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Running A Fun And Effective Practice
Hearing Billy’s story about his son’s experience in recreational baseball made me think of how painstaking practice can be for the youngest of players. Usually its the games which are the most fun and practice is typically where you have the strongest battle as a coach to keep kids from yawning. We’ve all seen it.…
Read MoreMartingrove Constitution
Martingrove Constitution (1) 2019
Read MoreFive Characteristics of a Great Umpire
September 24, 2017 by michael@ghsabb.com When young umpires get started in the game, the focus of most in trying to improve their craft is to master the mechanics of good umpiring. The self-talk that goes on inside the umpire’s head goes like this: “a good umpire is always in position, anticipating the proper rotation and finding the…
Read MoreUmpiring Tips Archive – 1
Welcome to the Umpire Tips Archive – additional tips you’ll find useful at any experience level. Communicate Game Time Limits at the Plate Meeting Check that All Play Has Stopped Before Granting Time Oh Crap! I Missed It! Now What?! Base Umpire’s “Check-In” Before Each Pitch Managing Player Safety June Tip –…
Read MoreUmpiring Tips
Umpire like a pro! Read these time-tested tips to grow your game and knowledge of Little League rules. The Top 4 tips that every umpire should learn! Favor angle over distance when making a call on a runner Look for just one outcome when deciding your call Take your time making your call…
Read MoreHow Youth Baseball Players Can Deal With Nervousness
Over the years I’ve tried emphasize the importance of coaches helping players develop mentally to handle the pressure of playing baseball. It’s difficult to hide on a baseball field and any advice to help make a player feel more confident and focused is important. This month I’m happy to have a guest post from Craig…
Read MorePrintable Registration Form 2019
Martingrove Baseball 2019 Brochure
Read MoreGreat Hand-Eye Hitting Drills
If you’re struggling to catch, field, or hit in baseball, then you may be lacking some hand-eye coordination. With these super easy to do hand-eye coordination drills, your fielding, catching, and hitting will get right back on track and you’ll start playing the way you know you should have. The best part about these hand-eye…
Read MoreThe Top 6 Biggest Mistakes Youth Baseball Coaches Make
Posted by John Madden | Dec 11, 2017 | 0 After 29 years of being a coach’s wife and 22 years of being a sports mom, I’ve encountered hundreds of coaching styles. None of those styles comes anywhere close to being perfect. Every coach makes mistakes. Mistakes are not desirable of course, but they will happen. As a coach, your…
Read MoreThe Basics of Umpiring
Check out this video for some of the most basic but important fundamentals of umpiring. Of special note here are some of the positional and communication elements of the two-man umpiring crew.
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