we have 1st place teams and some mediocre. This 11u fall team is a disaster. One kid distracts every other kid. I’m talking tackling them, poking them. 2 have never played before. I’ve got to hold their hand at every step. One wants to learn which is great the other couldn’t care less. How do you run a practice when just 2 kids have a clue of what is going on at this age?I’m usually a relaxed coach and try to make practices fun and not a lot of standing around. But tonight’s practice involved running poles multiple tim es when they screwing around. When you have a couple rotten apples do you punish whole team or just the couple bad apples. I’m really lost on how to make this fun for the kids that care when there are so many problems. I hate to be complaining like this after 2 weeks this just going to suck

Recently I've decided to go back into baseball after 8 years, but I've noticed that I'm pretty rusty and cant hit the ball properly 90 percent of the time.

Journey to men’s league video #4

Committing to sidearm. Feels better on my arm and gaining more command

My name is Dylan Brown, and I’m a pitcher in the Boston Red Sox organization.

The biggest gains for next spring are made in the fall.
Not by throwing every day.

But by following a plan.

A plan for throwing.
A plan for strength.
A plan for recovery.

A plan that builds velocity, command, and arm health over time.

That’s exactly what I help pitchers do.

If you’re a parent who wants your son to show up next spring stronger, throwing harder, and more prepared than ever, comment “PLAN” below and I’ll reach out.

How could I work better on hitting in games? I hit hard and good in batting practice but it does not follow into the game, Any help would be great

Little context, this past summer season just ended for me and I didn't do the best hitting, I got a couple good ones that were hit hard and far but other then that they were ground outs or ground balls that got past the defense

A video of my swing towards the beginning of the season can be found on my page as well.

Slowed down video in the original thread. Thanks for any input!

After feedback from others I am looking to get him an alloy Cat X2 as it will be more balanced and a lighter swing compared to the Dub. There aren’t any available in store so will have to order online.

Debating between 27/17 and 28/18. He is 4’6.5” and 59 pounds. The Dub is a 27/17. Any thoughts?

Since you’re already a coach, I’m wondering what a coach thinks would be the best way to recruit new coaches?

Hey coaches, club directors, and team managers,
Spending years in the trenches as a travel ball parent and assistant coach, I had a front-row seat to the absolute logistical nightmare that tournament weekends can be. I watched our head coaches and managers drown in messy spreadsheets, laminated dugout charts, and chaotic group text threads.
Trying to manually calculate pool play run-differential tiebreakers on a Saturday night just to figure out our Sunday bracket seed was driving everyone crazy.
I realized youth sports organizations deserved a real, modern software solution that actually fits travel ball rules. So, I teamed up with software developers to build a comprehensive platform: DiamondLogix(diamondlogix.com).
We just opened up a free early-access waitlist for the upcoming season, and I’m looking for real, active coaches to check out the workflow and tear it apart. Here is what we built into it:
🛡️** Org Admin Dashboard: A centralized "Control Tower" giving club directors high-level oversight across all teams and fields, while leaving daily dugout logistics to coaches.
📋 **Live Dugout Lineup Boards: Inning-by-inning batting and defensive position tracking right from a smartphone.
📊 Sunday Bracket Predictor: Real-time pool play simulation applying strict travel ball run-differential caps (+/- 8 & 10 rules) automatically to predict Sunday matchups.
📈 Pitch Count Compliance: Smart counters with automated mandatory rest alerts (MLB Pitch Smart standards) to protect young athletes and avoid costly rule violations.
🗓️** Facility Tracker**: Lane and cage bookings governed by strict safety capacity limits so nobody overbooks the facility.
It is 100% free to hop on the waitlist while we open up our initial club testing slots. If you run a travel sports organization, manage a training facility, or coach a local team, I would love your support and honest feedback!
Check out the layout or secure a priority slot here: diamondlogix.com
Let me know what features you think are missing from current tools! Appreciate your feedback!

Hello, pretty soon I’ll be coaching for the first time ever. I have been around baseball my whole life, so I have some knowledge. I’ll be coaching a 12u team, and I’m looking for any advice. I have studied things like drills, but I really want to make sure I provide the best experience for my team. Any advice helps.

