Baseball Tips

Baseball Coach Training -So You’re The New Coach

2010-07-23T14:16:00.000-05:00

Baseball Coach Training So You’re The New Coach So you’re the new coach. Ok, now what? Coaching a team sure seemed like a good idea, maybe even easy…until you started thinking and getting into it deeper. All those players, parents, the draft, practices…and those game decisions…ugh. Maybe coaching 3rd base might not be so easy... What were you thinking? Baseball Coach Training SOLUTIONS:

Baseball Coach Training - Where to put your players

2010-07-23T13:41:00.000-05:00

Baseball Coach Training - Where to put your players All positions require certain skills which eventually determine where ballplayers will settle in over their years. With Proper Baseball Coach Training you can figure this out. At the younger levels, determining your best infielders may just be your best athletes and sometimes, your biggest kids … the ones who can actually catch and throw the

Baseball Hitting Drills

2010-07-23T12:39:00.000-05:00

I've studied hitters during practice practices (BP) for years and come to the same conclusion each time. Hitters who take every pitch in this manner get pops, chops, and routine ground balls with every pitch. In fact, the going rate of hard hits is three or four out of ten. Instead, try my proven Power-10 Baseball Hitting Drills, which will help players hit the ball hard with super contact every

Towel Drills For Baseball Pitchers

2010-07-23T04:00:00.000-05:00

Towel Drills For Baseball Pitchers A lot of older pitchers may have heard of or seen some of their teammates performing baseball pitching drills with a towel. If you don't know what the purpose of the towel drill is, or how to apply it in your own practice, this is what I consider a good application of the towel drill for baseball pitchers. With towel drills for pitching, what you are looking

2010-07-17T04:00:00.000-05:00

Pro Baseball Pitching Techniques In this article, I share with you some simple ways that you can improve pitching technique and mechanical efficiency, both of which will help you throw harder and have more control. Lead arm - From the cocked position to the follow through. When the throwing arm arrives in the cocked position, the lead arm is bridged ñ the lead elbow is up at shoulder height and

Teach Your Kid The Perfect Pitching Delivery

2010-07-11T03:54:00.000-05:00

Learn The Perfect Pitching DeliveryWhat Is "Flying Open"?Flying open early during the stride and cocking phase of the baseball pitching delivery is a common fault experienced by all pitchers no matter of age or experience. Young high school and college pitchers have to learn HOW to stay closed, and experienced pitchers must FOCUS on staying closed until the stride foot plants during the pitching

Baseball Pitching Tip

2010-07-07T03:48:00.000-05:00

Baseball Pitching TipThe first step in this process is acquiring a thorough understanding of baseball pitching technique and good pitching mechanics.The three important techniques of a sound delivery are balance, direction, and timing. Regardless of the particular nuances of any pitcher's delivery, the ability to achieve and maintain balance-that is, body control-throughout his delivery is

Baseball Pitching Motion

2010-07-06T16:00:00.000-05:00

Have you ever had a coach tell you that pitchers should keep their shoulders level? I'll bet many of you have. Maybe you've read it in a book or manual that was written by an "expert". Actually, that can be some of the worst advice that can be given to a pitcher. I'm not exactly certain as to who invented this nonsense but I think that it's a relatively new idea (possibly 1980s or 1990s).Most

Learn How To Read A Umpire When Pitching Your Next Game.

2010-04-23T21:25:00.001-05:00

Baseball pitching tips quite often require clever use of the mind as well as the body. As far as your plate umpire, first and foremost, don't ever put an umpire on display by letting everybody in attendance at the ball park know that you think he may have missed a strike call. Don't glare at them for several seconds or stomp around the mound between pitches. Umpires are regular people like we are

Tips On How To Hit A Curve Ball. Every Pitcher Does Not Want You To Read This

2010-04-22T21:25:00.001-05:00

Most good baseball hitters eat fast balls for breakfast. The curve ball is an entirely different story. Recognizing it as quickly as possible and you may be eating some curve balls for breakfast also!Recognizing a curve ball quickly is not an easy thing to do. Hitting a well located curve is not easy either. That's why you will hear the expression, "he's a good fastball hitter" ten times for

Advice For You To Pitch A No-Hitter At Your Next Baseball Game.

2010-04-22T11:25:00.001-05:00

As a baseball pitcher, you absolutely must make pitching adjustments throughout a game. Just as you make your adjustments, remember that the good hitters will adjust to you also, which is one of the several reasons they are good hitters. Baseball pitching tips quite often involve clever use of the mind as well as the body.If you made a good hitter look bad on a change up, he's going to adjust.

The Greatest Baseball Pitching Tips That You Did Not Think Of.

2010-04-22T09:25:00.002-05:00

I've answered hundreds of baseball questions in the last forty plus years on baseball hitting, baseball pitching tips, baseball coaching etc, covering over four decades. I can proudly say that not once did I ever think the question was not a worthwhile question and I always showed the utmost respect to the person asking the question. However, there is one question on the topic of baseball

Teaching Your Baseball Team To Be Mentally Prepared For Each Game

2010-04-21T17:25:00.001-05:00

Many coaches, especially at the youth level, do not connect the mental toughness and discipline of their team with a daily practice routine. For a team to develop confidence in each other and the philosophy of the coach, there are routines that must be followed each practice. The importance of practice preparation through a practice plan only takes a few minutes and will minimize time and

Teach Your Pitchers On Intimidation!

