How to Teach Baseball

Teaching baseball is like teaching math; it all starts with the basics. Each step is reliant on the other and failure to learn will cause problems later in the process. The following article shows how to identify and teach the most fundamental steps.

Things You'll Need

  • A baseball, glove and bat.
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Instructions

  1. How to Teach Baseball

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      The first step in teaching baseball is learning how to catch. Catching the ball is the most basic baseball skill, yet failure to catch the ball will effect everything. When teaching how to catch, start with body position before the ball is thrown. Make sure the player is standing with feet spread and shoulder width apart. The glove should rest just above or on the ground, in between the legs. When catching the ball ensure they use their non glove hand to cover up the ball is it hits the glove.

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      The second step is throwing the ball. Throwing can be difficult and is often very hard to teach. The first step is turning the body so the non-throwing handis nearest the direction the thrower is throwing. Bring the arm back extending it behind the head. Bend the arm at the elbow. The ball should be just above the head. Bring the arm forward as if pulling something into the ground. Release the ball with a flick of the wrist.

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      Hitting is all about repetition. When teaching hitting there are a number of concepts, but one common practice is just doing it over and over again. One way is to throw batting practice. Get a bucket of balls and just throw and hit. Work the ball to different areas around the plate and different speeds. Also, have the hitter hit of a tee or using a some other hitting device. There are many ways to practice hitting, even just swinging the bat, through the air; the more the better.

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      Running the bases. Learning how to run the bases it critical. Like everything in baseball, repetition is the key. Provide different situations for the base runner and teach them what do. Go over as many different scenarios as possible and do it often. This can very boring, but it could avoid an embarrassing game situation.

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      Learning the rules. Baseball has rules and learning them is very important. Knowing what the rules are will provide a player with the power of knowing. Read books about baseball or even browse through the rule book. A smarter player will always be a better player.