How do I coach six and seven year olds to play baseball?

Well as most people so often do I have been chosen to coach a youth baseball team. Im excited to coach but have never coached I have played many sports in my life and just want some advise from people on how to coach and how teach young kids the game of baseball. The kids I will be coaching are six and seven years old. Any advice would be great i want to know what kind of drills and practices I should set up, and what way i can make it loads of fun for these kids.|||besides the usual keep it simple aspect ,two important things are: let the parents know that this is a game and in games you have fun so unless you ask for their advice or to help, you would appreciate it if they would allow you to decide how to coach. When I coached ( girl's fast-pitch and slow-pitch softball,girl's flag football, boys football and both girls and boys basketball) over a number of years i tried to have no parents at practice. And the most important thing is to make sure the kids understand that they are playing a game and right now they should have fun with it|||http://coaching-youth-baseball.com/ has some specifics on coaching 7 year olds in youth baseball. Many free youth baseball drills and tips are on this site. You can also check out http://youthbaseballdrills.youth-baseball-equipment.com/

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|||try hiting off a tee and nothing even close to beung easy|||Keep the drills EXTREMELY basic.





Have literally zero expectations for them except that they have fun and focus (at least mostly) on the game.





Finally, one word that will save your sanity and prevent parental guff: patience.|||teach the basics of the game. Have fun drills and even offer prizes for the winners. At least it makes them determined and they have fun. Good luck.