Tee Ball vs Coach Pitch
A quick word on Coach Pitch before we move onto each age group…
As we already know, Tee Ball is an adapted variation of the game taught to younger players to help them develop their baseball skills. It removes the difficulty of pitching freehand to players and allows younger players to focus and get used to making a connection with the ball first by using a batting tee.
Coach pitch is used with age groups usually under 9 years old – with an overlap between ages 7 and possible overlap between 9-10 years old depending on the skills level of your young budding star.
Coach pitch involves the coach pitching the ball to the player. Now, it’s worth mentioning coach pitch isn’t easy.
So, while you may introduce your 7 year old baseball players to coach pitch at some point within your practices, it generally recommended you don’t use coach pitch until your players have had at least 1 years experience with tee ball.
Here’s the age groups in a little more detail…