Drillz and Skillz
South Ottawa Little League is looking forward to a resurgence of the sport of baseball, and we aim to do our part by building the sport in our community up to levels of popularity that it has not seen in years where every child will want to play!
Websites and video resources that coaches are encouraged to consult are:
Websites and video resources that coaches are encouraged to consult are:
- Baseball Canada's website and YouTube channel
- Little League Canada's website
- Little League's website and YouTube channel
- Little League University
- Baseball Ontario (OBA)'s website and YouTube channel
- Baseball Quebec's website and YouTube channel
- Positive Coaching Alliance's website and YouTube channel
Help For New Coaches
- Running the Practice - Baseball Canada
- Pre-Game Infield
- 5 Recommended Baseball Coaching Tools
- 6 Ways Youth Coaches Get Kids to LOVE Their Sport
- 7 Expectations That MUST Be Set BEFORE Your Baseball Season Starts
- Best 59 minute practice
- Best Practice in 1 Hour and 30 Minutes
- 12-Player Drill - Offence Station
- 12-Player Drill - Defence Station
- 12-Player Drill - Skills Station
- Coaching Responsibilities During Games
- How to Run a 90 Minute Practice
- Dugout Organization
- Elements of a Good Practice
- Making a Decision as a 3rd Base Coach
- Arm Care for Every Age Group
Managing Pitch Counts (Consult your league's website for pitch count limits)
- Baseball Canada Vlog
- Little League Pitch Count Limitations
- Pitch Count Guidelines for Young Pitchers
- What are Safe Pitch Counts When Managing a Youth Baseball Team?
- Safe Pitch Counts for Pitchers - How to do it Right
Level-Specific Drills For Tee-Ball, Rookie, and Minor
- 10 Drills for Tee-Ball
- 5 Easy Beginner Pitching Drills
- 5 Simple Tee-Ball Tips and Drills
- 30 Creative Tee-Ball Drills for Coaches and Parents
- 10 Drills for 6-year-olds
- 10 Drills for Beginners
- 10 Drills for Rookie Ball
- 10 Drills for Minor Ball
- Coaching the Coaches - Clip from Seminar
- Team Drill to Simulate Game Pressure
- Throwing Drills for Kids
- Drills for Kids at Home
- Youth Baseball Pitching Mechanics
Warming Up
- Basic Throwing Mechanics for Beginners
- Infielder's Throwing Progression
- Throwing Routine Explained
- Throwing Routine for All Ages
- Throwing With Purpose
- How to Play Catch the Right Way
Equipment Maintenance
- Batting Helmets
- Dressing the Catcher
- How to Break in a Glove
- How to Choose a Glove
- How to Wear Your Baseball Glove Properly
Baserunning Drills & Tips
- 3 Youth Speed Drills
- 4 Baserunning Tips
- Baserunning Progression Drill
- How to be a Better Baserunner
- How to Properly Round the Base
- How to Run the Bases
- How to Steal Bases 101
- How to Take a Lead From First Base
- Pro Baserunning Drills
- Rounding 1st Base and Picking up the Coach
- Rundown Drills
- Stealthy Baserunning Hacks
Infield Drills & Tips
- 1st & 3rd Strategy for Offence & Defence
- 3 Infield Drills That Work
- 3 Pro Infield Drills
- 4 Steps to Fielding a Baseball
- 5 Backhand Infield Drills
- Backhand Double Play Technique (Shortstop)
- Do THIS if you want to be a better infielder
- Double Play Underhand Feeds From Second Base
- Double Play Infield Drills
- Fielding Ground Balls Drill
- Fun Infield Drills For Youths
- How to Eliminate Bobbles
- How to Keep Runners from Stealing
- How to Complete a Rundown
- How to Turn a Double Play - Underhand Flip
- How to Turn a Double Play - Sidearm Feed
- Infield Drills at Skills Camp
- Infield Footwork Drills
- Infield Tips: Push or Funnel Through?
