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Anne Arundel County Recreation
and Parks Links for Coaches and Team Managers
Online
Coaching Resources
- WebBall
Baseball Instruction - a true resource gem! There is just so
much on this site you better start with the site map or the New to
WebBall page but don't miss the form to evaluate a coach or manager.
A good place for a youth coach to start is Baseball Basics with good
how-to's and tips. Read the interesting story on how this web site
started.
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Junior Baseball - Check out the skills clinics which wisely are
broken down into three different age groups, and nicely illustrated with
pictures. Other articles deal with breaking in a new glove,
choosing the right bat and even one that clearly breaks down the
throwing mechanics including exercises you can do to strengthen your
throwing arm. Have your players take the Aptitude Test in the Fun
for Kids section. Kids will also like the When I was a Kid
section.
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John T. Reed Coaching
Youth Baseball Articles - John T. Reed is known for his "tell it
like it is" information on and insights into the youth sports field.
He coached youth baseball from the t-ball age to age 18 and was player
manager of two semi-pro teams. Find out what to do in different
baseball situations, and John Reed's ideas about what are the most
common mistakes youth baseball coaches make, and also why all youth
sports drafts should be blind.
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Knowledgehound's Baseball Tips - This site contains a wealth of
information on all aspects of baseball, including coaching and umpiring.
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Barton's Youth Baseball - Al Barton, a high school history teacher
and varsity baseball coach developed this site as a requirement for a
grad course while pursuing his Masters Degree in education. He
coached in his town's Little League Program for 6 years. You'll
find pages of help on Throwing, Pitching, Fielding and Catching and Tips
of the month. Don't miss the Fun Stuff page he lists "Top 20
Reasons to Coach Youth Baseball."
Barton's Link Page
- Want to know the limit on pitches a
child should throw to prevent overuse injuries? Check out
USA
Baseball and
The Coaching Store.
- Nedco
Sports - Two websites (hit2win and pitch2win) selling products and
giving free baseball information.
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Coach John Peter's Baseball Tips - This website offers a variety of
helpful tips and tools for coaches. It has a free statistics
calculation center that will calculate Batting Averages, Slugging
Percentages, and Earned Run Averages. The website has many helpful
articles, such as how to coach younger children and helpful tips on how
to deal with parents. This website also offers a free email
newsletter, delivered twice a month.
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New England Catching Camp - This website has some useful articles
related to this important position on your team. You will find
good information about why young players often don't want to be the
catcher and what they did about it. Teach the Catcher's Creed to
your catchers and learn how to involve your catchers during your infield
practice time.
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Youth Baseball Info
- This site is unique in that it not only has free resources and
articles for baseball coaches. Check out articles like base
running drill for balls in the dirt. This site is new and actively
adding articles, so check the newest articles and the most popular ones.
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Pro Baseball Drills and Equipment - This site provides drills, tips
and strategies, even information on wood bats from a former major
leaguer. Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of each page to find
more links to other information. Read the article about coaching
kids the right way to build their self confident.
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Baseball Scoring
Menu - Baseball Almanac - Teach your player to score the game.
A web page for the baseball lover who can't enjoy the game without
scoring it. Score a youth baseball game, the ultimate scoring
challenge.
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Baseball Rules - A
page with answers to the most frequently asked questions on the most
commonly misunderstood rules. Be sure to scroll down on pages -
many of them have pictures which clarify the situations. Check out
the page of Sports Officials Links.
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Baseball Myths - You might want to turn down your speakers before
visiting this Austin Area Pony organization web page. The page
lists and explains the 40 most common baseball myths.
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Be a Better Hitter - Check
out the Fundamental Skills, especially how to overcome the fear of being
hit by an inside pitch and the myth about the elbow. There are
also hitting drills and information about bat speed.
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Eteamz - Baseball - This website has information on tips and drills
in categories such as base running, catching, throwing and pitching.
In addition, it offers free baseball tips to be sent to your email
inbox.
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Tee-Ball-To-A-Tee - Do you
have the patience to be a good coach? Find out the twelve things
you really need to know about coaching tee ball and how youth baseball
can be a bonding experience between parent and child. Take a quick
Player's Quiz or find a free storybook for tee ball players.
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Youth Baseball
Coaches Tool Kit - This site sells a tool kit for youth baseball
coaches which integrates ideas, forms and coaching philosophies.
Visit the sample page to view some free resources from the tool kit.
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Major League
Baseball Kids Club - Read tips from a major league player, find out
who the mascot is for each team or play one of the kids games.
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Coaching Tee Ball -
Good practical tips for safety and fun for the younger players.
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Instructional
Articles - A large collection of free instructional articles.
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Youth Sports
Club - Learn how to get kids to practice on time and the keys to a
run down defense.
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T-Ball USA - "The T-BALL USA Association is the national
not-for-profit youth sports organization dedicated to the development of
the game of tee ball."
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John Silton Baseball Links
To suggest other sites or
report broken links,
please contact the JPYO Baseball
Commissioner.
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