How to Run a Baseball Camp

Baseball is called America's Game. Generations of youth have grown up playing the game and learning the ins and outs of the game. Baseball camps help grow skills and knowledge of the game. To run a baseball camp will require plenty of qualified help, keeping age groups together and offering drills and tips for each specialized position. Camps need to be fun and work on developing techniques and form while keeping the atmosphere light.

Things You'll Need

  • Bats
  • Baseballs
  • Field
  • Pitching machine
  • Batting tees
  • Buckets
  • Screens
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Instructions

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      Get plenty of qualified help prior to starting any camp. Involve local colleges or high schools that have successful programs that may be interested in donating time to helping the community. You should have a staff of one camp personnel for 6 to 8 campers. The younger age groups require a smaller groups. Older campers can work in larger groups.

    • 2

      Establish different stations for the campers to move through during the camp. It is normal to have stations for hitting and defense. Have younger age groups separated from the older age groups. For example, if the younger campers are hitting, the older campers should be playing defense.

    • 3

      Offer drills for each position campers play or want to play. Catchers should work on receiving, blocking and throwing drills. Baseball Catcher offers drills and examples for each online. Pitchers should be able to work on technique on the mound and also fielding bunts and covering first base. Shortstops and second basemen should work together turning double plays and proper footwork around the bag. Third basemen should work on fielding bunts and slow rollers.

    • 4

      Use live pitching, soft toss and stationary tees to work on hitting. Hitting drills work on perfecting the swing. QC Baseball offers many drills for hitters. These drills include hitting the ball to the opposite field, focusing on hip rotation during the swing and working on plate discipline.

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      Provide variety during the camp. Many camps will be more than one day. If you have campers coming for multiple days you do not want to offer the same exact drills each day. While some overlap is expected, keep it fresh each day. The final day of camp should be competitions involving drills that have been completed over the camp. Offer small prizes for the winners in each age group.