A Youth Baseball
Coaches Tool Kit
A Softball
Coaches Tool Kit
This page was last updated: 2/29/2008
I built this site for coaches, players and parents to find drills, tips and information about playing the great games of baseball and softball  

If you're visiting for the first time I hope you find this site useful in improving or enhancing your players' skill levels.  If you're a return visitor, welcome back! I hope you found something useful in your earlier visit.

Each page contains one tip, or helpful idea, about Baseball and/or Softball. The Tips, which cover many aspects of the game, come from material I developed and used during my thirty plus years coaching both baseball and softball. I think they can be useful to coaches, parents or players.

Most of the tips are contained in one or both of the books referenced on the left side of the page. The tips, and much other material, are on a CD included with each book.

If you see something here that you like, feel free to add it to your site. I only ask that you give credit to this site with a link to Ball Drills and Tips.             Link information is below.

Pete Sprenkle             Boulder, Colorado
A Coach's Game Plan
An Exam for your players
Ball Practice Plan
Base Running Basics
Be the Best
Catching Fly Ball Drill
Coach-Parent Commitments
Coaching Philosophy
Coaching Policy
Considerations
Criss Cross Drill
Defense Practice Plan
Developing Speed & Agility
Developing Your Outfielders
Drills for the Outfielders
Drills, Drills, Drills
Evaluation Form for a Tryout
Explanation of Relays and Cutoffs
Fungo Forceback
Guidelines for the Defense
How to execute a Rundown
How to Teach Skills
Indoor Practice Plan
Infield Station
Infield Throwing Drill 1
Keep Your Head in the Game
King of the Hill Drill
Liability Waiver
Line Up Card
Line Up Planner (For a tournament)
Medical Treatment Permit
Mental Approach

Off Season Conditioning
Outfield Clinic - Week 1
Outfield Station
Outfield Throwing Drill
Player Movement Diagram
Player/Parent Feedback
Player Responsibilities
Practice Guidelines
Preparing Line Ups - Defense Positions Chart
Pre-season Parent Letter
Recreation versus Competitive
Registration Form for a Tryout
Relays and Cutoffs - Diagramed
Set Your Goals High
Skills Progressions
Speed Throw Drill
Speed & Agility Test
Success Factors
Tag the Runner Station
Talking with Your Players
Team Games - A Mini-Olympics
Team Rules
Tee Ball Practice Plan
Think Positive
Throwing Drill for Infielders
Throwing Relay Drill
Ways to defense First & Third situations
What Kind of Players Do We Want?
What Makes a Class Team?
What Makes a Team?
Words for the Day
Below is a list of the "Tips" with a link to each.   I hope you find them useful.
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