A Youth Baseball

Coaches Tool Kit

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Coaches Tool Kit

This page was last updated: 7/3/2007

This is a good handout to your players on several things which they need to keep in mind as a game goes on. Each item is a part of the Mental aspect of the game.

MENTAL APPROACH TO THE GAME

1. STRIKE ZONES

PITCHERS, UMPIRES, BATTERS

      HOW MANY STRIKES DO YOU HAVE?

2. TIME LEFT IN THE GAME    

       NORMALLY PLAY QUICKLY, BUT...

IF AHEAD, MIND THE TIME CAREFULLY

3. SCORE, ARE WE AHEAD OR BEHIND ?

INNING WARM UP     .....     SLOW OR FAST?

THROW AROUND      .....     SLOW OR FAST?

SIGNALS                     .....     SLOW OR FAST?

4. CONSERVATIVE VS AGGRESSIVE BASE RUNNING

THINGS YOU MUST CONSIDER:

         OUTS                      SCORE                        TIME LEFT

         BATTER                  FIELDER’ ARM            FIELD CONDITIONS

5. TWO OUTS, 3 AND 2, FORCE SITUATION - RUN ON PITCH

6. RELAY AND CUTOFF

KNOW BEFORE THE BALL IS HIT WHAT YOU WILL DO, COME UP THROWING

3B MUST CALL THE RELAY - LOUDLY

C MUST CALL THE CUTOFF – LOUDLY