Coach & Player Skill Videos
To help players and coaches alike, here are some quick links covering fundamental baseball skills, teaching methods, and activities.
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Fundamentals
Catching a Baseball
Key cues: palms face OUT (not up) and quiet hands when the ball arrives.
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Throwing a Baseball
Align the body to the target (Shoulders, Hips, Ankles, Knees—your “SHAK” line).
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Catching a Ground Ball
Priority: position. Work “from the ground up” with an “alligator” shape (two hands).
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Catching a Fly Ball
Same cues: palms OUT, quiet hands.
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