T-Ball Skills & Drills

Over a million kids participate in T-Ball every year. T-Ball Skills & Drills presents 37 creative drills that T-Ball coaches and parents can do with their team or with their own kids at home. Hitting, throwing, baserunning, and fielding fundamentals are just some of the skills covered.

T-Ball Skills & Drills presents 37 creative drills that T-Ball coaches and parents can do with their team or with their own kids at home. Over a million kids participate in T-Ball every year. Hitting fundamentals, throwing, baserunning, and fielding are just some of the skills covered. Coaches need to be creative to keep kids stimulated in practices and during games. Many of the drills in T-Ball Skills & Drills use common household items as props. The drills give useful hints for skills like throwing and catching fly balls that will make it achievable for 5, 6, and 7 year old kids. Other important T-Ball issues are emphasized such as safety. This book is appropriate for all T-Ball coaches and parents. Children as young as four up to seven years old will learn useful skills should they continue playing baseball or softball.

Marty Schupak has been coaching baseball for 22 years. He has coached over 1,400 kids in youth athletics in a variety of sports along with baseball. Many of his former players have gone on to play in high school and beyond. Many have received athletic college scholarships. Besides coaching baseball, Schupak has coached children in basketball and soccer. He has served on many leagues’ boards of directors and is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association. Thousands of youth baseball coaches have been trained at his clinic, How to Run a Youth Baseball Practice. He is the founder and president of the Youth Sports Club, a group dedicated to improving coaching and youth baseball practices. His website, YouthSportsClub.com, is one of the most popular resources for youth coaches and parents. He is the creator of eleven baseball videos including: The 59 Minute Baseball Practice, Backyard Baseball Drills, Winning Baseball Strategies, Hitting Drills & Techniques, and seven others. He is also the creator of thirteen videos in other sports including the best selling 48 Championship Basketball Drills. He is also the author of numerous books including the popular book Youth Baseball Drills and the e‒book: Baseball Coaching: A Guide for the Youth Coach and Parent, as well as Baseball Chronicles. He also is the author of the Cliff Vermont book series including the popular Playoff Fever & Split Pants. He is the developer of the Baseball PakPad™ and the iSports Universe iPhone applications. He received a bachelor's degree from Boston University in 1975 and a master's degree in physical education from Arizona State University in 1978. Schupak lives in Valley Cottage, New York.