i need info on baseball drills for deffense?
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The very best way to learn baseball defense is to plan on going to 9 professional games. At these games you focus on one player the whole game. For example, the Pitcher is #1, so watch the visiting pitcher and the hometeam pitcher the whole game.# 2 is the catcher. Do the same thing at the second game, etc. etc. 1st base is 3 2nd base is 4, 3rd base is 5 and the shortstop is 6. Outfield you have 7 as the left fielder with 8 in center and 9 is the right fielder. Forget about the game, just focus on the one player that is on the field. You may want to bring pen and paper and take notes. You will be astonished how much you learn. And it will be done correctly because you'll be watching the pros.
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Here ya go:\n\nhttp://www.netstupidity.com/game/Backyard_Baseball/80/
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Ummm, well you could do the internet search, or just get the official softball rulebook.  Both are good.
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1.  feet shoulder width apart\n2.  bat comfortably behind your head or shoulders\n3.  righty- left arm as straight as you can without straining, lefty, vice versa\n4.  As the pitcher is bringing his arm up to pitch, slowly shift your weight back to your back foot and bring your whole body back.\n5.  As you swing bring your weight forward, point your front foot forward, keep your front leg straight, about a 45 degree angle to the ground, turn your back foot so that is straight with your other foot, bend your back knee, bring your arms through at a more downward angle, turn your top wrist over, keep your head in the same spot (shoulder to shoulder), see the ball the whole way, hit the top of the ball, finish with your weight still on your back foot.\n\nline drives are the best hits usually, and if you try to loft the ball, you'll ruin your swing.\n\nhope it helps!
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http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/official_info/about_mlb/tryout_us.jsp
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The first thing to do is already know where you are going to throw it. Be aware of where the base runners are and have it set in your mind what you need to do if the ball comes to you. Usually you are going to throw it to your cut-off man. Depending on where you play, it will be the shortstop or 2nd baseman. Unless you are very shallow in the outfield or have a rocket arm, this is where you will throw.\n    Now, as far as how to throw I'm going to asume that you have caught the ball cleanly. Keep your ballance, get your leggs under neath you. With your weight on your right leg, step towards where you are throwing, at the same time throw the ball with a over hand motion.\n    YOur whole body throws the ball, not just your arm. You  are pushing with your back leg, twisting your stomach, chest and shoulders, and kind of snaping your arm like a whip in a over and downward motion. If you throw overhanded properly, you will put back-spin on the ball and get a little bit of rise on the ball and get more distance.\n    The key to it all is to do everything in one fluid motion. Hope i helped, Good luck
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Spend some time on this site;\n\n\nhttp://eteamz.active.com/fastpitch/boards/fastpitch/
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http://www.mlb.com/rules
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It's hard to prepare for baseball when the weather won't co-operate. I live in Canada, so I know what you're going through. \n\nThe first thing would be to get a rubber ball, about the same size of a baseball and find a piece of wall somewhere. (The gym at a school is good, or anyother place like that where they'll allow you to throw it against the wall.). And just throw the ball against the wall and let it come back to you. Field it properly, practising positioning of your feet and such. It gives you great practice on anticipation, because you don't exactly know how the ball is going to come back to you. It's also good for short-hops, something you need to be able to handle as a first baseman. The throwing also helps you get your arm in shape, even though it might not be a real baseball; the repeatative motion will help strengthen the muscles you don't use all winter. And as for batting; it depends really on what you need to work on. Practising your swing can be done anywhere with enough room, and if you want to fine tune a little; swing in slow-motion in front of a mirror. Watch where your feet and hands are going and if your opening your hips properly. Hand-eye can be done at a gym too. Use a tee (Like in tee-ball. Retarded sounding, I know, but it works). And use wiffle balls or street hockey balls. Unless you got a batting cage handy (An indoor one, obviously), that's really all I can suggest.
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The simplest and most effective way to strengthen the right muscles for hitting is to swing something heavy every day.  If  you get a big heavy bat and swing it fifty or a hundred times while picking out something in front of you to swing through you can also work on leveling your swing, where your elbows are and all the fundamentals.  The most important things in hitting are bat speed and keeping your eye on the ball.  So practice what you do with  your head.\n\nWatch Mariano Riviera warm up and do that.  I have a cannonball that I pretend to throw and when I go to a game (I'm reduced to softball now) I throw much harder.  Get your arm warmed up and then work on strength with anything heavy you can keep in your hand.  It really works.\n\nStay off the juice.
