What are the fundamentals that one must learn to teach T-Ball?

Answer 1

Teach them to swing level. Step into it, and use their hips for power. Then work on bat speed.

Answer 2

Just finished my second tour of duty as a t-ball coach. Here are my top tips.

Teach the pure fundamentals of baseball. Do not assume that they know even the simplest of concepts.

I would start with how to hold a glove to field a ground ball. How to hold a ball to throw it, and how to even hold a bat to hit a ball off of a tee. Teach the boys how to run the bases. Start at first, and teach them to run through to second third and home.

Teach them to throw every ball in the field to first base. Teach the outfielders to throw the ball in to 2nd base. Tell the kids that they are teammates, do not fight over a ball but rather back each other up. Do not complicate the game for them teaching them about force outs or throwing the ball home etc.

As the season goes on teach them a little more complex things, teach them how to position the glove for a flyball , popup or even a throw. Teach them how to squish the bug with their back foot as they swing a bat. Ultimately pitch to them. I have found that pitching wiffle balls is a great way to do batting practice.

Now might be the time to show the more advanced kids how to get a force out, how to round a base on a ball hit to the outfield. Work on more fly balls and pop ups.

If you can get parents or asst coaches to help, I would strongly suggest breaking up into small groups of 3 or 4 kids max to practice drills. Have an infield station, a batting station, and an OF station and rotate the kids through. The biggest challenge that you will face is keeping their attention and focus. If you can work games or contests into the drills (like a relay race around the bases) that is always a plus.

Remember that the two main purposes of teeball are to let the kids have fun, and to teach the fundamentals and basics of baseball. Let the kids experince a multitude of positions, and bat in different spots in the lineup.

Good luck and remember to have fun yourself

Answer 3

You are basically teaching the fundamentals of the game.
1. keep their eyes on the ball( hitting or fielding)
2. Throwing (step toward where you need to throw.
3 Run, play , and have a good time.

Answer 4

The whole point of T-ball is for them to learn how to swing a bat and watch the ball as the bat makes contact. These kids are barely out of toddler stage, 3-4 yrs. Of course the ball sits on a stick. How can you expect them to hit a thrown ball when they don't know how to hold a bat let alone swing and hit a moving ball. Gee whiz. The main thing is for them to learn the very simplest of fundamentals, sportsmanship, and have a good time. The rest they learn as they get older.

Answer 5

Make it as much fun as possible. Don't keep score. Be very positive. Let the whole team bat, then change sides (don't count outs). Kids at that age don't need any pressure to perform.

Answer 6

1) patience!! haha u'll need lots of it..
2) key thing would be hitting off the tee of course but knowing exactly where to run and to do it fast...i kno this sounds like a "duh" kind of thing, but little kids dont always get it right away
3) catch ground balls!! most of those kids cant hit pop flies so ground balls r key...
4)throw to first base...always....dont try to teach little kids they need to see who's going where...just get it to first base...

i've helped coach t-ball before and its loads of fun, if u have the patience...well hope this helps ^_^

Answer 7

You can't teach Tball, The Ball Sits on a FREAKIN STICK! HOW DO YOU MISS IT? Tball's not a real sport, never will be.