Water Balloon Baseball Drill
If the batter breaks the water balloon they will start to round the bases.
Water balloon baseball drill. Here s how it works. They will need to avoid additional water balloons thrown by fielders to get on base. Split up the campers into two teams in regular baseball there are outfielders but in this game the more infielders the better each team has 3 outs like usual. The kids don t realize they are working on catching with two hands moving to the ball anticipating ball trajectory and appropriate speed hardness and accuracy in throwing.
The water balloon drill combines fun and fundamentals jul 05 2018 when kids first take up baseball many are afraid of swinging a bat aggressively. Set up your field like a regular baseball field using hula hoops for the bases. The batting team sends up a player to home plate. We store them in 5 gallon buckets usually about 50 balloons per bucket.
Coach annie from waterford ca is here with a few water balloon baseball drills you can do at home to have fun and stay cool. You know what i m talking. There are a number of reasons for this says dan keller who coaches the mighty mighty padres a 5u pony baseball team in fountain valley california. You can fill them ahead of time and store them in a cool place for up to about a week without losing too many to breakage.
On the home plate there is a bucket of balloons. A good drill for teaching how to swing through the ball is to soft toss water balloons. Typically a batter will be pitched a water balloon. Water balloon drill i found that even after several batting practices using the machine a lot of my players would swing half way to eliminate the sting.
Line the kids up in two lines facing each other each with a partner across from them. You will need an ample supply of water balloons for this game. This tag baseball drill tag is basically a water balloon toss. If you re looking for some fun water balloon games for outdoor parties or simple backyard play on a hot day water balloon baseball will always be a hit.
Who s going to win the water balloon baseball challenge between the two monkeys. The player takes the balloon and has two options. We are two weeks into summer vacation and it s already started.