Upper Township Tee Ball
Teams
2011 Schedule
Tee Ball Rules
The Upper Township Recreation Baseball community hopes that Tee Ball serves as our children’s formal introduction to the game of baseball. Our number one priority in this league is for the players to have FUN!
There are a number of expectations for the Tee Ball coaches, and the basic information that should be conveyed to the players:
1. Teach fielding positions and bases
2. Throwing
- Proper footwork
- Throwing technique (elbow above shoulder)
- Point your hand where you want the ball to go
3. Catching
- Proper glove position
- Use two hands (teach alligator technique)
- Glove work for ground balls and fly balls
- a great drill to start the season out with is to use tennis balls to play catch and build the players’ confidence.
4. Hitting
- Stance in the box
- Hand positioning
- Proper swing plane
5. Base Running
- Station-to-station
- How to run through first base
There are a number of expectations for the Tee Ball coaches, and the basic information that should be conveyed to the players:
1. Teach fielding positions and bases
2. Throwing
- Proper footwork
- Throwing technique (elbow above shoulder)
- Point your hand where you want the ball to go
3. Catching
- Proper glove position
- Use two hands (teach alligator technique)
- Glove work for ground balls and fly balls
- a great drill to start the season out with is to use tennis balls to play catch and build the players’ confidence.
4. Hitting
- Stance in the box
- Hand positioning
- Proper swing plane
5. Base Running
- Station-to-station
- How to run through first base