coaches Coach your child.. You coach their child.*
*Coaching Tip: Talk to another TEAM & Scrimmage, use both Teams Practice Times Back to Back*
MLB Network Videos Sandlot to the Show (Video MLB-TV)
APPS To Download To Phones:
USA Baseball APP Download* Practice Plans APP *Drills Library*
TeamReach (Team Management Free)
HEJA Team Management (Free)
TeamSnap Team Management (Pay & Free)
GameChanger App for Team Use (Have one parent run this with several back-ups)
GameChanger Scorekeeping Demo Video
Charting (Text QC Baseball. Game Change does most of this for you)
Hitting Zone Chart Example qc
Worksheets (Most of this is done via Game Changer, this is the old school way)
Little League Coaching Tips (YouTube)
Coaching the bases & MORE (Rule 1. Don't touch the player...ever) (Text LLU.org)
11 Tips for the First-Time Coach PCA D Zone (PDF download)
Double-Goal Coach Job description PCA (PDF download)
Coaching Baseball 3 BIG Tips (Text helpful baseball)
Dos & Don't for Youth Baseball Coaches (Andy Pohl YouTube)
Practice Plan Coaching Baseball (ymca video)
2 min drill on Little League rules & Regs video
You Go Pro Practice Plan John Madden Breakdown (YouTube)
3 Different Practice Plans (alter as much as you wish) baseball positive 90 mins (Text)
Batting Practice (12 Player Drill, Advanced) (Text/Videos/ baseball positive)
Baseball Positive (step by step, mini diamond tool, links and more) (Text baseball positive)
3 Station * 3 Coach * 1hr 15min Practice Plan PDF Example
2 Hours Practice Plans (Alter to Fit your needs) (baseball positive)
Depth Chart + Batting Order Practice Thoughts & Ideas to work with QC
Practice Plans External Text QC Baseball What is a Practice PLan
QC Baseball Practice Plan Blank Worksheet
QC Baseball Option 2 Practice Plan Blank Worksheet
QC Baseball Practice Plan Filled Out worksheet
Hitting Zone Blank WorkSheet*
HITTING: COACHING * DRILLS * REP DRILLS * TEAM DRILLS * VIDEOS
Steve Bernhardt Baseball Factory (Video LLU.org)
2 Drills to Develop Perfect Baseball Hitting Mechanics! (YouTube Ultimate Baseball Training)
Common Hitting Flaws & Drills (YouTube skillviewtv)
Power Hitting (Pitching Locations) (YouTube baseballsmith)
Steve Bernhardt talks about the importance of finishing the swing (Video LLU.org)
Coil (Hitting Drill Series - Part 1) (Text QC Baseball)
Stride (Hitting Drill Series - Part 2) (Text QC Baseball)
Hip Rotation (Hitting Drill Series - Part 3) (Text QC Baseball)
Simulated Swing (Hitting Drill Series - Part 4) (Text QC Baseball)
Plate Discipline - Batting Practice (Text QC Baseball)
7 Absolutes of How to Hit (Text Pro Baseball Insider)
ProBasebalI Insider Hitting Tips (Text Pro Baseball Insider)
Hitting Stage 1 Rhythm
Hitting Stage 2 Load
Hitting Stage 3 Separation
Hitting Stage 4 Weight & Shift
Hitting Stage 5 Decide & Release
Up The Middle Drill (Text QC Baseball)
Fence Drill (Text QC Baseball)
Tee Drill (Text QC Baseball)
Tee 1-2-3 Drill (Text QC Baseball)
Inside, Outside Drills (Text QC Baseball)
In, Out, Up the Middle Drill (Text QC Baseball)
Soft Toss Using the Quick Hitter Drill (Text QC Baseball)
Pro Tips on how to lay down a SACRIFICE Bunt (YouTube)
Executing and Defending the Bunt (Text QC Baseball)
Practice Bunting Stations Drill (Text QC Baseball)
Sacrifice Form Drill (Text QC Baseball)
Sacrifice Target Game Drill (Text QC Baseball)
INFIELD DRILLS
The 6 F's of Fielding You Go Pro Baseball (YouTube)
Coaching Infield Part 1 of 3 (Fielding a ground ball) (YouTube)
Infield Part 2 of 3 Video (YouTube)
Infield Part 3 of 3 (Shuffle Shuffle Follow) (YouTube)
Advanced Infield Drills Video Fundamentals (YouTube)
How to THROW a baseball Part 1
How to THROW a baseball Part 2
How to THROW a baseball Part 3
Mount Union Infielder Break-down Drill video (YouTube Ryan Schmidt)
First Baseman - Covering First
First Baseman - Bad Throw
Double Play Workup
Bare Hand Double Plays
Ground Ball Competition
Ground Ball Backhand / Round
Carnival Grounders
Infield Rotation
Short-Hop
Round the Horn
Bucket of Balls
Bucket of Balls with Runners
Infielding Glove Steps & Feet
Fielding a Ground Ball
Backhand Glove Work
Forehand Ground Balls
Slow Rollers, Plays on the Run
TEAM PRACTICE DRILLS
- Soft Toss Scrimmage
- 3-2 or 2-1 Count Scrimmage
- Signal Scrimmage
- Double Cutoff
- ESPN Top Ten
- Pitch Trajectory
- Team Cutoffs
- Shallow Fly Balls
- Fly Ball Communication
- Soft Toss Scrimmage
- Sacrifice Bunt Defense
- 1st and 3rd Situations
- Cut-Off Situations
- Double Cut Situations
- Game Like Practice
- The Work-UP Drill
- Relay Throws & Cutoffs
- Little bit of safety / TEAM Throwing / & More
- Def. Work-UP Drill (Note the age for some 8+)
- Team Drill for Fielder Communication & when Runner on......
