02 Jul Pitchers Better Do This When Backing Up Bases
In today’s video tip, Coach McCreary explains the must-do’s when backing up bases as a pitcher. ...
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02 Jul Range On A Backhand
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...
25 Jun How To Read A Hitter’s Swing
To play infield at the higher levels requires physical talent but also a lot of awareness. Look around you and you’ll begin to notice a lot of information that you can use to become a better infielder even before the ball is hit. Today’s video post...
25 Jun Are You a Barnacle or a Battleship?
Barnacles and battleships both live and work in the water. They have a very close relationship and yet it’s a positive relationship for only one of them. Learn why you need to detect the Barnacles on your team. Before I get into whether you want to be...
25 Jun Play For The Guys On Your Team
I want to talk about the importance of playing for the guys in your own dugout as opposed to people off the field. You would think that would be a given when you are part of a team but it is certainly not. I also...
18 Jun 2 Keys to Getting Better Pitch Movement
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...
18 Jun Option For Catchers On Throws To Third Base
The throw to third base for catchers is not an easy one when there is a right handed batter standing in the batter’s box. To deal with this problem, catchers should NOT … Step in front of the the batter towards the mound and then...
11 Jun Relax Your Shoulders and Increase Your Speed
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...
11 Jun Basic Footwork On The Stride And Swing
Often a lack of hitting can come down to something very simple. I’ve always taken a “ground-up” approach to baseball meaning most of what I teach in terms of the mechanics of the sport begins with the feet. Mess up some of the basic footwork...
04 Jun Teach Third Basemen To Do These Two Things On Bunts
Handling bunts is one of the tougher jobs that a third basemen has to handle. Some bunt plays involve more moving parts than others and third basemen have to know how to react to each one. Bunts when there is a runner on second base...