MLB Tactics That Aren't Good For Youth Baseball

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MLB players can do some amazing things and there are incredible training methods, strategies and styles of play at the Major League level. BUT - should youth baseball players do the same things Major Leaguers do? Should coaches use the same strategies?
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Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:19 Bunting
1:54 Hit and Run
4:26 Delayed Steal
6:05 Spin Rate & Pitching Metrics
8:28 Launch Angle Focus
9:16 Throwing Four Pitches
11:24 Ultra-Defined Positions
13:42 Sign Stealing Technology
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Launch angle: • Is Launch Angle Actual...
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@chris-808 12 күн бұрын

This should be required viewing for youth coaches. Too many coaches treat their 10U team as if it's MLB.

@theFightfan1 12 күн бұрын

I had to start clapping when I heard launch angle 😄 Bravo man. Watching 13 year olds for the first time in the big field, being taught launch angle is usually nothing but a pop up in the big field at 13. Great video !

@DanBlewett 12 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Yeah, Aaron Judge doesnt want to hit 110mph line drives that go for singles - he wants to lift those so they become home runs. For kids who hit the ball...60, 70, 80, 90mph...lifting those becomes a fly out, as you said!

@pokergeniusordonkey6517 9 күн бұрын

I became a utility player. I was also an occasional relief pitcher. They asked me to throw one basic pitch. Strikes. I would not choose any particular grip. I would just grab the ball and throw. I had one intentional change up pitch that I would throw maybe once per inning.

@Bpb9091 13 күн бұрын

This video is facts. A pitcher in ameteurs shouldn’t throw 4 or 5 pitches and whenever you face them they can’t throw a strike there garbage. Absolutely right I love your videos.

@wildcatsportsman9157 12 күн бұрын

You always have great videos man! Thanks for helping me out, so i can help out those who rely on me !

@theblackhorse3996 11 күн бұрын

Really great content; both in terms of properly focusing on the players development (play lots of positions), and being realistic about how the amateur game works (putting pressure on the defense via bunting, hit and run, etc... is highly effective and a ton of fun for the players, especially the role players). Should be required viewing for youth and highschool coaches.

@jasonmoore7301 13 күн бұрын

Good stuff as always, thanks Dan!

@solraccarpy 13 күн бұрын

Hey man stumbled across your videos and gotta say really love how you present them and the thought you put into younger and newer playera

@DanBlewett 13 күн бұрын

Welcome aboard! Thank you!

@OaseDaniel 13 күн бұрын

Good video. Thanks!

@connorcozad409 3 күн бұрын

Thank you. The basic and youth games needs to be focused on the fundamentals of baseball, not the launch angle, always do damage, flashy approaches that a number of youth coaches try to put into practice.

@DanBlewett 3 күн бұрын

thanks! it's hard for parents, I think, to separate the positive changes seen at the MLB level from what's relevant in the youth game. And when coaches latch onto these higher-level ideas and begin preaching them where inappropriate...it gets even harder to know what to do.

@jerrybach8899 11 күн бұрын

Young hitters also get bombarded with “ exit velocity”. Put a good swing on the ball. Results will follow.

@DanBlewett 11 күн бұрын

exit velocity isnt really in this category - it's just a way to quantify how hard a hitter hits the ball, which is basically the name of the game - the harder you hit it, the more positive results will follow.

@Football__Junkie 10 күн бұрын

I always liked the strategy of instead of learning how to throw breaking balls in addition to a fastball and change up, just work on new variations of your fastball and change up. Maybe a different grip with the same throwing motion or different arm angle to get a different movement on the ball. 🤷‍♂️ Worry about breaking balls much later after puberty

@tomabbott7620 13 күн бұрын

Coach Dan, incredibly well said. Your videos and books are always spot on, you could say out of the park. The only thing I would add is youth coaches and parents need to keep the game fun for the kids, particularly 13U.

@DanBlewett 13 күн бұрын

100% - and thank you

@kfmillertime 10 күн бұрын

@@tomabbott7620 99.9% of kids playing 13U and under will only ever play just for fun. And the 0.1% that might do it for more need to double down on the fun at 13U

@scottsmith2052 11 күн бұрын

Entertaining and informative video. I would just add that some of the small ball tactics you mention aren't MLB tactics that don't work in youth baseball as your title suggests, rather they are lower level tactics that fade away at the higher levels.

@DanBlewett 11 күн бұрын

some are, some aren't

@caseycook738 10 күн бұрын

I would add intentional walk. Played a 9u Championship game where the other team intentional walked our best hitter 4 times. So that coach took away what should have been a great experience for that kid so he could be a MLB coach for a day.

@DanBlewett 10 күн бұрын

@CanadaMMA 2 күн бұрын

I think bunting for hits should make a comeback in the MLB. Sacrifice bunting is almost always stupid, except in the situations you mentioned. Bunting for a hit however, can surprise defenses. And if you have a 3B who is all bat and no glove, that bunt can sometimes turn into a lot more.

@TKJK1020 13 күн бұрын

Love your content. What’s your view on youth lefty’s playing all the positions? My 11 y/o lefty pretty much has always been rotated to the “lefty only” positions (1B,RF, pitcher, and other OF occasionally) his entire baseball experiences. Do you think even lefty’s at the young youth level should rotate at all positions like SS and catcher to gain valuable knowledge and understanding of the game?

@DanBlewett 13 күн бұрын

yes - they should play all positions at that age. Probably at 11-12 they'll need to be relegated to lefty-only positions, but it depends on the level and the team.

