Hitting Drills

Focus To give hitters chances to visualize exactly where each located pitch should be hit.
Setup A coach works with individual hitters. You’ll need three tees. Set up home plate at one end of the cage. Set up the first tee on the inside corner at the front of the plate. Set up the second tee [...]

Focus To put hitters in as many different situations as possible to improve their recognition and adjustments.
Setup Ideally, you’ll have two equal-sized teams with no more than four players per side, but you can use more or fewer as suits your situation. You’ll need these materials: as many tennis balls as you can find, a [...]

Focus To work on recognizing each pitch as a ball or a strike.
Setup A coach works with individual hitters. Set up home plate at one end of the cage. The coach throws from 45 to 60 feet away. This drill can also be done on the field.
Procedure The coach throws any type of pitch he [...]

Focus To help players recognize what the ball is doing, process the information, and correctly hit or take the pitch.
Setup A coach works with individual hitters. Set up home plate at one end of the cage. The hitter is in his normal position in the box; the coach is at the opposite side of the [...]

Focus To improve ability to hit breaking balls.
Setup A coach works with individual hitters. This drill can be done in a batting cage or on the field. Throw pitches from at least 45 feet to make the hitter wait on the ball.
Procedure The coach throws repeated curveballs and sliders to the batter. If a pitch [...]

Focus To teach hitters to sit on certain pitches in certain situations.
Setup A coach works with individual hitters. Set up home plate at one end of the cage, with a pitching screen 45 feet away. The coach prepares to throw a variety of fastballs, curveballs, change-ups, and other pitches.
Procedure The coach tells the hitter which [...]

Focus To teach hitters to look for pitches in different areas of the strike zone.
Setup Set up home plate at one end of the cage. A coach stands and throws from 45 feet away, or closer, if necessary, to locate each pitch accordingly. He can sit in a chair 20 feet away and overhand toss [...]

Focus To work on hitters covering as much of the plate as they can.
Setup Set up a home plate at one end of the cage. Place a pitching screen about 15 feet in front of the plate. The coach can either sit or stand behind the screen. The screen should be placed so that the [...]

Focus To work on two-strike hitting, face an assortment of pitches, and gain a better understanding of the strike zone.
Setup Hitters work individually with a coach or pitcher. Set up a home plate at one end of the cage. Set up a pitching screen about 45 feet away. The pitcher prepares to throw a blend [...]