Author: strikezoneacademy

Discover how to maximize your coaching through TV technology! Believe it or not, we can actually improve our coaching through all the great advances that have been made in TV over the years. While I know it might sound bizarre, hear me out. Think about the following:...

There are few absolutes in baseball. However, today’s video tip gives one of them. When I watch pitchers throw, there are few things that aggravate me more than what you are about to see in today’s video tip. Don’t allow your pitcher(s) to do this....

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...

  One of these days I will make a lengthy video or a series of videos on how to hold runners on base.  It would require a lot of work because there are so many little things that have to be done by multiple players simultaneously that...

Laying down a bunt can win you games, just like not being able to execute a bunt can lose you games. Discover 5 things you should know about bunting so that your players can execute a bunt the next time the game is on the line. While...

Recently I’ve done several videos on double play footwork and drills for both shortstops and second basemen.  Of course, the best footwork out there will not matter so much if the feed to the bag is a horrible one.  Neither second basemen nor shortstops enjoy...

Players who pull the ball long but foul often get the “oohs” and “ahhs”, but it’s the player who drives the ball hard up the middle that will help win you games. To help your players hit the ball hard up the middle, all you need...

Pick-off moves are an under-utilized part of the game.  My feeling is that if I can get an out without having to throw a pitch, I’m going to take it.  Like everything else, though, pickoffs take a lot of practice so that infielders and pitchers...

What softball coach wouldn’t want a single drill that practiced every skill used in softball, and was competitive at the same time? Does such a drill even exist? It does! Check out this drill that has everything you need to improve your players and your practices! As...