Talk:Tee-ball
Talk:Tee-ball
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I'm not sure how prevalent Tee Ball is in the USA, but it's really taking hold in the northern areas of Sydney, Australia, where I live. And we're not even all that keen on baseball in these parts! Andrewa 13:23, 2 Sep 2003 (UTC)
My daughter just started this past weekend and it was a blast...Should we make mention of the age, typically 6 and 7 year olds?? Also, is 3 innings standard?? Tom 14:03, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
- It's also popular with adults who have various disabilities, so I'm not sure if it the article should limit itself with ages. obo 00:14, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
Use of Tee Ball equipment in Baseball[edit]
Is it all right to use a Tee Ball bat in Baseball? Also, is there a glove in Baseball? (24.87.43.26 14:43, 1 May 2006 (UTC))
- Baseball rules typically have restrictions on the maximum size of the bat, but not the minimum. A Tee Ball bat would probably be legal, but stupid, to use. A player using such a short, light bat would have difficulty reaching pitches away from the batter or in the corners of the strike zone. A good fastball would probably shatter a wooden Tee Ball bat on contact. Gloves are used in every level of baseball, and have been since about 1890. Schoop 15:16, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
History[edit]
Sorry to be nit-picky, but the history section says that "several" presidents have hosted T-Ball at the white house since Reagan. There have only been three presidents since Reagan, and three doesn't generally constitute "several" (especially considering the fact that if it was all three of them, it should just say "every", and if it wasn't, then it was only one or two). I would fix it but I don't know which is right - have several Presidents hosted it, or did Reagan start the tradition? Kafziel 19:53, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
The earlier dates for the invention of the sport are likely to be correct. This writer played T-League baseball at Hickam Air Force Base Hawaii in the spring of 1962, and didn't have the impression that it was the first season there for the sport. The rules were pretty much the same other than hitting from a Tee, except for having only 6 innings and a limit of five runs per inning. It was still possible to strike out, if swinging three times without hitting the ball. Scores were kept, games were won and lost, and all the players on the best team got a trophy. Tupelo the typo fixer (talk) 19:49, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
Picture of BUSH's family??[edit]
I don't want to get political here but what does a picture of bush's family to do with Tee Ball? just wondering... wouldn't it be more useful to include a pic of T-ball in play? --Jamesjiao 03:20, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
- I agree with you. This is a much better image [1], and its licensed under a CC-2.0. --ShadowJester07 ► Talk 23:59, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
T-ball, not "Tee Ball"[edit]
I believe this entry should be changed/updated to reflect the true name of the game: T-ball. As proof, I offer up the Webster's New World College Dictionary (recommended by the Associated Press and Chicago Manual of Style). "T-ball" is in that dictionary whereas "tee ball" is not. Can this be changed? kopper (talk) 20:58, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
- The "T" spelling is a trademark of the T-Ball USA Association, and your dictionary is actually wrong on this (the game is played with a tee, not something in the form of a T) Note that "Tee Ball" capitalized that like is also a trademark. The article as of 2014 clarifies these issues adequately. — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽ʌⱷ҅ᴥⱷʌ≼ 06:39, 23 June 2014 (UTC)
T-ball Coaching Clinic[edit]
Purpose of T-ball
1. The first purpose is to give the boys and girls an exposure to team play and organized sports. They will be working in organized groups all their lives and they need to learn to cooperate with others, take directions from another person and to work and socialize with their peers.
2. T-ball should be a FUN activity for the kids. There is no point in doing this unless they are having FUN!. The age group 3 – 6 are not into learning for learning sake they just want to have fun and please their parents and coaches. So make your primary goal to make this a fun activity and if they learn some fundamentals about the game that is a bonus. Always be upbeat in practices and games. Have the base coaches be cheerleaders and get the kids excided. The best Tee-ball team I have coached had an assistant coach that did not know anything about baseball but was a cheerleader for the kids and was always bringing little trinkets to give to the kids after the game. When the kids are having fun they will learn a lot more fundamentals of the game.
3. Keep this a safe activity for the kids. The most dangerous part of T-ball is the bat. The bat is a weapon in the hands of the player whether they realize it or not. The kids are not aware of what is around them when they swing the bat so it is up to the coaches to insure that when a player has a bat in their hands they are not swinging it with other players within reach. For this reason do not let the players have a bat in their hands unless the coach hands it to them when they are in the batters box. Also keep the kids waiting to bat away from the batters box.. You are responsible as the coach to enforce this. Set down the safety rules about the bat and its use at the beginning of the season and reinforce them with the parents and the kids through out the season.
4. Teach the kids some fundamentals of the game but remember this should not be your primary goal. The kids are all different and some will learn quicker than others and some will have parents more involved in teaching them baseball skills. This age group leans by DEMONSTRATION and REPETITION. They need to see the proper behavior to imitate it. They are great imitators and that is how they have learned up to this point. Remember this age group can only grasp a few things at a time so do not try to over coach them. That is the biggest mistake made by T-ball coaches trying to give the kids too much information which causes more confusion than help. Terminology is an important part of what your teaching.
Basic Baseball Fundamentals to teach T-ball players:
Remember some of the kids will not pickup the fundamental the first or second or third or sixtieth time just keep repeating it, patience is important. Since this age group can not absorb a lot of points about a fundamental at once we pick the most import things and teach them. Again do not OVER COACH.
