Hello all!
This is my first time posting on this board, but will hopefully turn into a regular.
This spring, it's looking as though I will be coaching my daughter's 8U team. She played T-ball last year, and definitely showed some potential. As of now, I know 8 of the girls that will be joining her on the team. None of the girls have ever played before, so I'm going to have a team full of first-timers (Including myself). I've coached baseball at the High School level, but this will be my first time working with just girls and softball.
My question to you experts on here in this...
Best hitting approach/drills for girls brand new to the sport?
Best defensive approach/drills for girls brand new to the sport?
I'm actually pretty comfortable with the approach I'll take to teaching hitting, but would like some drill ideas from those with more experience.
Defensively, what I'm worried about most is teaching the girls to effectively catch the ball. That seemed to be the biggest challenge at the T-ball level.
One techinque I thought of trying out on my daughter this winter is slow-tossing a smaller ball (tennis ball maybe) and having her catch it bare-handed in order to get more comfortable with the motions before re-introducing the glove. Any thoughts? Additional ideas?
Thanks in advance, and I look forward to being a member on this board!
This is my first time posting on this board, but will hopefully turn into a regular.
This spring, it's looking as though I will be coaching my daughter's 8U team. She played T-ball last year, and definitely showed some potential. As of now, I know 8 of the girls that will be joining her on the team. None of the girls have ever played before, so I'm going to have a team full of first-timers (Including myself). I've coached baseball at the High School level, but this will be my first time working with just girls and softball.
My question to you experts on here in this...
Best hitting approach/drills for girls brand new to the sport?
Best defensive approach/drills for girls brand new to the sport?
I'm actually pretty comfortable with the approach I'll take to teaching hitting, but would like some drill ideas from those with more experience.
Defensively, what I'm worried about most is teaching the girls to effectively catch the ball. That seemed to be the biggest challenge at the T-ball level.
One techinque I thought of trying out on my daughter this winter is slow-tossing a smaller ball (tennis ball maybe) and having her catch it bare-handed in order to get more comfortable with the motions before re-introducing the glove. Any thoughts? Additional ideas?
Thanks in advance, and I look forward to being a member on this board!