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Managing Playing Time
Managing the playing time of your players is one of the most important jobs you have as a youth coach. Outside of whatever your league rules are in...

Chuckie Platt
Updated on May 5, 2021
Youth League Pitching
When you begin teaching Little League Pitching you must give serious considerations of the consequences of beginning the long journey of training ...

Chuckie Platt
Updated on Apr 28, 2021
Developing your Team Philosophy and Skillset
How do we give our child or the players on our team an edge in developing their skills? What is the latest technique, gadget or drill that can h...

Chuckie Platt
Updated on Apr 19, 2021
Pre-Game Routine
It's game day. You tell your youth baseball team to meet you at the field. When your players trickle in, they start pairing up and play catch with ...

Chuckie Platt
Updated on Apr 13, 2021
Long Term Athletes: Develop a Process
The key ingredient to working with pre-adolescent and early adolescent athletes is providing global stimulation from a movement perspective. Youn...

Chuckie Platt
Updated on Apr 13, 2021
Hitting with Kids
It's said that hitting a baseball is the most difficult skill in all sports; not surprisingly, giving hitting instruction is also one of the most d...

Chuckie Platt
Updated on Apr 5, 2021
Hitting Objectives
Goal Should be a Line Drive If we think about hitting the ball with solid contact, what we really want is a line drive. Hitting a line drive is hi...

Chuckie Platt
Updated on Mar 28, 2021
T-Ball Chaos Control
Baseball? Hmmmmmm.....yes, there are bases, and the players are hitting the ball with a bat, but really, Tee-Ball is a bunch of kids in the par...

Chuckie Platt
Updated on Mar 23, 2021
Pitch Count For Youth Pitchers
Background: Baseball is one of the most popular youth sporting activities. Youth pitchers remain at high risk for shoulder and elbow overuse injuri...

Chuckie Platt
Updated on Mar 16, 2021
PITCHING BASICS
How you teach someone to pitch depends a lot on their age. At the age of 10, players are trying to understand and learn how to play the whole game....

Chuckie Platt
Updated on Mar 11, 2021
3 PITCHING TIPS FOR BUILDING YOUR BEST
I get this kind of questions a lot: “What should my son be doing between games to keep his arm healthy this season?” Pitching is a pretty high risk...

Chuckie Platt
Updated on Mar 11, 2021
Winners Mindset
DEVELOPING A WINNING PITCHER’S MINDSET Ask players and coaches about the importance of a good mental approach, and most will agree it plays a huge ...

Chuckie Platt
Updated on Mar 8, 2021