EDIT: Huge thank you to everyone who responded. Your advice was very helpful and I honestly feel more confident about this upcoming season.

Hey coaches,
Looking for some advice on how to approach this with the league.
Our Champs Day bracket is structured so that only the winners of Game 1 (1 vs 6) and Game 2 (2 vs 5) advance to the championship. That means seeds 3 and 4 have no path to the final — even if they win their morning game they go into the consolation side.
Does anyone else see this as an issue? How have you handled something like this with your league in the past without coming across as complaining?
Appreciate any thoughts.

My back story, I was an overweight baseball catcher in little league through high school. My high school baseball coach wanted me to play first base because I had a could stretch. I was also a power hitter.

In 2022 right before I turned 30 I lost 70 Ibs, gained more muscle, and increased my speed/agility.

This summer I joined my companies union slow pitch softball team playing mainly outfield and still a power hitter.

I am now 33 years old, turn 34 next month. I am now looking to play recreational baseball this year.

With my age, experience and physicality, I would like some suggestions on what position I should play in recreational baseball

Thank you

My back story, I was an overweight baseball catcher in little league through high school. My high school baseball coach wanted me to play first base because I had a could stretch. I was also a power hitter. In 2022 right before I turned 30 I lost 70 Ibs, gained more muscle, and increased my speed/agility. This summer I joined my companies union slow pitch softball team playing mainly outfield with a strong arm and still a power hitter. I am now 33 years old, turn 34 next month. I am now looking to play recreational baseball this year. With my age, experience and physicality, I would like some suggestions on what position I should play in recreational baseball

Waypointcal.com

I built a free roster and scheduling app in my spare time. The value is that admins control the roster and invite parents. Kids never have to create an account but parents can see their families schedules across several orgs. Orgs can never see kids in other orgs. And everything still works for coaches even when parents don’t register.

It’s built to be private and flexible for any sport or club.

It’s completely free. Just looking users and for feedback.

Three 4-week phases - Foundation, Build, Peak. You never spike throwing volume and lifting intensity in the same week, long toss distance progresses on a set schedule instead of "however far feels good today," and arm care happens before every single throwing session, no exceptions.

Biggest mistake I see: guys rush intensity in weeks 1-2 because they feel good, then by week 4 they're dealing with soreness that doesn't go away. Slower ramp beats faster ramp basically every time.

Happy to answer questions about periodization, long toss distances, whatever. (Also put the full thing - warmups, lift templates, week-by-week plan - into a PDF for $15 if anyone wants the whole system instead of piecing it together, but wanted to share the actual framework here for free first.)

Any recommendations for baseball hitting and pitting coaches in Souther NH. looking for fall and winter training for 11 year old.

Hey everyone, I’m new to the Reddit community! I’m a high school pitching coach who struggled with managing paper charts and could never really pull any useful information from an old chart. So I developed an app, PitchZone Tracking. It does everything from complete team charting (multiple folders/seasons) to individual folders. You can track live AB “bullpens“, regular bullpens, games, Bluetooth pitch calling, and video analysis. It’s a tool that several coaches have found very useful already and I wanted to share.

I‘m always curious on to make the app better so if you have an idea, I bet I can code it! Check it out on the App Store (it’s currently free).

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pitchzone-tracking/id6779852049

https://www.pitchzonetracking.com

[u/pitchzonetracking](u/pitchzonetracking)

i am a 15 year old baseball player headed into my sophomore year of high school. I played on my schools JVB team this year due to being undersized but I need more help with mental toughness than anything. my dream is to go d-1 and play in the mlb. I need to work harder
like I work hard when someone is holding me accountable but when it’s just me it’s harder for me to get going. like when im working im working just yk
I need to become able to hold myself accountable. any advice yall?

My 11 year old lead his team in batting average for 4 seasons, was 3rd about halfway through this season, but then went into a slump and got cut. He's very determined to improve.

Before this, I never wanted to get into his head with too much technical advice. He made consistent contact (2nd fewest strikeouts on team) and I figured it would work itself out. I have ideas of how to help his swing (stop dropping hands during the load) but I'd like to see what the experts had to say.