Improving an 8-Year-Old's Baseball Swing: Correcting Late Swings

QuestionMy son is 8 years old and he hits on his right side but he is swinging late on most of the pitches, what do you recommend I do to make him a better

Improve Pitching Accuracy: Drills & Mental Game

Questionwhat are good drills or excercises i can do to pitch more accurately and get a consistent release point? Thanks AnswerTo be honest you can do all

Improve Pitching Accuracy: Drills & Consistent Release Point

Questionwhat are good drills or excercises i can do to pitch more accurately and get a consistent release point? Thanks AnswerHey Chris, Throw against a

Understanding Illegal Pitches in Little League: A Umpire's Call

QuestionLast nite an umpire in little league called an illegal pitch because the pitcher stopped his pitch in the middle.  He stopped because the batt

Little League Softball: Player Participation & Coach Conduct

Questionif a 11 yr old girls plays 2 innings a game for three in park games and is humilated by the coach and refuses to play for that coach. can she retur

Little League Tournament Rules: Playing on Multiple Teams

QuestionI just learned that a player can play on the allstar team for little leage even if they are on a travel team . How does this work if they are then

Baseball Sweetspots: Enhance Glove Targeting for Youth Players - Legality & Training Tips

QuestionI have a brand new product on the market called Baseball Sweetspots for youth ball players. Its a yellow bullseye patch that sticks to the sweetsp

Tee Ball & Minor League Baseball: Player Leaving Game - Does it Count as an Out?

QuestionQUESTION: 12 yr old majors division, we bat the bench. if a player leaves the game say in the 5th inning because his parents say he needs to be som

Little League Pitching: Strategies for 9-10 Year Olds

QuestionI coach a Minors Division Little League team consisting mainly of nine year olds who have never faced live pitching situations before.  They a

Illegal Pitch Penalty: Understanding Umpire Authority

QuestionWhat is the penalty for a pitcher who puts his fingers to his mouth and does not wipe them on his shirt before throwing the ball?  We had this

Supporting a Discouraged 12-Year-Old Baseball Player: A Mom's Guide

QuestionIm a single Mom of a bright 12 yr old son. My concerns for my son this year in baseball, are that coach has his way of putting my son in the game.

Bunt & Bat Contact: Rule 6.05(g) Explained - Baseball Ruling

QuestionThe batter bunts the ball into the field of play (right in front of the plate).  As he  leaves the batters box, he drops the bat in front

Little League Baseball: Umpire Interference & Base Running - What Happened?

QuestionOur team bases loaded batter hit ball to second baseman, which he fell over the umpire on the field while trying to catch the pop up, ball fell. &n

Managing Behavior in Youth Sports: A Coach's Guide

QuestionI am a first time coach of 9-10 year olds.  My son, who will soon be 11, has played ball now for 6 years. I am having a problem with a number

Pitching Limits & Rest Rules: Tournament vs. Regular Season

QuestionQUESTION: It states under tournament rules that a if a player exceeds 40 pitches in one game, then he must sit out 2 days AND one game. So if a pla

Little League Illegal Pitch Penalty: What Happens?

QuestionWhat is the penalty for a little league pitcher putting his fingers to his mouth before pitching the ball?  (Our pitcher was ejected with no w

Catcher's Interference vs. Obstruction: Understanding the Correct Call in Baseball

QuestionQUESTION: I need an unbiased answer and it sounds like you are the one that I need to talk to. In a recent High Sshool game, one of our batters swu

Maximize Bat Speed & Power for Baseball Players

QuestionQUESTION: my boy play high school baseball,how can he get more power or speed with the bat ANSWER: James,     Power is the pr

Base Stealing in Youth Baseball: Is it Legal?

Questionwhen a runner is a base, and the pitcher delivers the ball to a batter that is in the age group of 9-10 (minors) the runner takes a lead.  the

MLB Fair/Foul Rule: When Does a Ball Become Fair?

QuestionBatter hits pitched ball which lands in fair territory between home and first.   The ball then crosses 3rd base, in the air, still in fai