24 Apr Bet Your Shortstops Don’t Know This Relay!
Today’s video tip is a more advanced one for shortstops when balls are hit down into the left field corner and a relay throw to home plate is needed. ...
Author: strikezoneacademy
24 Apr Don’t Be A Hippie Hitter
Most hitters think they need to focus on the pitcher’s hip to locate the ball as the pitcher releases it, but that’s not accurate. See just how far off this advice really is. I think it’s really important that whenever we tell our players something that we...
24 Apr 10 Ways to Turn Losing Now into Winning Later
Sure, losing hurts and it’s not what we spent all that time and effort practicing for. If you’re mired in a rough patch, here are 10 things you can do to help right the ship and make it to Post-Season! I’m just going to say it – How...
24 Apr College And Pro Players Don’t Know This?
A couple years ago I conducted an informal survey of former professional players who now coach at the college or pro levels. I asked them one question and received back close to 100 responses. The questions was “what are two or three things that you can’t...
18 Apr Catching – Blocking
One of the hardest things for catchers to learn is to drop to their knees and block balls in the dirt. They’ve been taught their whole life to catch with their glove and now we need them to use their glove to block with instead of...
18 Apr Three Ways To Do Every Drill In Baseball
I’ll get right to the point by saying that there are only three ways to do any drill in baseball. It doesn’t matter if you are a pitcher, fielder, base runner, or hitter, every drill known to man falls into one or more of the...
11 Apr 6 Steps to Teaching Young Players How to Pitch
Do you coach a younger team (maybe 8, 9 or 10 year olds) and struggle to figure out how to teach them to pitch and just where to start? If so, then these 6 steps are just what you’ve been looking for! Recently I got an email...
11 Apr When To Throw Two And Four Seam Fastballs
Today’s video tip is for pitchers and explains what the basic rules are for when to throw a two seam fastball as opposed to a four seam fastball. There are always exceptions to the rule (especially as kids get older) but today’s tips provide the...
04 Apr Defense Wins Championships, and Loses Them Too!
While offense and pitching get all the press it’s team defense that wins championships. Simple plays like fielding groundballs, catching flyballs and making good throws are what really make the difference in close ball games. Do you know how to practice these keys and how they...
04 Apr Tee Drill For LIVE Batting Practice!
It would be nice if every young player had access to a competent batting practice thrower but that is certainly not the case. The average guy (or gal) is pretty brutal when it comes to that skill. If you want/need to improve in that area,...