Baseball teaching techniques are designed to help you improve your player's hitting, sliding and throwing abilities. Coaches use a variety of different techniques and styles to get results from their players. Some teaching techniques are simpler and more effective than others. Baseball teaching techniques are often implemented when teaching a player a new skill, such as how to slide or how to throw a new pitch.
Sliding Technique
Sliding is an important part of every baseball game. Teach your players how to slide properly. Have your entire team stand on the grass with their knees slightly bent and arms at their sides. On your whistle, instruct each player to fall down onto the ground with his right or left leg extended and his other leg bent at the knee. If your players are just beginning, have them sit down on their knees and practice extending one leg and shifting their weight backward to simulate a slide position.
Throwing A Curveball
Another technique can be teaching your pitchers how to throw a curveball. Have your pitchers stand in front of you so they can get a good look at how you are holding the ball. Start by placing your middle finger on the inside seam of the ball. From here, place your index and pinkie fingers on the side of the ball for support. As you wind up to throw the ball, bring your throwing arm out, bending at the elbow to form an L-shape with your forearm and upper arm. Once in this position, snap your wrist down toward the ground, releasing the ball in front of you. After showing your players several times, have them attempt the pitch.
Sacrifice Bunt
The sacrifice bunt is always a useful technique to teach. Have an assistant stand at the pitcher's mound with a ball and a catcher behind home plate. From here, step up to the plate with team members standing close by so your technique can be observed. Bend at the knees with your shoulders squared up toward the pitcher. If you are right-handed, hold the handle with your left thumb and index finger while holding the head of the bat with your thumb and fingers behind the head. Angle the bat slightly, keeping it close to parallel with the ground. As the pitch comes in, try to bunt it between either the pitcher and third base line or the pitcher and first base line.
Push Bunt
Every baseball player can benefit from being taught how to do a push bunt properly. Improve your player's push bunting and stance. Stand up at the plate with a bat in hand and a pitcher on the mound. With your players watching you, get into a basic bunting stance with your left hand gripping the handle of the bat and your right hand balancing the head of the bat in your right. If you are left-handed, reverse the grip. From here, hold the bat perfectly parallel to the ground. As the pitch comes in, rotate on your back leg and push your hands out toward the ball. Push the ball in between the first baseman and shortstop and run down to first. Have all your players repeat this technique.