@scsmith4604 7 күн бұрын

It is very difficult to make a throw from SS or 3B and have a chance to throw out a runner at first if you are left-handed. My son is left-handed and our coach had him play 2B and SS until he was in 11U and then he moved to both corner outfield positions, pitching, and 1B in 12U. At that point it was apparent that he would not be successful enough from SS and 3B to play there instead of other players who can play there better. He does play 2B if there is an emergency which happened more this year than I thought but for the most part he plays the traditional lefty positions because of the time to throw to first.

@becandjim6080 13 күн бұрын

Our 10U national team went from from super slow annoying 3 digit numbers and wrist bands to all players on the field wearing pitchcom. it hugely sped up the game and every single kid on defense knew if FB or offspeed was coming and could adjust accordingly immediately. Games went much faster. We were not expecting that. And for certain bunt, pickoff, or special play situations it got the outfielders onboard with the call much easier. you can also send messages to only one group of players, just one player, or the entire team. definitely not needed at anything below the national level of play at any age group.

@paul5849 13 күн бұрын

Be really careful around the ruleset. I believe for NFHS only pitcher / catcher can have it.

@LoganJones2027 13 күн бұрын

You are taking 10u baseball way too seriously.

@Phil4222 12 күн бұрын

I don't see how y'all don't see this for the sarcastic joke it is. 😂

@Bobby-Dingers 13 күн бұрын

What do you mean bro!! I need full pitch com for my tee ball team.

@DanBlewett 13 күн бұрын

this comment aged well...check the other comments to see what popped up 😂

@zendiime 7 күн бұрын

What are your thoughts on teaching kids at 10U about the basic defensive rotations. Example: I started teaching a team cutoff positions and rotations with scenarios. Runner on 1B, ball hit to Right field, second base covers the bag, SS is cut 3. I get negative feedback from parents sometimes because it's complicated for 10U to learn. I always thought teaching them the correct way from the start is best. I also know there are alternative rotations and cuts so I try and take that into consideration. Am I expecting too much from the young players?

@DanBlewett 7 күн бұрын

teach them the game and see how it goes.

@zendiime 7 күн бұрын

@@DanBlewett I'll keep at it. I feel like when they execute it properly in game it always works so well. Love your content Dan! Huge fan :)

@DanBlewett 7 күн бұрын

no prob - it's hard to know what they can handle until you try. best to assume they can, rather than can't, and adjust downward thereafter. as long as they're having fun and being encouraged, theyll keep trying.

@dagoodistever7186 3 күн бұрын

Past 12u I feel bunting is absolutely a terrible call. I can’t stand giving up an out and stopping big innings which are common in little league.

@DanBlewett 3 күн бұрын

you're taking a MLB mindset though to youth baseball. 13, 14, 15 year olds regularly make errors fielding bunts - to say it's always giving up an out just isn't an accurate statement. The outcome of bunts are much less certain at those levels.

@MrMaelstrom07 12 күн бұрын

I've noticed that players are starting to run through the bag at second base on a potential double play. First of all, they don't understand when to do it and secondly they're not doing it legally. That's a huge difference from MLB.

@DanBlewett 12 күн бұрын

like, peeling off, you mean? Or running standing up actually straight into 2nd base? Staying tall on a double play ball is a good way to eat the throw to first base and end up in the hospital with facial reconstruction surgery.

@MrMaelstrom07 12 күн бұрын

I'm not finding the video now. I thought it was either CloseCallSports or Jomboy... Anyway, the play is potential double play ball, gonna be close at 2nd so rather than slide and scrub off speed, they choose to run straight through. Now odds are since they ran straight, they're in shallow left field and will be out after a rundown. But, if there's a runner at 3rd trying to score, the out at 2nd is no longer a force and can score. I had a 14yo ask me about it at a game yesterday.

@DanBlewett 12 күн бұрын

interesting! never seen that in real life but i get it now

@MrMaelstrom07 11 күн бұрын

Baseball Doesn't Exist just posted a short "This new trick is taking over baseball". Since it was posted 14h ago it can't be the original video I saw but it makes the same point.

@1969EType 13 күн бұрын

Tangentially related…can we please eliminate the coach bellowing 3 digit codes for defensive alignments, pitch calls and or batter instructions? 2 hours of a dude yelling, “1-6-4! 1-6-4!” or whatever is super annoying and all about the coach making it about them.

@DanBlewett 13 күн бұрын

It slows the game down SO much

@weevilsnitz 9 күн бұрын

Youth sports are about fun and enjoying competition, not BEING competitive. Teach and use fundamentals, not advanced techniques.

@J.C... 10 күн бұрын

I see hit & run in MLB 🤷

@J.C... 10 күн бұрын

I see bunting in MLB 🤷

@DanBlewett 9 күн бұрын

not according to the data, there aren't. www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/bunt-hits-declining-mlb-rcna157571

@TurtleMarcus 3 күн бұрын

With the universal DH, some said the bunt would go extinct. But also with the ghost runner on 2nd in extra innings, some said we'd see a bunting renaissanse. I guess they cancel eachother out and the bunt remains on a steady decline.

@charliehager7605 7 күн бұрын

Sour grapes with the Astros comment. Yankees and Red Sox just as guilty.MLB was just mad because the Dodgers didn’t win. If the entire team relied on cheating only. Please explain the 7 straight NLCS appearances. Are they still cheating. Must be a Dodgers fan.

@DanBlewett 7 күн бұрын

here's a lesson for you: just because others also do something immoral, does not absolve you from doing it yourself. This whataboutism is what people who don't take responsibility for their own actions do to let themselves off the hook when they're caught. Maybe others cheated too, but that doesn't make the Astros NOT cheaters. I hold myself to the same standard and I'm sorry for you that you don't.