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re: Best advice on little league baseball - teaching your kids
Posted on 1/17/16 at 1:40 pm to BayouSizzle
Posted on 1/17/16 at 1:40 pm to BayouSizzle
First of all, there is no nine year with "potential". Best advice, hope that he peaks later and not in LL.
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Posted on 1/17/16 at 1:47 pm to BayouSizzle
Some good advice here. Dont assume he will be average or worse. I coached 20 years in little league. Had 2 11 year old go to Bertman's camp. They were just average in shown talent when they left. Average size. When they came back and season started they both broke the park record for home runs. Ended up being very good players and played in high school. Point being, try different techniques, experiment, never know what turns the key. But mainly, let him have fun!
Posted on 1/17/16 at 2:00 pm to BayouSizzle
here are 5 things id advise
- develop hand eye coordination. It could be throwing a ball against a wall, hitting off a tee, soft tossing, just playing pitch and catch. You want it to be natural for him receiving the ball, hitting a pitch, fielding ground balls.
- long toss to develop arm strength. Start short, back up gradually. Let him let loose some throws at max effort. A strong arm will not limit him to any position in the field, and generally speaking, he'll always have a place.
- develop grip and forearm strength. This is important for controlling the bat & developing bat speed. Very underrated.
-Have him learn every infield position. Specifically, you're going to want to teach him footwork. Cant stress this enough. Squaring his body to throw, how many steps he can take before he needs to let go of the ball, creating throwing angles on double plays, when to back hand, how to throw off his right foot, etc.
- teach him the basics of a swing. Start with the tee work, then some soft toss, then some live pitching. You want to focus on launching the hips, then the hands, then the follow through. Make sure his bat size is correct. So many little kids look like retards because they dont have the right sized bat.
- develop hand eye coordination. It could be throwing a ball against a wall, hitting off a tee, soft tossing, just playing pitch and catch. You want it to be natural for him receiving the ball, hitting a pitch, fielding ground balls.
- long toss to develop arm strength. Start short, back up gradually. Let him let loose some throws at max effort. A strong arm will not limit him to any position in the field, and generally speaking, he'll always have a place.
- develop grip and forearm strength. This is important for controlling the bat & developing bat speed. Very underrated.
-Have him learn every infield position. Specifically, you're going to want to teach him footwork. Cant stress this enough. Squaring his body to throw, how many steps he can take before he needs to let go of the ball, creating throwing angles on double plays, when to back hand, how to throw off his right foot, etc.
- teach him the basics of a swing. Start with the tee work, then some soft toss, then some live pitching. You want to focus on launching the hips, then the hands, then the follow through. Make sure his bat size is correct. So many little kids look like retards because they dont have the right sized bat.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 2:02 pm to BayouSizzle
Basketball analogy: Kids have a better chance of becoming a doctor than Dr. J
Posted on 1/17/16 at 3:48 pm to BayouSizzle
Teach the fundamentals of the five tools. Practice them.
Make practice fun.
Make practice fun.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 4:12 pm to BayouSizzle
Best advice?
No little league coach is going to know how to protect your kids arm, try not to let him be a pitcher at least until he can get into middle/high school. If he wants to pitch, he does NOT need a curveball. A fastball and a changeup with good placement is MORE than enough to take care of kids at his age.
Any time you throw for any lengthy amount of time, make sure he is stretching (properly) before and after throwing. Also, get some heat and ice on that arm afterwards as well.
When working long toss, start with one knee on the ground and throw chest to chest. continue throwing on one knee until he has to put his body into it. Once he's reached that point stand up and throw. Stand facing each other with your legs spread and rotate at the hips to generate throwing power. Continue to step back and remain stationary until he can no longer make a throw on a rope to you without stepping towards you. Once it's at that point, proceed like normal in long toss.
No little league coach is going to know how to protect your kids arm, try not to let him be a pitcher at least until he can get into middle/high school. If he wants to pitch, he does NOT need a curveball. A fastball and a changeup with good placement is MORE than enough to take care of kids at his age.
Any time you throw for any lengthy amount of time, make sure he is stretching (properly) before and after throwing. Also, get some heat and ice on that arm afterwards as well.
When working long toss, start with one knee on the ground and throw chest to chest. continue throwing on one knee until he has to put his body into it. Once he's reached that point stand up and throw. Stand facing each other with your legs spread and rotate at the hips to generate throwing power. Continue to step back and remain stationary until he can no longer make a throw on a rope to you without stepping towards you. Once it's at that point, proceed like normal in long toss.
This post was edited on 1/17/16 at 4:13 pm
Posted on 1/17/16 at 4:13 pm to BayouSizzle
Teach every player the first day, and your son does this everyday - fungo.
throwing the ball up himself and hitting it against a wall or fence.
I grew up doing this, nowadays few have even heard of it
throwing the ball up himself and hitting it against a wall or fence.
I grew up doing this, nowadays few have even heard of it
Posted on 1/17/16 at 4:27 pm to Slingscode
quote:
Let him have fun playing the game. It's really hard to determine potential at 9yo. He'll have plenty of time to show his potential as he grows up and the game gets more serious.
9 y/o travel ball is already serious business. He'll never make the League with that attitude
Posted on 1/17/16 at 4:29 pm to Lester Earl
people will tell you to teach your kid a changeup, which is good, but unless he is in the 5% of 10yr olds that will actually understand it and execute it, you can wait until he's 14-15.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 5:19 pm to BayouSizzle
quote:
Have a 9yo boy 3rd base / Pitcher with some potential
What are the MUST DOs and MUST NOT DOs?
you need to learn and make sure his coaches are on the same page that the games are not the end all/be all yet. Learning how to play and train are the most important things.
