T-Ball of the University - Coaching Tips for Game Day

In early May, many of you have courageously chosen coach T-Ball are good in practice and start playing your first games. T-Ball University, we receive many questions from new coaches on how game situations. In this article we will talk about some of the most game days, including stretching, warm-up, the game drive and after the games.
Let's start at the beginning. First, children play, we want to begin to warm the muscles. We often start with simple warm up exercises, such as fruit and arms and then slowly jogging around the T-ball. Once the muscles are warmed up, we will do five minutes of simple arms and legs.
After stretching, we have the players to warm up by throwing coaches and parents on the field, the bench on our side of the field (you should check with your league rules to ensure that parents are allowed on the field Some of those associations that require action on the field to be certified or approved by the league). Usually the team based on the first side and the visitor team is counting on the third base side.
Our warm ups are the balls that are hit by coaches and parents are accustomed to our children in the country. If the time available, we try to take land and outfield practice with players in their first collection, or starting positions. We hit ground balls to each player of the earth and we ask them to throw the ball to first base, as they try to play. As the players are experienced with what I players Fielding ground balls in the agricultural field and throw them on the second and first for a double reading. May it take some time before they are actually a double play, but that is no reason for them in the habit of trying.
After our passage through the ground, we reached the soft line drive to the outfielders that the balls on one or two bonds. We throw them off at the man (or second attacker goal), then right at the second player of the year (second order or high). For those interested in a subscription, we have a good demonstration of several years of cuts on our T-Ball University Website (www.tballu.com).
After warming up, we have the players to the bank for a pre-game pep talk. We ask the team if they listen to their parents this week and wonder if they listened to their teachers. If they say yes, that most of the time they do, we ask the parents if their children listening to this week. In general, this gives an air of panic in the players. We tell the team to play because they have listened to teachers and parents last week. We try to stress the importance for each player to a good student and athlete.
One of our coaches or parents will be referred to as "bench coach" and to have a line-up of the card and it is their duty to each child is sitting on the bench in the order in which they touch. The Bench coach made Batting helmets be worn on the head of some of the children first, as the number of helmets. The players returning from the field is on the bench behind players who have not yet hit. It is very important that the coach of the bank ensures that the dough into a single bridge on the circle, taking his practice swings. Yes, it is normal and important for the bank to be the coach said children of the bat. " You should check your league rules for the bridge swings, as the prohibition of certain practices ligues variations on the bridge for safety.
We suggest that before any recovery in the field, you have the players gather around you on the tee-ball to their assignments. We also suggest that if you try a lot of coaches in the region to help players find their position.
An approach that works well for us is that each player knows where the next game, stating the basis and the name of the player is the ball (eg, Billy, Sally you first go on a baseball field ball, etc.). It seems that a lot of instruction, but you and your players will be used. This is repeated on all games will be kept by each player, so the time passes, you can not remember any player what to do with the ball if it is made for them.
Also, each player, the number of zones of each collection (eg call, one of, etc), and each player in the education of their arms, their fingers point to appropriate to the number of outputs of each collection. Before a batter swings, make sure that every player in the field prepped ready for the ball. An infielder must knees slightly bent with their "alligator" position is displayed. An outfielder must knees slightly bent with their gloves and throw away the hand resting comfortably on the knees.
If you think your players are not careful or is there a silence in the action, yelling for the whole team, "who wants the ball? Each player will raise their hands to answer "I!" It is important for every child wants the t-ball and willing to play. It is important to work with them, so they are not afraid to play.
Achieved fewer players, we recommend you play the ball field first base year. For more players reached, you can try to have the head of rider. If a pitcher fields a hard hit ground ball, we try to lay the basis for lead, although the first, second or third base. We often start in the second basis of a potential double play at first but since the pulse is centered on the first base year. If a pitcher fields a ball hit softly on the ground and charge the hill area, the tee-ball, my pitcher throws the ball to first base only.
We also instruct the player to a base runner to score after receiving the ball, even if the rider is not obliged to play. It is important that you do not have the reader knowledge of the game itself. We always assume that they do not know a thing about the game. We remind the children tag the runner with the ball firmly into the glove. At this age, it is also often see players trying to tag the runner without a tee-ball in the glove box.
After recovery in the field is more, we mourn for them "Hustle, we burn daylight. Not the last on the couch!" We believe that nobody in the team to walk during training and competitions. Each team must Hustling at any time.
Here's a safety tip that can help a few bruises. During the game, we wish to advise the director and other coaches when we have a good hitter at the plate. We ask the coach to move his pitcher back in the starting circle to avoid damage. We have seen how some players do to a parent or a coach with a back line of the average car. We also have some cases where the caster has a line drive or ground ball to the face, not a pleasant situation. A few steps back, a big difference.
When the game is over, we are the first or third base, which is closest to our bank, and ask each player line-up. We ask them of their right arm and hand and the opposing team has the diamond. I tell players to go and shake the hands of other players and coaches who took part in the match. Then we ask each player to sit on the bank or the collection of their equipment and move next to the field, as another game to begin. We give players a combination of speech and criticism. Constructive criticism is always and never negative. It is never difficult. We pay tribute to all the players for things that during the game and repeat what we need to work as a team for the next match. Parents have planned distribution of snacks and drinks. If any part of their treatment, the coach to decide who you play ball. Give us the ball on the tee-ball for the player who pays the most attention. We try to game balls for each game evenly between the players of a game of ball is given to each player before the end of the season.