20 thoughts on “How to Teach Baseball Catching to 5-7 Year Olds”

  2. galaxia

    This is really awesome!! my 6yr old lefty is having the same issue, I'm gonna try this tonight. Thanks, y'all!!!

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  3. Shonda B

    Any recommendations for new coaches? I have never coached baseball but I am a volunteer, where should I begin or look into reading

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  8. Roger Crawford

    Great drill for the youngsters. Love that you praise him for using correct technique even if the result is a dropped ball, kids have a huge capacity for learning stuff and adapting to the right way of doing things. I did this with my 7 year old grandson and he was catching 20 yd + throws with ease after just an hour of training.

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  9. Kris B.

    I am so trying this with my 6 year old (about to be 7). He does the underhand catching and moves out of the way of the ball to catch it. He also wants to look away from the ball like he is scared of it. Thanks!

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  11. ediipooh1991

    I most definitely will try this with my son!! Thank you! Do you have any base practice videos uploaded?

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  12. Jessica Spivey

    Great video! Very helpful. I have a 7 year old catcher who will definitely benefit from this.

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  13. Charlie Fulton

    Thanks for this. I've felt like I failed my 9 yr old because he got turned away from baseball after turning his glove down like that and inevitably getting hit in the face. I'm now gonna try to redeem myself with my 5 yr old and get him started the right way. Great video.

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  16. Isaiah Furrow

    Thanks for this…. I'll be checking into the channel more and I'm sure I'll be back later with some questions. 

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  18. Brian R

    Working without gloves is the best way to introduce catching and fielding to this age group my 5yr old son and I practice grounders in the house every night with no glove 

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  19. Brainofbmw Submissions

    Thanks for this…. I didn't play baseball a a kid & now my 11, 7 & 6 year olds all want to play this year so Im doing my best to get myself ready to help them

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  20. Michael McQuain

    Great drill, but here is the constructive criticism; The first series you threw the ball, it was low. Waist high. The second time it was chin high. I'm pretty flexible, but keeping fingers up at my waist is difficult without squatting down to ball level. It is a natural position waist down to turn the glove like your young player did. Waist up, fingers up. Again, great drill, just a small observation.

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