At-home youth sports practice drills & tips courtesy of our friends at i9. i9 is planning a FALL of sports fun with t-ball, soccer, flag football and more for kids ages 4-10 beginning late August & Early September and can’t wait to see your kids on the field.
Maybe your kids have gotten a little rusty over the summer and need a tune-up before FALL and WINTER youth sports leagues begin. Our friends at i9 have sent over these helpful tips to make it easy (and FUN) to get “back into the swing of things” no matter what your child’s favorite sport is.
These drills are designed to be fun for kids and may even help get parents involved on the fun and exercise. Spend quality time with your kids setting them up for these drills and then encouraging them to get started. You can even participate with these drills with your children! It’s rewarding to see them practice for sports they genuinely get excited about and it’s also a great teacher of independence. Kids can take these at-home youth sports practice drills and techniques and apply them in the backyard even without parents around. Or, they can call their friends over and host team practices before the youth sports games begin.
So, not only are these skills designed to get kids ready for the upcoming youth sports seasons, they can also get kids off the couch (and off their phones!).
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At-Home Youth Sports Practice
At-Home Youth Sports Practice – SOCCER
Pass Accuracy Drill – Mark some spots (targets) in the yard using cones or even old frisbees and space them out. Stand 10 feet away from a target and try to hit your target. Once hit, move on to the next. After 1 round, move the targets further back.
Footwork Obstacle Course – Place cones (or any target) 2 feet apart in a straight line. Then more cones 5 feet apart after that. Then more cones 10 feet apart after that. Dribble the ball weaving in and out of the cones and take a shot at the end of course. Time yourself to see if you can improve.
Shot Accuracy Drill – Mark a sturdy wall with colored tape. Stand 10 feet back and take shots at a target until hit. Once hit, move on to the next target. When finished stand 12 feet back and try again.
At-Home Youth Sports Practice – FLAG FOOTBALL
Obstacle Course – Set up a fun obstacle course with household items in the yard. Time yourself running through the course. Then try to do it backwards.
Flag Tag – Have your parents loosely tie a flag around one of their belt loops. Chase your parent or sibling and try to pull it off them.
At-Home Youth Sports Practice – T-BALL / BASEBALL
Bucket Aim Drill – Place buckets at various distances throughout the yard. Hit the buckets
Eye on the Ball – Draw a large dot on a baseball. Put the ball on the tee with the ball facing where the umpire would stand. Focus on the dot all the way through your swing.
Ball Placement Drill – Place buckets or targets throughout the yard away from the tee. Have the batter aim for the targets.
At-Home Youth Sports Practice – BASKETBALL
Dribbling Drill – Dribble 1 ball waist high for 1 minute then switch to dribbling low for 1 minute. Then repeat the steps while walking. As you get better…. you can use 2 balls (1 for each hand) and alternate dribbling high and low with the different balls.
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For more at home youth sports practice drills, visit the i9 Youth Sports Pinterest Page.
