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 Bat Selection for Young Players
Bat selection is critical for younger players. From determining the proper drop to barrel size and grip, you'll find some tips on how to select the proper bat for the youth player in this article.
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 Beyond the WL
One of the most difficult situations coaches at all levels face is motivating a team with a bad record, or even after the dreams of reaching the post-season are definitely out of reach.
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 Code of Conduct
Learning the value of good sportsmanship is one of the most important skills coaches can teach their team. Coach Dresch discusses how to reinforce sportsmanship throughout your entire organization including players, coaches and parents.
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 Draft Strategies
In youth baseball, one of the goals of the draft is to create a balanced team and a balanced league. Learn some strategies for keeping the balance as well as techniques for evaluating players during tryouts.
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 Fund Raising
Looking for some fresh fundraising ideas? Coach Dresch discusses some unique options to raise money for your team or league.
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 Getting Parents Involved in Training at Home
In order for kids to gain mastery of baseball skills, they must practice outside of the team. Parents can facilitate this training by getting involved. Parental involvement works even better if one or both parents have baseball knowledge, but if this isn’t the case, there are some easy drills they can help their young player perform.
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 Gloves
Like any piece of equipment a player takes on the field with them, the baseball glove needs to fit and function properly for the age level and ultimately the position of the player. Learn how to find the perfect fit for your players.
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 Hitting Basics
When you're coaching young players, one of your primary tasks is to build good techniques that will serve as a proper foundation for their entire baseball career. Coach Dresch takes an irreverent -- nay, inspired -- look at how to coax confidence from your rookie hitters in this back to basics article.
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 Opening Day Ideas
Opening day is a big deal and one that's full of excitement and promise for your players, coaches and parents. Coach Dresch discusses some ideas for turning your league's opening day into a real cause for celebration that'll kick the season off on the right note!
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 Proper Warm-up
From the time players first learn to throw a baseball, they are taught the importance of warming up their arm before a game starts. Unfortunately, it is seldom that players are taught the importance of stretching their backs and legs as well. Coach Dresch discusses proper stretching techniques in this article.
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 Properly Breaking in a Glove
Coach Dresch sorts through the myth and the folklore to find the time tested techniques for getting your new glove in playing condition.
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 Sign-ups
In today's world, recruiting young players to the base paths not only means competing with organized sports like soccer, but competing with other baseball leagues within the same community. Learn some tips on how to get the word out from Coach Dresch.
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 Stand in There
One of the biggest challenges facing coaches with young players who have moved up from Tee-ball to live pitching is, well, live pitching. Learn some tips about how to instill confidence in an inexperienced batter in this article.
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 Teaching the Slide
Sliding is a critical skill that all players need to be taught at some point in their development. It is recommended that players are taught how to slide early on in their baseball careers. This will help decrease the likelihood of improper sliding which can lead to leg and wrist injuries. In this article, we’ll give you the tips you need that will make learning to slide a fun and painless experience.
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 Treating Injuries
In terms of physical contact between players, baseball is one of the least physical team sports. Yet, according to pediatricians, baseball has one of the highest injury rates. What can we as coaches do about this and how can we be prepared when injury strikes?
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 Working With the Umps
Successful coaching is all about managing relationships with your players, their parents, your sponsors and of course, the umpires. Just because you may have "seen potatoes with better eyes" doesn't necessarily mean you should share that with your ump at gametime...
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