09 Aug A Pick-Off Move All Left-Handlers Need
In today’s video, I explain a problem that left-handed pitchers may run into if they have a good pickoff move to first base and how to fix it! ...
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09 Aug High IQ Teams Do This For Their Pitchers
In today’s video tip, Coach Bob McCreary, the founder of BaseballByTheYard.com, explains a way that high IQ hitters and teams can help their pitchers when they are at bat. The game is filled with many of these little things that, over the course of a...
09 Aug How’s Your Confidence Meter?
Confidence is a crazy thing. When we need it the least we usually have it the most and the opposite is true as well. Find out what you can do to have more of it and to control your confidence. If you had an internal meter that...
09 Aug 8 Pitching Traps to Avoid
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...
07 Aug 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...
07 Aug The Slide Step Isn’t Just For Runners
In my opinion, the slide step is one of the most overused pitching strategies at the lower levels of baseball. By lower levels I mean high school and below. On top of that, when it is used at a proper time, the mechanics performed are...
31 Jul High IQ Teams Do This For Their Pitchers
By Coach Bob McCreary In today’s video tip, Coach Bob McCreary, the founder of BaseballByTheYard.com, explains a way that high IQ hitters and teams can help their pitchers when they are at bat. The game is filled with many of these little things that, over the...
31 Jul How to Use Jump-Over Thinking to Deal with Criticism
Softball is filled with critics – people in the stands, or the dugouts, and often in our own heads. Learn how to handle that negative talk so it doesn’t hurt your play! “Don’t pop up”, “Keep your back shoulder up”, “Just Throw Strikes”, “Quit Throwing it Away!”...
24 Jul Looking vs. Guessing
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. ...
