Baseball Training Aids

Reverse Soft toss
This is the same as normal soft toss with a twist. Have your coach or partner who is tossing the ball move from in front of you to directly behind you. Take your normal batting stance and catch up with the ball as it comes through the zone. It will take a few to get the hang of it. You should be able to catch up with the baseball and still be able to drive it into the net. This drill is great for bat speed and hand-eye coordination

Two Ball Soft Toss
This drill will teach the hitter to concentrate and keep their weight back. The coach will toss two balls. The coach will then call out top or bottom after the balls are released. The hitter will hit the called ball into the fence or screen.

Batting Drill - Golf Balls
To develop hand-eye coordination and bat control, get a bag of the whiffled “perforated” golf balls and have a friend pitch them to you. Concentrate on hitting the golf ball on the center of the barrel. Once you get the hang of it, start hitting them to all parts of the field, 5 to the right, 5 up the middle, and 5 to the left.