- Reaction Drill for Infielders
- Scott Rolen on Mastering Third Base
- Simple Infield Drills
- Tagging at Second Base Drill
- The Secret to Better Infield Transfers
- The Short Hop Drill
- Third Base Fundamentals with Mike Lowell
- Top 4 Infield Drills
- Top 10 Infield Drills for Baseball
- Two Tips to Improve Your Infield Play
- Youth Baseball 1st Base Footwork and Drills
Outfield Drills & Tips
- 8 Outfield Tips
- Circling the Ball
- Cut Offs and Relays
- Do This During Outfield Practice (YouTube Short)
- Outfield Drills
- Outfielder Ball on Head Drill
- Simple Outfield Drills
- Tracking the Ball
Catcher Drills & Tips
- 4 Blocking Drills
- Best Warmup for Catchers
- Catcher Rapid Fire
- Drills and Techniques to Develop Catchers
- How to Improve Pop Time
- One Knee Down Stance
- One Knee Down Technique
- Receiving, Transfer, Blocking
- The Reason There are No Left Handed Catchers
- Youth Baseball Catching Drills
Batting Drills & Tips
- 10 Hitting Drills to Develop Your Swing
- 3 Mini Wiffle Ball Drills
- 4 Unique & Effective Hitting Drills
- 5 Baseball Hitting Drills For Beginners
- 7 Absolutes of Baseball Hitting
- 7 Baseball Hitting Mistakes
- 7 Mini Wiffle Ball Drills
- 7 Youth Baseball Hitting Drills
- Advice on Swing
- Advice To Parents and Hitting Instructors
- Baseball Hitting Drills at Home
- Bat Path Drill
- Batting Practice Tips for Youths
- Connection Ball Hitting Drills
- How to Fix Bat Drag
- How to Fix 'Long Swing'
- How to Fix Your Disconnected Swing
- How to Hit More Home Runs and Strike Out Less
- Key Hitting Drill
- Top 3 Batting Drills
- You Must Have This Mindset When You Hit (YouTube Short)
Pitching Drills & Tips
- 2 Most Overlooked Pitching Mechanics
- 2 Simple Drills to Throw Harder
- 2 Throwing Drills to Throw Faster
- 3 ‘Easy To Understand’ Pitching Analogies To Pitch Faster, More Accurately, & Stay Free From Injury!
- 3 Pitching Drills to Increase Command
- 3 Pitching Tips in Your Delivery
- 4 Traits of Successful Pitchers
- 4 Ways to Improve Pitching Accuracy
- 5 Basic Steps to Pitching
- 5 BIG Baseball Pitching Misconceptions Youth Coaches Teach
- 5 Pitching Drills for Accuracy
- 6 Pitching Overuse Prevention Tips for Baseball Parents
- 7 Pitching Grips
- 8 Pitching Accuracy Tips
- Arm Deceleration Tips
- Baseball Pitching Drills You Can do at Home
- Best Arm Action Pitching Drills
- Breaking Down the Set Motion
- Does Lifting and Body Weight Increase Velocity?
- Drill to Improve Pitching Mechanics
- Gaining Pitching Velocity
- High Velocity Arm Action
- How to Be A Better Thrower
- How to Develop "Perfect' Throwing Motion
- How to Improve Your Command as a Pitcher
- How to Increase Pitching Accuracy in 5 Minutes
- How to Long Toss the Right Way
- How to Pitch Faster
- How to Pitch Faster Part 2
- How To Pitch Faster While Maintaining/Improving Accuracy
- How to Pitch From the Stretch - Basic Setup (YouTube Short)
- How to Pitch From the Stretch - Coming to the Set Position (YouTube Short)
- How to Throw a Changeup
- How to Throw a Curveball
- How to Throw a Slider
- Pitcher's 2 Knee Drill
- Pitcher's Lift & Thrust Drill
- Pitchers Warm up to Throw
- Pitching Drills & Tips for Youths
- Should You Long Toss Every Day?
- The Most Controversial Pitching Ideas
- This is Killing Your Pitching Velocity
- Why You're Not Throwing Hard
- Youth Baseball Pitching Mechanics
Tips for Competitive Players