Author: strikezoneacademy

Formal education is not the only way we can learn. School can only teach us to a certain point, but we need to find other sources of information and knowledge. This is why informal education can sometimes be the key to our personal or professional development. That includes...

  We all have a story.  And we tell it to ourselves over and over and over …. Sometimes the story is a positive one and sometimes it is not. Baseball is a game of failure so it is very easy to gravitate towards a negative story. I’m...

  Today’s video tip a another little thing that can go a long way in helping young players develop proper catching and throwing mechanics.  Sticking your catches promotes strong hands and helps to prevent a player from being at the mercy of the ball.  It’s great...

The keys to helping our players do their their best aren’t necessarily earth-shattering, but they are extremely important as our attitude determines so much about our players success. “The key to developing people is to catch them doing something right.”– Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson The holiday...

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 you...

When I work with a young thrower (below high school), I usually focus a lot of attention on smoothing up the throwing path of their arm. Watch a major leaguer throw on TV and it won’t look like they are putting a lot of effort...