Welcome to the Elk River Youth Baseball Training and Development Page.

On this page you will find many valuable resources and videos for coaches and parents to help develop and train your player.

See below for our partners from MYAS - Gopher State Baseball Facebook trainings:

At Home Baseball + Series
Your chance to receive some individual expert training at home

http://myas.org/baseball/at-home-baseball/

Facebook Live Free At Home Baseball Events 
Fridays - Live (11:00 am), plus all prior workouts are here.

https://www.facebook.com/GopherStateBaseball/

With kids at home these next few weeks, please see below for some daily home training tips to keep your kids active.

DAILY BASEBALL TRAINING TIPS

• Play catch for 30 minutes outside everyday!
• Work on ground balls and fly balls, especially for the younger kids.
• Practice Pitching!   
  • 46 feet for 3rd grade to 5th Grade
  • 52 feet for 6th and 7th Grade
  • 60 feet 6 inches for 8th Grade and above
• Hitting
  • Tee work into a net or tarp
  • Soft Toss (whiffle balls, weighted balls..etc)

STRENGTH TRAINING (for the older kids):

Do a variety of these excercises every day:

• Pushups
• Abs/Core: Situps/Planks
• Squats
• Jog a mile
• Jump Rope
• Lunges
• Play outside (baseball, basketball, hockey...etc)

Click the below link for a Facebook LIVE video of a home practice created by our MYAS partners.

Click on the video below for instructions on how to properly throw a baseball, including a 4 seam grip.

Click on the video below for instructions on how to properly field a ground ball.

Click on the video below for instructions on proper hitting fundamentals.

Watch various segments of Varsity Coach Ryan Holmgrens coach clinics on the Elk River Youth Baseball You Tube channel.