Teeball Coaching

The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime.” – Babe Ruth

Coaches are an essential part of our club and form part of our core group of volunteers who help make games happen. As such, we provide free training and support to these people who kindly give up their free time to enable our players to have fun.

Get Parents Involved

Sitting on the sidelines for an hour during practice isn't a lot of fun, so getting parents involved is a win-win.

Off the bat (excuse the pun) ask for help. You will need at least 3 parent helpers each training session. So, it’s best to set expectations early and let parents know you'll need help.

Doing this will allow you to split the kids up into stations, keeping them active & engaged throughout the whole session.

How to run Teeball Practice

Now you have some help, consider using stations.

Using separate stations allows you to break into smaller groups. A typical practice might look like

Warm-Up Drills (10 mins)
3 X Stations (10 mins per station)
Game Play (20 mins)

Scroll to the bottom of this page for Video resources & station ideas.

See Drills & Skills Stations

Learn the Rules

Knowing the rules is important. That's probably pretty self-explanatory, but knowing the rules ensures

You understand the umpire's decisions
You can teach the kids the in's and out's of the game
Educate parents sometimes, as to why on field decisions are made
Kids safety and ensuring maximum fun

Learn the Rules

Under 7s Training

Are you coaching under 7's for the first time? This is a guide to help introduce teeball to the kids and provide you with some basics for your first training session.

The key for coaching under 7s is

Consistent Improvement
Be Patient
Have Fun

Under 7s - First Training Suggestions

Tee Ball Univeristy

Coaching Accreditation

The Level 'A' Teeball coaching accreditation course is a recommended course for any aspiring coach.

Consisting of an online theory session, and a half-day practical session, it provides you with behaviour strategies, skills drills, as well as great advice from a seasoned coach.

Check the TBAWA website for the most up-to-date list of upcoming coaching clinics. In the meantime here are some useful notes.

Under 7s Notes | Under 9s to Seniors Notes

Get Accredited

TEE BALL DRILLS & STATION VIDEOS

CHIEFS Coaching Sessions

Our CHIEFS Sessions (Carine Hitting, Innovation & Effective Fielding Syndicate), offer an opportunity for coaches, assistant coaches, or parents looking to learn more about the game to get together and present drills, games or competitions that they like to use at their trainings. We work through them in the field so that we can all understand them, and then take them back to respective teams. They are a great opportunity for social networking as well! Keep an eye out for dates via email or our social media channels.