Common youth baseball mistake, player development hurts coaching

PhotoCredit:kthypryn    I'm sure I wrote about this in the past but it is something youth coach need to know.
Two hands, use two hands - this is a common phrase, the baseball coach at baseball teach young baseball players to use. Unfortunately, this common coaching philosophy is sometimes wrong and prevents that player to catch the ball and to good defensive ball players learn. Breaking the habit of players with two hands on every catch is very difficult, but necessary. It is important that coaches know if players should use two hands and when not. It is also important to understand that the ball with the glove is caught and that is the bare hand to help get rid of the ball quickly. To catch with both hands around a ball for balls, players can field within your feet and to explain to positions where rid the ball quickly important - is further if a player can get the ball and should be used to achieve it, not two hands. With two hands on balls which players have to achieve, players out of balance and much makes slower to get the ball. Two hands at the same time move is much slower and created and unbalanced position to a less efficient fielder. On balls, which players for achieving only gloves.In addition, 1b is where RID is now generally non-essential, the ball on the one hand a Position.Outfield catch positions can go way either, and players should hold the above rule of two hands when players can catch the ball between your feet.

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