Baseball How-Tos, Instruction, Tips

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Coaching, Batting, Catching, Pitching...
Drills, Equipment, Rules, Scoring, Teamwork...

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GENERAL/MIXED/MISC.

Articles From Past Issues (scroll down for how-tos) - Baseball Parent

Baseball Instruction - eteamz

Baseball Playing Tips - Texas Sharks

Baseball Practice Plan - BAG's Baseball Co.

Baseball Scoring Menu - Baseball Almanac

Baseball Tomorrow (Tips for teams: fundraising, corporate sponsorships, volunteer recruitment...)

Baseball Web Camp

Brookside Little League (for coaches & all player positions)

Coach Don's (scroll to 'Click on a drill' & select position)

Coach John Peter's Baseball Tips.com (see 'Free Info' at left)

Expert Baseball Tips - LifeTips

Fundamentals Handbook - Jack Aker Baseball

Home State Bank Team Manual

How To Break In A New Baseball Glove - WikiHow

Instructional Articles - BaseballTips.com

Junior Baseball Magazine (see 'Skills Clinics' & 'Parents & Coaches')

Keeping Score - The Baseball Scorecard

Kids Club: Baseball Basics ('Tips From The Pros', keeping score) - MLB.com

Tips & Information (aluminum bat care, bat sizing, gear sizing...) - The Batter's Box

WebBall (see top menu)

CATCHING

The Art of Catching - Jason Vittone

Catcher Center - WebBall

Instructions & Fundamentals - Baseball Excellence

Ivan Rodriguez's Catcher Tips - MLB.com

COACHING

Barton's Youth Baseball Tips

Baseball (See center menu: skills, drills, strategies...) - The Coaching Corner

Baseball/Softball Drills - Y-Coach

Baseball Today Coaching Journal (See left menu, then scroll down)

Coach Drills (put mouse cursor over 'Free Coaching & Training Info' for menu) - Hit 2 Win

Coaching Skills - WebBall

Coaching Tips (drills, health tips, practice) - LeagueLineup.com

Essential Coaching Skills - BAG'S Baseball Co.

T-Ball Articles - Youth Sports

Tips From Other Coaches (also see 'Fun With Drills') - T-Ball Coaching.com

Youth Baseball Coaching (catching, pitch counts, unwritten rules...)

HITTING

BatSpeed.com

Batting Tips & Drills (tips from Mike Piazza, Andre Dawson, Manny Mota...) - BaseballCorner.com

Hitting & Offense - WebBall

Hitting Picture Tutorial - Charley Lau's School Of Hitting

Hitting Tutorial - BAG's Baseball Co.

Jeff's Hitting Tips (for hardball & slo-pitch)

PITCHING

Kurt Ainsworth's Tips On The Fast Ball, Curve And Change Up - United States Olympic Committee

Pitching Center - WebBall

Pitching Grips: Changeup, Curveball, Two-Seam & Four-Seam Fastball - Dick Mills' All About Pitching

Pitching Strategy: What Pitchers Should Throw & When To Throw It To Keep Hitters Uncomfortable - Dick Mill's All About Pitching

Steven Ellis' Free Baseball Pitching Tips Blog

Tips for the Young Thrower: Guidelines For Young Baseball Pitchers (to prevent injuries) - Mickey Levinson, PT, CSCS

UMPIRING

The Amateur Baseball Umpire Home Page

Umpiring Article - The Official Umpire Homepage

Umpiring For Beginners - PageWise

Umpire Tips (slot stance, situation positioning, game management, equipment & dress...) - California District 8 Little League Umpires

Umpire Tips (good officialship, communication, lightening safety...) - Umpy117

Umpire Uniform & Equipment (PDF document) - Tim White

Volunteer Umpire Tip Of The Month (diffusing confrontations, batting out of turn, calling a strike...) - Little League Online