Our two best articles for parents new to baseball will help parents support and encourage their new baseball player.

Introduction to Youth Baseball For New Parents

Baseball Equipment

Properly equipping your player is a key to your players success on the field and your players enjoyment of the game.

Essential Baseball Equipment – Learn what you need and do not need to buy for your player
Our favorite gear – Includes poly wiffle balls you can hit with you metal bat for good at home batting practice!

Resources for Practicing Baseball

Fun Baseball Drills – Keep practicing fun for maximum benefit!
Articles on Learning Fundamentals – learn the skills and about the positions
Basic mechanics skill sheet for coaches and parents – cheatsheet for coaching fundamentals
Learning How to Hit a Baseball
Helping Your Son Become a Pitcher
Proper warmup & stretching procedure
He’s Just a Boy – Baseball poem that is a good reminder for all of us.

Learning About Baseball

Basic Rules – Balks, Infield Fly, Obstruction, Interference
Learn about more baseball positions: What Position Should I Play?

Next Steps

Educated Sports Parent

We recommend our sister website Educated Sports Parent for great information for parents about sports and parenting.

Baseball Situations Quiz

Do you know the essentials of baseball situations with runners on and the ball put in play? Take our baseball situations quiz and test your knowledge!

More Baseball Quizzes

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