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Use a crow-step if you're an outfielder. It allows your body to help push the ball for some extra distance. Although it adds additional power to your throw, it eats up some time if you are a novice, so ask your coach about using it for further info.\n\nWhen batting, make sure to put a good twist in your hips as this adds more power to your swing. Do not focus on power, however, until you have mastered technique. Otherwise you will pick up bad batting habits. Also, ensure that you are never pulling your head away from the ball. Many unknowingly do this and whiff.\n\nHope that helps at least a little. \n\nTry browsing this for more in-depth advice: http://www.baseballtips.com/newsletter/tipsarchive.html
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If you want to develop a sound offensive game, this category is for you. These are drills for the individual player and for the team.\n\nhttp://www.degerstrom.com/basketball/drills/offense/\n\nAnother good site is\n\nhttp://www.coachesclipboard.net/BasketballDrills.html
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go to some of the high school coaches in your area- they might be able to give you a version of some of thiers. Otherwise just get a college or pro tape and copy down what the defense does. it takes a while, but it can be worth it.
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Take a bag of balls find a padded wall somwhere or sturdy fence. Start throwing  balls at it repeatedly. Start from 15 to 20 ft and toss lightly. Move back every little while. Keep throwing. I'm not kidding it sounds silly but I'm serious. Don't get fancy, just throw the ball. Like catch, as you get further you can throw a little harder but don't get crazy. But you'll see that as you go back you start throwing a bit harder involuntarily.\n\nYou'll do two things. Get your arm more durable, and work the muscles you'll use to throw which will increase velocity. Pitching is an unnatural motion you have to develop the muscles you use to throw which don't get used as often in normal circumstances. There's no easy fix. Throw, throw, and when you're done throw some more. Young pitchers don't just throw anymore.\n\nRemember Jim Morris the 35 year old Science teacher who'd had arm surgery and at 35 was throwing 98 MPH, and later pitched for the Devil Rays. How'd he do it? He was throwing batting practice to the kids he was coaching. Just throwing over and over.
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One of my favorite drills...and the kid's too...was teaching the "alligator catch." Its a pretty simple drill teaching to kids to use both hands. Have them put their glove on the ground and cover the top with the other hand. From several feet back roll the ball to them. It helps if you let them make the sound of an alligator chomping. As they get better, this can become an off the ground drill. Good luck. And REMEMBER....Tee ball is the where the basis of baseball fundamentals begins. It's not about winning...it's about learning. Don't push the kids too hard at this level and cause them to give up.
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go to any sporting goods store(i.e.-dicks, sports authority,dunhams and so on). get a baseball scorebook(some stores even have a softball scorebook). in the front of the book(or back) they give an easy step by step instructions on how to keep score. remember in softball you have 4 outfielders not 3 so the   positions in the oufield are left, left center, right center and right. most score booke have diagrams in them. good luck.\n\nmike
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Here you go, just follow these simple steps.\n\n1.Hide the ball in your glove.\n \n2.Grip the ball with your middle and index fingers perpendicular to the seams at their widest point, with your thumb underneath the ball.\n \n3. Spread your top fingers apart slightly and keep your ring finger and pinkie tucked into your palm. \n \n4. Hold the ball firmly, applying pressure with your middle finger and thumb. Try not to let the ball rest in the palm of your hand, and keep your index finger relaxed. \n \n5.Wind up into the pitch. Use the same pitching motion as in your other pitches so that the batter cannot predict a curveball. \n \n6.Keep your wrist relaxed. After drawing back the pitch, hold your wrist so that the back of your hand points toward your body. \n \n7.Roll your wrist downward and to the right (if you are right-handed) or to the left (if you're left-handed) immediately before releasing the pitch. \n \n8.Release the pitch and follow through by bending your wrist. A right-hander should finish with the palm facing in toward the chest. The top of your thumb should be facing up.\n \n9.Throw the ball between the batter and home plate if you're a left-handed pitcher facing a left-handed batter or if you're a right-handed pitcher facing a right-handed batter.\n \n \n\n \n \nTips:\nYou can also try gripping the ball between and along the seams. Spread your fingers apart slightly and press your middle finger into the ball. Go with the grip that allows you a comfortable release, the proper spin and maximum control.\n \nTurn your wrist further to increase the ball's spin. You will lose some control but will gain more curve. Throw harder, and the pitch gains speed but loses some of the curving movement.\n \n \nWarnings:\nThrowing a curveball can cause serious and possibly permanent damage to your shoulder, elbow and wrist. For this reason, most managers and coaches advise that young players avoid this pitch until they reach physical maturity.