Make practice fun (but in a forward progressing way)
There's WAY WAY too many games in youth baseball at the competitive levels and its self defeating. You don't get better in games until you're much older.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 5:24 pm to Lester Earl
quote:
here are 5 things id advise
- develop hand eye coordination. It could be throwing a ball against a wall, hitting off a tee, soft tossing, just playing pitch and catch. You want it to be natural for him receiving the ball, hitting a pitch, fielding ground balls.
- long toss to develop arm strength. Start short, back up gradually. Let him let loose some throws at max effort. A strong arm will not limit him to any position in the field, and generally speaking, he'll always have a place.
- develop grip and forearm strength. This is important for controlling the bat & developing bat speed. Very underrated.
-Have him learn every infield position. Specifically, you're going to want to teach him footwork. Cant stress this enough. Squaring his body to throw, how many steps he can take before he needs to let go of the ball, creating throwing angles on double plays, when to back hand, how to throw off his right foot, etc.
- teach him the basics of a swing. Start with the tee work, then some soft toss, then some live pitching. You want to focus on launching the hips, then the hands, then the follow through. Make sure his bat size is correct. So many little kids look like retards because they dont have the right sized bat.
this is perfect. Especially the first one. If he genuinely likes to be on his own playing with a ball encourage it because his brain is learning what it needs to learn. The more time doing that, he's learning things that'll have him way ahead of the crowd when physicality is introduced.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 6:18 pm to BayouSizzle
Thanks for all the advice (the serious posters...some of the others--I appreciate, funny; the rest of you need another hobby--subject for another week).
FUN is #1--always!
Team sport learning is 2nd to none--and adversity offers more opportunity to learn than winning.
Fundamentals, hand-eye coordination are priority 1.
Travel ball is not of interest. Travel ball coaches and especially travel ball parents have taught me dat! My job is to keep them out of his life! So far, so good.
I giggle every bright orange Marucci bat that I see at this age. He has a 30" (tall boy) $49 bat that got him .472 last season. We good w/dat.
Potential is he is raw but good mechanics. Turned 9 in Nov...is throwing mid to upper 50's.
Thanks for insights. Much appreciated.
FUN is #1--always!
Team sport learning is 2nd to none--and adversity offers more opportunity to learn than winning.
Fundamentals, hand-eye coordination are priority 1.
Travel ball is not of interest. Travel ball coaches and especially travel ball parents have taught me dat! My job is to keep them out of his life! So far, so good.
I giggle every bright orange Marucci bat that I see at this age. He has a 30" (tall boy) $49 bat that got him .472 last season. We good w/dat.
Potential is he is raw but good mechanics. Turned 9 in Nov...is throwing mid to upper 50's.
Thanks for insights. Much appreciated.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 6:57 pm to BayouSizzle
Be supportive of what he wants to do. If he is serious about it get him lessons. Make sure he plays other sports though.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 7:07 pm to BayouSizzle
Tell him to throw at the batters head if the other team gets mouthy.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 7:07 pm to tigerbait17
quote:
Be supportive of what he wants to do. If he is serious about it get him lessons. Make sure he plays other sports though.
Baseball is 1 of 3 sports that he plays...Football and LaCrosse (and hoping that he plays some Basketball for his school as well)
Totally hear you
Posted on 1/17/16 at 7:11 pm to Jcorye1
visit the batting cages,often.dont force anything on him.get some dvd`s baseball fundamentals for his age,barnes and noble,amazon.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 7:53 pm to BayouSizzle
Most of all, make sure HE enjoys it. As long as your son looks forward to playing, he will want to get better. Don't push. Encourage him and help him, but if he says "I don't want to play", be a good dad and explain the pro's and con's of not playing. Then accept his decision and move on to some other kid stuff. If he misses the game, he will find his way back. If he doesn't miss it, he will find something better and be happy. And then YOU will be happy too.
As long as he is having fun, he will want to play. There are a lot of things kid's can do and he should do as many as he wants too.
As long as he is having fun, he will want to play. There are a lot of things kid's can do and he should do as many as he wants too.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 8:18 pm to BayouSizzle
If he is good in any other sport then drop baseball. But if you like having other people pick where you will vacation for the next 10 years then by all means keep playing.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 8:57 pm to BayouSizzle
Get him a good agent.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 9:12 pm to BayouSizzle
quote:
Have a 9yo boy 3rd base / Pitcher with some potential
What are the MUST DOs and MUST NOT DOs?
Teach him how to throw with his body, not his arm and throw strikes.
Use the same throwing motion over and over! Video him throwing. Unless his motion is very mechanically bad do not try to change him.
Drive in him the he has to mentally tough to be a pitcher, he won't strike everyone out and the defense will let you down sometimes.
Third basemen need to be strong armed and quick to get the ball out. Make him practice throwing to first a lot.
A 9yo can throw a change up very easy. They can just throw a palm ball, their hands are too small to throw a circle change up. It will slow it down enough to throw off the batters. Work the corners, at that age is it very hard for kids to hit an outside fast ball.
If he can keep the ball low with that speed he will win a lot of games.
This post was edited on 1/17/16 at 9:18 pm
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