Author: strikezoneacademy

The primary job for any catcher is to help pitchers get more strikes.  A catcher who is terrific at receiving is pure joy to throw to every game.  Today’s video tip is one of many tricks good catchers use to help get more strikes for...

If your players are struggling making the backhand play have them try angling back slightly on their approach to give them more time for the hard hit balls to the backhand side. This prevents the ball from getting past the fielder before she can get...

  One of these days I will make a lengthy video or a series of videos on how to hold runners on base.  It would require a lot of work because there are so many little things that have to be done by multiple players simultaneously that...

Everyone wants their pitcher to throw faster and yet we make it so difficult and complicated that they actually end up pitching slower. The concept of how to pitch faster isn’t that hard, or complicated so learn how your pitcher can do it with 2 great...

Original Post and Photos from Pro Baseball Insider by Doug Benier    https://probaseballinsider.lpages.co/lm-perfect-blocking-checklist-copy/  we appreciate the articles and photos.  To find more training information, www.go to probaseballinsider.com  This post has baseball catching tips from 10 former Major League catchers, who answer the question, “What do...

Do you know where your hitters should stand in the batter’s box when facing pitchers that have really good movement pitches, like rises and drops, curveballs and screwballs? Keep reading to learn where your players should stand in the batter’s box to give them the greatest chance...

Recently I’ve done several videos on double play footwork and drills for both shortstops and second basemen.  Of course, the best footwork out there will not matter so much if the feed to the bag is a horrible one.  Neither second basemen nor shortstops enjoy...

Players who pull the ball long but foul often get the “oohs” and “ahhs”, but it’s the player who drives the ball hard up the middle that will help win you games. To help your players hit the ball hard up the middle, all you need...