2010-04-21T11:25:00.002-05:00

If a pitcher is throwing a very hard baseball in the general direction of a hitter there is no reason on earth why a pitcher should ever be intimidated by any batter! If anything, the hitter should feel the intimidation. I don't care how good or how great a baseball hitter he is. My thought process is that first of all, it comes down to simple math.Even the great baseball hitters make outs more

How Simple Drills, Will Make Your Pitcher Better!!!

2010-04-21T09:25:00.001-05:00

Does it make any sense at all when a baseball pitcher with pinpoint control makes a throw to one of his infielders and misses him by ten feet? Always remember that as a baseball pitcher, once you throw the baseball to the plate you become a defensive player like everyone else. One of the best baseball pitching tips has nothing to do with baseball pitching. It is baseball fielding. Set aside some

As Baseball Coach, Why You Should Never Overlook Any Player

2010-04-20T17:25:00.001-05:00

As a baseball coach, I've always enjoyed watching my so called "superstars" perform. Hitting a "seed" up the gap or pitching six scoreless innings is lots of fun to watch. But I also enjoy a player who has been struggling and then overcomes any baseball struggles.I've had my share of championships and have enjoyed them tremendously. After one of them, my 10-11-12 year old team doused me with many

How Baseball Practice Can Make Your Team Perfect

2010-04-20T11:23:00.002-05:00

Baseball is primarily a game of skill and therefore the best athlete doesn't always make the best baseball player. This is especially true if they don't have the skills needed to be a complete player. Baseball is a game of pitching, catching, base running, throwing, and hitting. If you want to improve in these areas you must practice, practice, practice. It can be particularly helpful to practice

Top 10 secrets that other baseball coaches hope you dont read.

2010-04-20T09:15:00.002-05:00

Being a baseball coach can be very rewarding. It is a big responsibility, though. You are basically the 'leader' of your team, and how you act will directly affect how the assistant coaches and the players act. There are some tips you can follow to make yourself a better baseball coach. These tips are:1. Give everyone on your baseball team a responsibility. Make each and every person on the team

Baseball Pitching Tips

2010-04-19T23:11:00.002-05:00

Every kid that loves baseball has fantasized about being a great pro pitcher and throwing a perfect game. It's one of those universal American dreams of little boys everywhere. While dreams like these should never be quashed, its important for responsible adults to teach kids how to pitch a baseball with the correct form and control. Without such guidance, overly enthusiastic children run a real

Baseball Speed Drills

2010-04-19T23:09:00.001-05:00

Agility is considered to be one of the most important attributes to become a better baseball player. Since baseball is a kind of game where swift movements are extremely essential in order to win, every player strives to achieve agility by undergoing baseball agility drills. A player's fitness is defined by the way he accelerates, decelerates and changes directions in a swift manner. Speed, the

Pitching Tips for Kids

2010-04-19T23:05:00.000-05:00

"A lot of people think throwing and pitching are two different things. That really isn't the case. If you don't learn how to throw, you aren't going to be a good pitcher. The only difference is there is a leg kick when you pitch," said Coutts. The Glove. He said the use of the glove goes under the radar. "The glove helps you keep your direction and balance," said Coutts. "If you glove falls below

Baseball Early Training for Pitchers

2009-01-12T16:55:00.003-06:00

Early-Season Baseball Pitching TrainingAs is true in the case of every ball player, the baseball pitcher should begin his early-season training by getting his whole body into good condition. It is a grave mistake to think that all a baseball pitcher has to do is to get his arm into shape to throw nine innings twice a week. Many a baseball pitcher has weakened in the last part of the game, not

Pitching Drills Part 1

2009-01-11T16:27:00.000-06:00

THE PITCHERLittle need be said of the relative value of a pitcher to his team. To any one who knows baseball at all, this value is quite apparent. Other things being equal, the team with the best pitcher usually wins. And yet how few people know just what constitutes good pitching! To the average spectator, a man seems to be a good pitcher if he has lots of speed and good curves. But to a close

Simple Secret Drill that will help your team WIN!

2008-12-18T23:39:00.001-06:00

If you have a player who is suffering from a long, looping swing, then the old standby of the fence drill may be just the prescription for what ails him.In hitting, the name of the game is batspeed, period.In order to obtain optimal batspeed, the bat must be held with the elbow "in the slot" - in other words, the arms should remain close to the body, allowing the hips and large muscles of the

2008-12-18T23:38:00.002-06:00

A big part of successful baserunning involves properly reading balls in the dirt. This drill will help your players to learn to properly judge the trajectory of a pitched ball that bounces in the dirt.Station a baserunner at each base - first, second, and third. Runners should be independent of one another, since the responsibilities for each base differ slightly. Have a coach on the mound,