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Regardless of when a young player starts weight training, any post-Little League player who wants to play high school baseball would be well served by developing the habit of doing three sets each every day of body-weight squats (all the way down, butt below the knees, good balance, slight pause at bottom), pushups (Google proper form), and either jump rope or dot drills. Once he can comfortably do 25 reps properly of the squats and pushups, add in burpees (again, Google proper form).  

You don't need a coach or a gym membership to do this. It will develop hip mobility, core strength, and agility needed to execute baseball moves with correct form. It will also make him able to profit from weight training when the time is right and a qualified coach is available.

Last edited by Swampboy
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