Beginning baseball drills for kids are designed to improve their basic throwing, hitting and defensive skills. Instead of placing a beginning player in a fast paced drill, many beginning baseball drills are slow, one-on-one drills that focus on fundamentals and proper techniques. While live game situations are important for any player's overall development, beginning baseball drills start with one coach and one player.
Roll and Catch Fielding Drill
This drill is designed to help improve your player's ability to anticipate a hit while on defense. Have your team line up 30 feet from home plate. Tell one player to step out from the line and move up 15 feet in front of you. Tell him to get into a defensive stance and prepare to make a play. On your whistle, have the player run five feet before performing a forward roll on the ground. As soon as the player gets up from the roll, throw him the ball. The roll will temporarily disrupt your player's vision, forcing him to reorient himself before making the play.
Up The Middle Hitting Drill
This drill will help you teach your players how to hit the ball up the middle of the field. Have one player on your team line up at home plate or in a batting cage depending on your resources. Place a screen 5 feet in front of the pitcher's mound and get down on one knee. Throw four pitches in a row to the batter, making sure that she only swings at strikes. For every pitch that the batter hits up the middle, reward her with an additional "free" swing. During the free swing portion of this drill your players can hit the ball to any part of the field they want.
Tee Ball Hitting Drill
This drill will help improve hitting fundamentals with the help of a hitting tee. Set up a hitting tee on top of home plate. Have one player step up to the tee and wait for you to place a baseball on the tee. Before placing the ball on the tee, draw a black dot on the ball, indicating where you want the player to make contact. The black dot combined with the static ball will make it easy for your player to make accurate and successful contact with the ball. According to T-Ball Coaching, the tee also helps keep your player's swing level.
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