Batting:
Dos:
Teach the most important thing about hitting is to keep your eye on the ball. This concept should be drilled into the player. It should be repeated every time the player is at bat make sure the player understands this concept. They should watch the ball until it disappears off the bat.
1. Teach how to hold the bat. They should grasp the bat with two hands that are together on the bat ( no space between the hands.) They should hold the bat up at a slight angle over their back shoulder but whatever is comfortable for them. The way a batter holds the bat is different for every batter there is no wrong way or no one right way. This is an area that is OVER Coached . the position of the elbows and the exact position of the hands will be unique to each batter and will be learned much later in there baseball careers so do not waste time or effort on this. Remember the most important thing to teach about hitting is to keep your eye on the ball.
2. Teach the proper stance but do not be dogmatic. The best stance to start with is to position the feet shoulder width apart toes pointed toward the parallel line extending from the side of home plate. Again this is something that the player will adjust to their comfort and will learn later in there baseball career. Remember the most important thing to teach about hitting is to keep your eye on the ball.
3. Teach proper alignment to the home plate. The player should get use to hitting the ball with the meat of the bat, A good technique for getting the player to understand is to paint or put tape on the meat of the bat. Do not line them up too close to the plate. They should be hitting the ball with there arms extended and the ball should be out in front of them (toward the pitchers mound.) They should never be set up where the ball is positioned inside their front foot. Again the alignment is something that the player will adjust to their comfort and will learn later in there baseball career. The best way to line the player up is to have the coach face the player and stand so that when the player places their toes against the coach's toes they are in the proper alignment. This method can also be used to demonstrate to the batter the forward step to hit. Caution always hold onto the bat until you are ready for the hitter to hit the ball. Then release the bat after you step back. Success breeds fun and the most important point to achieve success is to keep your eye on the ball.
Don'ts
4. 1. Do not try to place the batter's arms in one set rigid position the placement of the hands and arms are different for each batter. Look at the professional ball players the hands and arms are all different. Remember the most important thing to teach about hitting is to keep your eye on the ball.
Throwing and Catching the Ball:
1. Not to be afraid of the ball. Since the invention of the safety ball this is not the major problem it once was but still can be an issue for the kids. The way a T-ball player catches the ball is not important at this time. From a technical point they should catch balls below their knee with the opening of their mitt pointed up and balls above the knee with the opening of their mitt pointed at the ball and the heel of their mitt down. This again is something that will come later in their baseball career and for T-ball is not something you need to Over coach.
2. Throwing the ball is an important fundamental to teach but just pick those things that are important for now. Do NOT try to teach proper arm movement at this time, that for the most part will come naturally and more harm can be done than good. Teach the proper feet position and eye direction and the rest will come naturally. The proper position to throw the ball is to point the shoulder with the glove hand towards the player they are throwing the ball to. Then as they throw the ball keep your eye on the players glove that your throwing to (for T-ballers the target can be the other player's chest). Emphasize with the player that the ball will go where they are looking and they must keep looking at the target till the ball gets there. These two points will have to be reemphasized over and over again. Once they master these two points then you can work on getting there step while throwing proper. They should already be making a step toward the player they are throwing to but the step should not be exaggerated. Not too high and not too long. Again the step they take will depend on the position they play and what is comfortable to them which again will be learned later in their baseball life. Remember were NOT trying to teach them to pitch just to throw the ball to another player. —Preceding James Pierce comment added by 209.248.93.157 (talk) 17:39, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
- First off, this material appears to have been copy-pasted from somewhere else, and if it was that's a WP:Copyright violation problem.
- Second, Wikipedia is not a game guide, and does not provide how-to information.
- Third, to the extent any of this material could be used in some way to flesh out the game rules and objectives material in the article, it has to come from an reliable, independent, external source that we can properly cite; adding many paragraphs of how-to material to the article's talk page does not help this goal in any way. Talk pages are for improving article content, not adding how-to material. — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽ʌⱷ҅ᴥⱷʌ≼ 06:43, 23 June 2014 (UTC)
Rules source[edit]
The single page cited already as <ref name="T-Ball USA rules" /> can be used to add many more game play details and citations for stuff already in the article, as well as (by their absence in that rules page) help identify material that may be unsourceable. Other pages at the site (see the FAQ, etc.) may also be of help in this regard. I worked on it for a coupler of hours, but eventually had to move on. — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽ʌⱷ҅ᴥⱷʌ≼ 06:37, 23 June 2014 (UTC)
Trademark?[edit]
After fixing some references and citations i wanted to try to provide some clarification on the trademark. I did manage to find a little info about it being trademarked, but there is nothing officil to provide any real clarification on it. The only thing at all i could find was http://www.worldebooklibrary.com/articles/Dayton_Hobbs and it looks all most copy and pasted and provides nothing that isnt already here --J. Main 03:36, 1 August 2015 (UTC)
Is this a joke?[edit]
"Despite the implication of some of the spellings of the game's name, the tee used in tee-ball is not T-shaped"
This sounds like a joke that got included in the article and never removed. The spelling "T-ball" does not imply that the tee is T-shaped. If anything, it implies that the BALL is T-shaped, but that's absurd too. The idea that the spelling "implies" anything about the shape of the tee is silly. (It would have to be called "T-tee-ball" to do that.) Can anyone point to examples of people seriously thinking the tee is T-shaped based on the spelling? 134.41.94.151 (talk) 04:03, 31 January 2018 (UTC)
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