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365 Days to Better Baseball – Are They Really Physical Errors
February 22 – Wednesday Web Gem Tips I Agree, but… Speaking from experience, I would guess that most of the physical errors I made in my day (a lot of them, by the way) were actually mental errors, because of a lack of concentration. With youth baseball players, this probably has greater truth, as to [...]
365 Days to Better Baseball – Coaching Tip of the Day
Tuesday Tips to Tattoo the Ball Tricky Hitting Maneuver – Which way is first base One of the first things I like to do with young players (teams) is have them, one by one, practice taking a swing (no ball) and timing them down the line to first base. I stress the importance of getting [...]
365 Days to Better Baseball – Coaching Tip of the Day
Motivational Monday Tip of the Day Implore all you want – the first step is Gaining Understanding “He will not swing the bat,” or “I can’t believe she takes those pitches,” are often heard statements from adults. Something that drives parents and coaches “crazy with disbelief” is seeing hitters take many pitches, especially pitches that [...]
365 Days to Better Baseball – Coaching Tip of the Day
Sunday Setting Sights on Success Tip of the Day Guilty, As Charged Kids often give that quizzical look when I yell, “Don’t take the bat out to the field with you.” Coach, “why would anyone do that,” is their look. I then explain, “Your last at bat is over, forget it and concentrate on “saving [...]
365 Days to Better Baseball – Coaching Tip of the Day
Saturday Secrets to Great Baseball Coaching Power of Pressure and Leaving a Legacy I believe most youth coaches begin with great attitudes and plan to be positive role models for kids. Unfortunately, as the demands of coaching and even pressure to win mount, many of these coaches, often unknowingly, change into negative coaches. Many youth coaches [...]
365 Days to Better Baseball – Coaching Tip of the Day
Friday Five Tool Tip – Strength, Conditioning & Base Running Tips Baseball Drill to Build Base Running Awareness One of my first questions to youth baseball players is, “Who do you listen to?” They look at me kind of funny before I repeat, “When running the bases and dad is yelling run and mom is [...]
365 Days to Better Baseball – Coaching Tip of the Day
Thursday Throwing Tips – How to Throw, Throw Harder & Throw Strikes 3 Common Throwing traps that destroy arms Throw through it – Parents and coaches often have kids just throw through the pain, when kids complain of a sore arm. Adults should realize that arm pain is not normal and often the first sign [...]
365 Days to Better Baseball – Coaching Tip of the Day
Wednesday Web Gem Tips – Fielding fundamentals to get you on ESPN Major League Confession After having played professional baseball for 12 years, with some of those in the major leagues, you would think I could judge a fly ball – not, or at least, not when in the outfield. I could see a ball [...]
365 Days to Better Baseball – Coaching Tip of the Day
Tuesday Tips to Tattoo the Ball Avoiding the Fade Away Many hitters get off to a fast batting start and are “in the zone,” only to have it fade away considerably about three weeks into the season. Sometimes, the law of averages catches up with them, as hitting is a difficult thing to do, of course. However, [...]
