MLB Tactics That Aren't Good For Youth Baseball
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- čas přidán 5. 07. 2024
- MLB players can do some amazing things and there are incredible training methods, strategies and styles of play at the Major League level. BUT - should youth baseball players do the same things Major Leaguers do? Should coaches use the same strategies?
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Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:19 Bunting
1:54 Hit and Run
4:26 Delayed Steal
6:05 Spin Rate & Pitching Metrics
8:28 Launch Angle Focus
9:16 Throwing Four Pitches
11:24 Ultra-Defined Positions
13:42 Sign Stealing Technology
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This should be required viewing for youth coaches. Too many coaches treat their 10U team as if it's MLB.
This video is facts. A pitcher in ameteurs shouldn’t throw 4 or 5 pitches and whenever you face them they can’t throw a strike there garbage. Absolutely right I love your videos.
Hey man stumbled across your videos and gotta say really love how you present them and the thought you put into younger and newer playera
Welcome aboard! Thank you!
Really great content; both in terms of properly focusing on the players development (play lots of positions), and being realistic about how the amateur game works (putting pressure on the defense via bunting, hit and run, etc... is highly effective and a ton of fun for the players, especially the role players). Should be required viewing for youth and highschool coaches.
You always have great videos man! Thanks for helping me out, so i can help out those who rely on me !
Good stuff as always, thanks Dan!
I always liked the strategy of instead of learning how to throw breaking balls in addition to a fastball and change up, just work on new variations of your fastball and change up. Maybe a different grip with the same throwing motion or different arm angle to get a different movement on the ball. 🤷♂️
Worry about breaking balls much later after puberty
I had to start clapping when I heard launch angle 😄 Bravo man. Watching 13 year olds for the first time in the big field, being taught launch angle is usually nothing but a pop in the big field at 13. Great video !
Glad you enjoyed it. Yeah, Aaron Judge doesnt want to hit 110mph line drives that go for singles - he wants to lift those so they become home runs. For kids who hit the ball...60, 70, 80, 90mph...lifting those becomes a fly out, as you said!
Young hitters also get bombarded with “ exit velocity”. Put a good swing on the ball. Results will follow.
exit velocity isnt really in this category - it's just a way to quantify how hard a hitter hits the ball, which is basically the name of the game - the harder you hit it, the more positive results will follow.
Good video. Thanks!
I'm with you on everything but bunting. There's been a ton of bunts this season.
Entertaining and informative video. I would just add that some of the small ball tactics you mention aren't MLB tactics that don't work in youth baseball as your title suggests, rather they are lower level tactics that fade away at the higher levels.
some are, some aren't
I would add intentional walk. Played a 9u Championship game where the other team intentional walked our best hitter 4 times. So that coach took away what should have been a great experience for that kid so he could be a MLB coach for a day.
ew
Love your content. What’s your view on youth lefty’s playing all the positions? My 11 y/o lefty pretty much has always been rotated to the “lefty only” positions (1B,RF, pitcher, and other OF occasionally) his entire baseball experiences. Do you think even lefty’s at the young youth level should rotate at all positions like SS and catcher to gain valuable knowledge and understanding of the game?
yes - they should play all positions at that age. Probably at 11-12 they'll need to be relegated to lefty-only positions, but it depends on the level and the team.
Coach Dan, incredibly well said. Your videos and books are always spot on, you could say out of the park. The only thing I would add is youth coaches and parents need to keep the game fun for the kids, particularly 13U.
100% - and thank you
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99.9% of kids playing 13U and under will only ever play just for fun. And the 0.1% that might do it for more need to double down on the fun at 13U
What do you mean bro!!
I need full pitch com for my tee ball team.
this comment aged well...check the other comments to see what popped up 😂
Our 10U national team went from from super slow annoying 3 digit numbers and wrist bands to all players on the field wearing pitchcom. it hugely sped up the game and every single kid on defense knew if FB or offspeed was coming and could adjust accordingly immediately. Games went much faster. We were not expecting that. And for certain bunt, pickoff, or special play situations it got the outfielders onboard with the call much easier. you can also send messages to only one group of players, just one player, or the entire team. definitely not needed at anything below the national level of play at any age group.
Be really careful around the ruleset. I believe for NFHS only pitcher / catcher can have it.
You are taking 10u baseball way too seriously.
I don't see how y'all don't see this for the sarcastic joke it is. 😂
I've noticed that players are starting to run through the bag at second base on a potential double play. First of all, they don't understand when to do it and secondly they're not doing it legally. That's a huge difference from MLB.
like, peeling off, you mean? Or running standing up actually straight into 2nd base? Staying tall on a double play ball is a good way to eat the throw to first base and end up in the hospital with facial reconstruction surgery.
I'm not finding the video now. I thought it was either CloseCallSports or Jomboy...
Anyway, the play is potential double play ball, gonna be close at 2nd so rather than slide and scrub off speed, they choose to run straight through. Now odds are since they ran straight, they're in shallow left field and will be out after a rundown. But, if there's a runner at 3rd trying to score, the out at 2nd is no longer a force and can score.
I had a 14yo ask me about it at a game yesterday.
interesting! never seen that in real life but i get it now
Baseball Doesn't Exist just posted a short "This new trick is taking over baseball". Since it was posted 14h ago it can't be the original video I saw but it makes the same point.
Tangentially related…can we please eliminate the coach bellowing 3 digit codes for defensive alignments, pitch calls and or batter instructions? 2 hours of a dude yelling, “1-6-4! 1-6-4!” or whatever is super annoying and all about the coach making it about them.
It slows the game down SO much
I see bunting in MLB 🤷
Tons this season.
I see hit & run in MLB 🤷