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Posted by Cindy Bristow Controlling your team’s environment during games starts in the dugout. So make sure you know how your dugout can help you win more games. I’m often asked what everyone should be doing in the dugout during games. From players to coaches to trainers to...

Quit wasting time doing snap drills that might not help your pitcher. Find out instead what will really make a difference when it comes to wrist snap in pitching. I know I’m going against everything you’ve ever learned about pitching when I say that wrist snap isn’t important....

We all make mistakes, and we all need a process to recover from them. Knowing how to deal with a mistake without getting emotional is crucial to quickly getting yourself back in the game. Every player should have a short process you go through every time you...

Making sure your fielders cleanly field balls is just the first of two skills needed for a successful play as we’ve all seen our players field a ball only to throw it away. Learn three drills designed to improve both fielding and throwing. We’ve all seen that...

May 2, 2022 | Posted by Cindy Bristow Comments 0 After working for years with pitchers, I’ve come up with some things I see pitchers constantly doing – no matter how young or old they are – that either hold them down or else shoot them up to great success. Make...

In today’s video tip, the difference between looking for certain pitches and guessing for pitches is explained.  Some don’t see much of a difference between the two.  I do.  I believe looking for pitches has some big advantages over guessing.  ...