To get my players away, 8UAA, from thinking about squishing the bug to hip rotation I used the following idea that I picked up from another coach. Plug in the Socket Drill Materials needed: Old bat, short extension cord, electric socket, tape I taped the electrical socket to a pair of shorts that I could [...]

I like to run the Box Drill but with my own twist—it’s kind of like the 4 corner drill set-up wise but rules of the game are slightly different. You can do this anywhere. The 4 Corner Box Drill Set up 4 players roughly 20′ apart from each other in shape of a square (they [...]

When I have done this with my 10u team, they really enjoyed it. The drill works on bat speed and hand/eye coordination for all. This is a fun drill and a good drill to end a practice with. Fun (Warm Weather) Hitting/Catching Drill Equipment: Bucket Water (at least a few 2 liter bottles worth) Water [...]