CATCHER: DRILLS & MORE
- Catcher 101* Xan Barksdale Blog Videos Articles
- Catching 101 Free Videos Xan Barksdale
- The Seasons Dirty Work of Catchers (Text The Seasons)
- Catcher - Receiving the Ball (Video Text QC Baseball)
- Catcher - Blocking Drill (Video Text QC Baseball)
- Catcher - Hockey Goalie (Blocking Drill) (Text QC Baseball)
- Powerhouse Catchers Practice (YouTube )
- Throwing to Second (Text QC Baseball)
- Catcher - Fielding Bunts (Video Text QC Baseball)
- Catcher - Blinking & Flinching (Text QC Baseball)
- Catcher - Sway and Frame - 5 to 1 ( Text QC Baseball)
- Blocking - Pitch Trajectory (Text QC Baseball)
OUTFIELD DRILLS
RUNNING THE BASES..................
- Breakdown on The Bases Drill (Video LLU.org)
- No Defense Drill (Text QC Baseball)
- Relay Race (Text QC Baseball)
- Pitch Trajectory Reading Drill (Text QC Baseball)
- Shallow Fly Balls Drill (QC Baseball)
- HOW TO SLIDE!!! Ultimate Baseball Training (YouTube)
- Juan Pierr on How to Steal Bases (Text ProBaseball Insider)
- Advance on a Wild Pitch (Text Pro Baseball Insider)
HEY BLUE! (UMPIRE TALK)
PITCHING: COACHING * DRILLS * GRIPS * ARM CARE * VIDEO'S & MORE
- MLB to LL Pitch Smart Guide* (Text MLB.com )
- ARM CARE for Pitchers (24 Min Video & Text)
- Basic Pitching Mechanics for Young Pitchers (YouTube Tyrell Poggemeyer)
- The Pitching Life (Coaching Pitchers, Text helpful-baseball)
- Pitching Towel Drill (YouTube Tom House)
- David Pauley Pitching fastball video & situations
- How to hold and throw a fastball (video)
- How to throw a fastball (Pictures & Text helpful-baseball)
- How to throw a 4 Seam Fastball
- How to throw a 2 Seam Fastball
- How to throw a Changeup
- You Go Pro best-baseball-pitching-drill (1,2,6,9,12,14 & 15) videos
- Pitching - Accuracy Game (Text QC Baseball)
- Pitching - Pick-up (Text QC Baseball)
- Pitching - Bunt Defense (Text QC Baseball)
- 11 Little League Pitching Drills For Baseball Pitchers Age 10 To 12 (Text by Steve Ellis)
- How To Coach Little League Baseball Pitching (Text by Steve Ellis)
- 5 Steps To Building Better Little League Pitching Mechanics (Text by Steve Ellis)
- Effective Velocity (Text Pro Baseball Insider)
- PBI How to Throw a Change Up & Circle Change-Up (Text ProBaseballInsider)
- Intro to Arm Care driveline baseball Youth Training E-Book
- Do I need a Pitching Strategy....... And more (Text QC Baseball)
- Coaching Pitchers (Tips) (Text helpful-baseball)
- Pitching is MUCH more than Throwing (Video & Text LLU.org)
- Pitching Drills to help on the BUMP (Text QC Baseball)
- Pitching Drills to help on Instruction (Beginning, Short Arm, Relax!) (Text helpful-baseball)
- Just start with Throwing Drills (Pitching) Part 1 (Text helpful-baseball)
- Adding some speed to the throw, accuracy, holding the ball, releasing, arm care intro Text)
- Throwing a ball Part 2 (Make sure to match throwing & catching ability) (Text helpful-baseball)
- Youth Pitching Instruction Intro (Text helpful-baseball)
- 1st Years in Kid Pitch (Hey Mom & Dad cut me some slack) (Text helpful-baseball)
- LLU 5 Step Pitching Download (Text LLU.org)
- Age 9-ish (plus or minus) Pitching age Drills (Text helpful-baseball)
THROWING DRILLS
Contact Us
Bellaire Little League
P.O. Box 2016
Bellaire, Texas 77402