The primary job for any catcher is to help pitchers get more strikes. A catcher who is terrific at receiving is pure joy to throw to every game. Today’s video tip is one of many tricks good catchers use to help get more strikes for...
Today’s video tip is for base runners and even fielders who need to develop a better, more explosive first step quickness in order to steal bases or track down a ball. The tip involves a concept known as “positive shin angle.” Every player looking for...
In today’s video tip, Coach McCreary explains the must-do’s when backing up bases as a pitcher. ...
If your players are struggling making the backhand play have them try angling back slightly on their approach to give them more time for the hard hit balls to the backhand side. This prevents the ball from getting past the fielder before she can get...
To play infield at the higher levels requires physical talent but also a lot of awareness. Look around you and you’ll begin to notice a lot of information that you can use to become a better infielder even before the ball is hit. Today’s video post...
Barnacles and battleships both live and work in the water. They have a very close relationship and yet it’s a positive relationship for only one of them. Learn why you need to detect the Barnacles on your team. Before I get into whether you want to be...
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...
All great pitchers control two very important things: their Entrance Path and their Pitch Movement Path. Learn how to help your pitchers do the same thing. Making a pitch move, or change directions, is one thing, but getting it to move as close to the batter (or...
The throw to third base for catchers is not an easy one when there is a right handed batter standing in the batter’s box. To deal with this problem, catchers should NOT … Step in front of the the batter towards the mound and then...
Every pitcher wants to throw faster. That’s why, for pitchers, tense shoulders are so common, and yet so wrong. As a pitcher, you might be surprised to find the solution is all in the backswing. Trying to relax your shoulders, while pitching, is a very difficult thing to do. It’s also...
