Baseball5 Training – Slap Rubber – Elevating your Baseball5 game

REPETITION IN TRAINING: THE SECRET WEAPON FOR BASEBALL5 HITTING SUCCES

by Philip SpielmannBaseball5 Training, General thoughts July 27, 2025October 28, 2026No Comments

Baseball5, with its fast-paced, accessible nature, has taken the world by storm. It’s a game of quick reactions, strategic thinking, and, perhaps most importantly, precise hitting. If you’re looking to elevate your game and become a consistent force at the plate, there’s one fundamental principle you absolutely cannot ignore: repetition in training. It might sound …

FUN MINIGAME TO PRACTICE THROWING AND CATCHING IN BASEBALL5

by Philip SpielmannBaseball5 Training, Mini-games July 10, 2025October 28, 2026No Comments

“Two-ball” (4-10 players) Two-ball is somewhat similar to to flip. It’s also a mini-game where everyone stands in a circle. In this game we practice tossing and catching and being quick about it. Peripheral vision is also practiced since you most times has to toss the ball to someone without looking at them. The game …

FUN MINIGAME FOR PRACTICING HITTING OR QUICK HANDS IN BASEBALL5

by Philip SpielmannBaseball5 Training, Mini-games July 3, 2025October 28, 2026No Comments

“Flip” (3-10 players) (two versions) Flip is a fun game that trains hand eye coordination. You can change the game so that you either hit the ball or catch and throw the ball. Depending on which version you choose you’ll be practicing timing in hitting or quick hands when catching and passing the ball. Essentially …

GREAT REACTION DRILL FOR BASEBALL5 FIELDING

by Philip SpielmannBaseball5 Training, Drills June 26, 2025October 28, 2026No Comments

One bounce reaction drill (1 player per coach or do in pairs) This drill is great for practicing reaction, explosive movements and increasing the fielding each and comfort zone of the player. The drill is simple: have the coach and player stand approximately 2m away from each other. The coach holds out to balls, one …

GREAT DRILLS FOR PRACTICING EXPLOSIVE MOVEMENTS WHEN FIELDING IN BASEBALL5

by Philip SpielmannBaseball5 Training, Drills June 19, 2025October 28, 2026No Comments

Four corners drill (1 player per coach or do in pairs) This drill is an individual drill for working on quick feet, explosive movements and thereby increasing the width of the area a player can field and stop a ball. The drill is simple; you place four cones away from each other to form a …

FUNDAMENTAL DRILLS FOR ANY BASEBALL5 PRACTICE

by Philip SpielmannBaseball5 Training, Drills June 12, 2025October 28, 2026No Comments

Groundballs with Tennis Rackets Although basic, I can’t stress the importance of getting groundballs hit with the tennis racket. No matter if you are coaching a beginner or experienced team, getting hard hit groundballs is just so important when training a team to play well and competitively. When I plan a practice almost always make …

3 VS 3 MINI GAME FOR YOUR BASEBALL5 PRACTICE

by Philip SpielmannBaseball5 Training, Mini-games June 6, 2025October 28, 2026No Comments

For practices where you don’t have quite enough players attending to organize skirmish games of 5 vs 5 in a regular baseball5 game, you can opt to modify the field and play “Baseball3”. “Baseball3” is just what we call a 3 vs 3 game of baseball5 where we change the field dimensions to be played …

A GREAT MINI-GAME FOR BASEBALL5 PRACTICE

by Philip SpielmannBaseball5 Training, Mini-games June 4, 2025October 28, 2026No Comments

Coming up with drills and mini-games for a smaller group of people at practice can sometimes be difficult. Luckily for you, I’ve had too much experience trying to make a practice work for 2-4 people. That’s just how it is when you are coaching in a sport that isn’t the most popular. I have many …

9 KEY ELEMENTS FOR EFFECTIVE BASEBALL5 DRILLS AND GAMES

by Philip SpielmannBaseball5 Training, General thoughts June 2, 2025October 28, 2026No Comments

When designing and implementing drills for Baseball5, it’s crucial to ensure they comprehensively address the fundamental skills and strategic aspects of the game. The following key elements should be woven into your practice plans to foster well-rounded players and cohesive teams. 1. THROWING Accurate and powerful throwing is fundamental to Baseball5. Players need to be …