A couple years ago I conducted an informal survey of former professional players who now coach at the college or pro levels. I asked them one question and received back close to 100 responses. The questions was “what are two or three things that you can’t...
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!”...
Today’s video tip is a more advanced one for shortstops when balls are hit down into the left field corner and a relay throw to home plate is needed. ...
Nobody wants to embarrass themselves, or fail, or look ridiculous. Yet we’re so much harder on ourselves when we do these things than on others. Here’s a great little story that might help you see your value in a different way. Pretend that I’m standing in front...
Stealing bases is truly an art form and just like any artist, a base stealer is going to develop their own style. This is why coaches should be reluctant to force every base stealer to take leads and get jumps the same way. Ideally, players...
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...
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...
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...
We all make mistakes, and we all need a process to recover from them. Knowing how to deal with a mistake without getting emotional is crucial to quickly getting yourself back in the game. Every player should have a short process you go through every time you...
