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Coaching Resources

 

A Toolbox for Teaching Every Player

These videos are designed to equip coaches with practical, creative methods for teaching essential baseball skills. The fundamentals never change, but the way players learn them does. Every athlete absorbs information differently, and great coaching means having a variety of teaching approaches ready so you can connect with each player in the way they learn best. 

 

Coach Ballgame

Engaging, kid‑friendly explanations perfect for younger players. Fun language, memorable teaching moments.

Dan Blewett

Former MLB pitcher with outstanding technical instruction—especially for pitching mechanics, arm care, and fundamentals.

Tracy Smith

Head Coach at the University of Michigan. His short, straightforward videos translate surprisingly well to Little League coaching.

Dominate the Diamond/Zoned (Coach Steve & Coach Duke)

Some of the most comprehensive instruction available for ages 8–12. 

Matt Antonelli

Local (Massachusetts) former MLB player and current Head Coach at Gordon College. Advanced insights delivered in a clear, practical way. 

The Ripken Brothers

Founders of the “Ripken Way,” a philosophy we strongly believe in at Backyard Boys. The Ripken approach emphasizes fun, development, and love of the game.


How to Use These Videos

Explore videos from a variety of coaches and find the teaching style that connects best with you. Once you discover a coach you like, dive into their full collection. Our goal is straightforward: to give you a broad set of coaching tools so every player can develop, improve, and fall in love with the game. 


Throwing and Catching

Coach Ballgame

🧢 The Grip

🧢 Creating Backspin

🧢 Pushland

🧢 Throwing Tips

🧢 Ball/Glove Separation

🧢 The Stride

🧢 Throwing Tips

🧢 Ball/Glove Separation

🧢 The Stride

Dan Blewett

🧢 Step-by-Step Throwing

Tracy Smith

🧢 Arm Action & Delivery


Coach Ballgame

🧢The "W" Catch 

🧢How to Teach a Kid to Catch

🧢The Low Catch

Legends Camp

🧢 Beginner Catching

Matt Antonelli

🧢How to Catch a Baseball

Dan Blewett

🧢How to Catch a Baseball

Ripken

🧢 Offseason Catching Drill

Pro Speed Baseball

🧢How to Catch a Baseball

Dominate the Diamond

🧢Teaching Safe and Confident Catching


Dominate the Diamond
🧢  Infield Drills


Hitting

Coach Ballgame

🧢 Beginner Hitting

🧢 Stance and Grip (Balance & Vision)

🧢 Balance

🧢 Vision

🧢 Load and Explode

🧢 Afraid of Getting Hit?

Ripken

🧢 Grip and Stance 

🧢 Stance

🧢 Balance

🧢 Weight Shift

🧢 Swing Breakdown

🧢 Swing Breakdown II

🧢 The Stride

Matt Antonelli

🧢 Bat Path

🧢 Bat Speed

🧢 Quickness

Tracy Smith

🧢Depth and Distance

🧢Cadence of Hitting

Dominate the Diamond

🧢How Not to Teach Hitting

Dan Blewett

🧢Hitting Off a Tee


Fielding

Coach Ballgame

🧢Ground Ball Posture

🧢Beginner

🧢Grounder Footwork

Ripken

🧢Fielding a Ground Ball

Dominate the Diamond

🧢Fielding a Ground Ball


Dominate the Diamond

🧢How to Catch a Fly Ball

🧢Fly Ball Drills

Ripken

🧢Catching a Fly Ball

Coach Ballgame

🧢Calling the Ball


Matt Antonelli

🧢Underhand Flips

Ripken

🧢Underhand Flips

Tracy Smith

🧢Underhand Flips


Baserunning

Coach Madden

🧢Running the Bases

Tracy Smith

🧢Running 1st to 3rd

Dominate the Diamond

🧢Simple Base Running Drills

🧢Youth Baseball Base Running Drill

🧢Steal Break Team Base Running Drill


Tracy Smith

🧢Sliding Technique

Legends Camp

🧢Sliding Drill


Pitching

Coach Ballgame

🧢Pitching Basics 1

🧢Pitching Basics 2

🧢Balance and Tempo

🧢Balance Point 1

🧢Balance Point 2

🧢Balance Point 3

Ripken

🧢5 Links of the Chain


Ripken

🧢2 and 4 Seam Fastball



Dan Blewett

🧢Youth Pitching Mechanics

Dominate the Diamond

🧢The Basics of Pitching

🧢Improve Your Accuracy

Tracy Smith

🧢Basic Pitching Mechanics

SKLZ Baseball

🧢Pitching Mechanics 101


Dan Blewett

🧢3 Core Pitching Drills

Coach Justin

🧢3 Pitching Drills


Dominate the Diamond

🧢Strategies for Coaching Pitchers


Position Specific

Dominate the Diamond

🧢How to Pick at 1B

🧢1B Coaching Mistakes

🧢Easy Tips for First Time 1B Players

🧢5 Drills for 1B

Northern Baseball Training

🧢1B Drills

Ripken

🧢Receiving the Throw at 1B

Tracy Smith

🧢2 Footed First Baseman

Matt Antonelli

🧢1B Footwork and Drills

🧢Play 1B - Positioning


Dominate the Diamond

🧢How to Play 2B


Dominate the Diamond

🧢SS Fundamentals


Dominate the Diamond

🧢How to Teach 3B


Dominate the Diamond

🧢How to Fix Relays

🧢Cuts and Relays

🧢How to Teach Outfield

🧢Crow Hop

Ripken

🧢The Relay

🧢Drop Step

Tracy Smith

🧢Tandem Relay

🧢Long Hop

Coach Ballgame

🧢Crow Hop



Ripken

🧢Backhands

🧢Run Downs

Matt Antonelli

🧢Backhands

🧢Run Downs

Dominate the Diamond

🧢Backhands

🧢Run Downs

🧢Prep Step

Coach Ballgame

🧢Tag Plays

Tracy Smith

🧢Tag Plays


Dominate the Diamond

🧢Catching 101

Xan Barksdale

🧢Catching Basics

Ripken

🧢Blocking

Coach Bougie

🧢When to Use Each Stance

Christina Harrison

🧢Primary and Secondary Stances


Coaching

 Coaching Youth Baseball the Babe Ruth League Way Online Course – Human Kinetics Coach Education 


 Certification Pathways – Certification Pathways – USAB Develops 


Coaches' Responsibilities During Games 



Coach Ballgame

🧢3 Simple Coaching Tips

🧢30 Seconds to Teach a Coach

🧢Kids Remember How You Make Them Feel

🧢Should You Yell?


Coach Ballgame

🧢Don't Instruct From the Bleachers

🧢Advice for Parents


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