Friday Base Running Tips – Teaching the Secondary Lead It is important that baseball coaches know a number of drills that not only teach the game, but drills that involve as many players as possible. Otherwise, boredom and screwing around is the result, when kids have too much down time. The following fits the bill [...]
Thursday Throwing Tips – Team Throwing Warm-up Rule It bugs me to see kids warm up throwing nonchalantly. It’s not that I expect them to play catch super quickly, after all it is just warm up time. However, there is no reason to catch the ball incorrectly and to take forever to return the ball [...]
Wednesdays Web Gems Tips – Necessary & Effective Infield Practice Teaching ball players the importance of backing up throws and batted balls is necessary, as well as coaching players to know where to be backing up on those batted and thrown baseballs. Infield-Outfield Practice Drill Take a normal infield-outfield practice, but before hitting the ball, [...]
Tuesday Tips to Tattoo the Ball – Good Hitters Use the Whole Field, as Do Bad Hitters? Many hitters I work with say they use the whole field when they hit. Unfortunately, this may not always be good because: Good hitters take outside pitches and hit them the opposite way, hit balls in the center [...]
Motivational Monday Tip of the Day – Definition of Pushing I hear this statement from parents and coaches often, “He/she never wants to practice.” Motivating baseball players, especially talented ones, who seem uninterested in working hard, can be frustrating for parents and coaches. Pleading for kids to practice more and pushing them to [...]
Sunday Setting Sights on Success Tip of the Day – How to Hit in the Zone After hitting the heck out of the ball one at-bat, I asked my teammate what the pitch was that he hit, and he replied, “I don’t know, I just saw it and hit it.” Wow, that was impressive. Recently, I [...]
Saturday Secrets to Great Baseball Coaching – Counting to Four Communication on the baseball diamond is crucial for not only getting outs, but also for keeping players healthy. The key to baseball communication is the ability to have quick words spoken and words that all players know the meaning of. These “yelled” words must be [...]
Friday Conditioning Tips – Two Birds with One Drill Most ballplayers do not like to run laps, do sprints, or do much conditioning for baseball, but baseball requires better conditioning than many think. Sprinting 60 or 90 yards, as going from home to second or third base, requires fine-tuned athletes. However, most players love to [...]
Thursday Throwing Tips – Alternative Positioning I cringe inside when I ask players what positions they play and their answer is catcher and pitcher. The reason I do not like hearing that is threefold. First, the arm action of a pitcher and catcher are different, as catchers need to develop a quick-release and a compact arm [...]
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