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20 Nov Master The First 20 Minutes Of Practice
Every good coach looks for ideas to better manage their practices. Getting more done in a shorter period of time is something they always strive to do. This is especially true early in the season when a team has so much to cover. On top...
20 Nov 4 Tips to Turn Indoor Hitting into Outdoor Success
Softball season is starting in many parts of the country – inside that is! Make sure you know the 4 things that will help give your hitters more outside success! If you’re located in a cold weather climate that probably means you spend a lot of time...
09 Nov The Truth About Wrist Snaps In Pitching
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....
09 Nov Play For The Guys On Your Team
I want to talk about the importance of playing for the guys in your own dugout as opposed to people off the field. You would think that would be a given when you are part of a team but it is certainly not. I also...
05 Nov Don’t EVER let your pitchers do this!
By Coach Bob McCreary 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)...
05 Nov Outfield – Flyballs
Posted by Cindy Bristow: Softball Excellence An important thing to make sure both your left and right fielders know is that any flyball that goes between where they are playing and the foul line will continue to move toward the foul line. That means that both of these outfielders should continue to...
30 Oct Teach Third Basemen To Do These Two Things On Bunts
Handling bunts is one of the tougher jobs that a third basemen has to handle. Some bunt plays involve more moving parts than others and third basemen have to know how to react to each one. Bunts when there is a runner on second base...
30 Oct 5 Drills for Hitting the Outside Pitch
Ever get that runner to second base only to have your next 2 batters hit groundballs to the shortstop – inning over! Learn how you can teach your hitters to take balls to the opposite field and score more runs in the process. As every player, that...
22 Oct 2 Simple Keys to Pitching Faster
Keep the Noodles and Throw Out the Water I try to talk in pictures anytime I can, and a great picture that seems to really get across this whole idea of positive mind management is that of a spaghetti sieve. The whole idea of straining spaghetti...