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For 8 year olds

Baseball drills for 8 year olds

What an 8 year old can practice at home: drills the app opens at this age, what changes in baseball this year, how long and how often, what to have at home, and a free week to start.

By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026

Little League sets pitching limits by league age, and they change at 9, 11 and 13. SSTracker's pitching drills ask a player to count every pitch.

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At 8

The age at a glance

This year: The last year at 50 pitches a day; at 9 Little League's daily limit rises to 75.
Drills this year: Beginner drills. Developing drills start at 11, 3 years from now.
Pitch count: At 8: at most 50 pitches a day (Little League). Rest after pitching, 14 and under: 1-20 pitches 0 days, 21-35 pitches 1 day, 36-50 pitches 2 days, 51-65 pitches 3 days, 66 or more pitches 4 days. Never pitch three days in a row, and do not catch on a day you pitch.
At 8: Organized sport in all: no more hours a week than the child's age (NATA), so at most 8 hours for an 8 year old, with two rest days a week.
At home: SSTracker keeps one home session for an 8 year old within 30 minutes and plans at most 3 home days a week, with rest days between.

30 drills

Drills for 8 year olds

Every drill here is one the app opens for 8 year olds, at the level for the age. Each page has the steps, a diagram where the setup can be drawn, three ways to make it a game and a practice log to print.

Arm Strength

Base Running

Fielding

Hitting

Pitching

Power

What you need at home

What you need at home at 8

36 of the 36 baseball drills for 8 year olds work at home, in a room, garage or yard. Most used: glove (10 of the 36 drills), soft balls (7), bat (6), balls (5), mirror or window (3), base (2), baseball (2), batting tee (2). 3 drills need nothing but space. 13 are for two, and a parent can be the partner.

A week to start with

A free week of baseball at home

1Hitting: Thumb Tracking15 min
2Fielding: Barehand Roll and Field15 min
3Power: Light Ball Chest Pass15 min

The week, with steps and fridge cards The age group's plans and sources

Free printables

Weekly planner (PDF) Parent and player card (PDF) All free printables

Questions parents ask

Baseball for 8 year olds: questions and answers

What baseball drills can an 8 year old do at home?

How long should an 8 year old practice baseball?

Organized sport in all: no more hours a week than the child's age (NATA), so at most 8 hours for an 8 year old, with two rest days a week. SSTracker keeps one home session for an 8 year old within 30 minutes and plans at most 3 home days a week, with rest days between.

How many pitches can an 8 year old throw in a day?

At 8: at most 50 pitches a day (Little League). Rest after pitching, 14 and under: 1-20 pitches 0 days, 21-35 pitches 1 day, 36-50 pitches 2 days, 51-65 pitches 3 days, 66 or more pitches 4 days. Never pitch three days in a row, and do not catch on a day you pitch.

What changes in baseball at 8?

The last year at 50 pitches a day; at 9 Little League's daily limit rises to 75. Beginner drills. Developing drills start at 11, 3 years from now.

Free for families and teams

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Sign up and the free baseball week for 8 year olds opens in your child's planner, kept to healthy limits for the age, with progress your child sees against their own start. Coaches can send the same drills to the whole team as homework.

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