Baseball workouts for 12-14 year olds (LSU777?)

LSU777 can answer this in more detail than me I am sure, LOL, but I have trained baseball groups that age. They are weak, have no foundational strength, and a mistake I see parents make with those groups is trying to get TOO baseball specific, gadgets, over thinking it, etc. AFTER they learn proper form/technique (do NOT skip/rush this step!) they should be doing basic compound movements. I also tend to me conservative with overhead movements when training throwing athletes, not doing things like heavy overhead presses, heavy bench press (prefer dumbells with semi-neutral grip, safer on shoulders). I like the safety bar squats more than back squats, trap bar deadlifts over regular deadlifts (risk outweighs reward IMHO when it comes to deadlifts), lots of core work, and yes some band work/med ball work is good, that is where it is good to get some rotational stuff in, triple extension, etc.

I also tell my young baseball guys we are not bodybuilders, we are not powerlifters, we are training specifically to be really good baseball players. While hypertrophy WILL happen in young men who resistance train, it is not our primary goal, sport specific strength is. So our rep range tends to be in the 5-6 range more so that the 10+ range on most movements.

Is Braydon and Jaxson trying to make their AA travel team or Rec All star team.? We need to know these things.

All joking aside, focus on core strength and explosive movements. I’ve trained with many minor league players and they do this. Lots of cleans and core.