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Posted by Cindy Bristow Having confidence is one thing but owning it is quite another. Discover how you can help your players own their own confidence and start to succeed as a result. Webster’s Dictionary defines confidence as “a feeling of one’s powers or reliance on one’s circumstances”, “the...

  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...

All great pitchers control two very important things: their Entrance Path and their Pitch Movement Path. Learn how to help your pitchers do the same thing. Making a pitch move, or change directions, is one thing, but getting it to move as close to the batter (or...

Every pitcher wants to throw faster. That’s why, for pitchers, tense shoulders are so common, and yet so wrong. As a pitcher, you might be surprised to find the solution is all in the backswing. Trying to relax your shoulders, while pitching, is a very difficult thing to do. It’s also...

Discover how to maximize your coaching through TV technology! Believe it or not, we can actually improve our coaching through all the great advances that have been made in TV over the years. While I know it might sound bizarre, hear me out. Think about the following:...

Today’s video tip is for high school and above pitchers who have already had training on how to throw a curveball.  It is not for kids at the younger levels since I do not believe they should be throwing anything but a fastball and a...

To improve your range in any position, start by working on your first step quickness to the ball.  Very few plays in baseball will require a straight sprint for more than a couple seconds.  That makes your first step even more important so it is...

What softball coach wouldn’t want a single drill that practiced every skill used in softball, and was competitive at the same time? Does such a drill even exist? It does! Check out this drill that has everything you need to improve your players and your practices! As...