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05 Dec How You Can Give Your Players That Lightbulb Moment
Coaching is all about helping our players get better and very often that includes a lightbulb moment – that one point in time when the player actually “gets it”. Discover an innovative and often quick way to help players have their lightbulb moment. Coaching is a challenge...
05 Dec Three Ways To Do Every Drill In Baseball
I’ll get right to the point by saying that there are only three ways to do any drill in baseball. It doesn’t matter if you are a pitcher, fielder, base runner, or hitter, every drill known to man falls into one or more of the...
27 Nov Pitching: 7 Mini Battles
byCindy Bristow To help make a 7 inning game more manageable take a tip from UCLA’s head coach – Kelly Inouye-Perez – and break it down into 7 mini battles within the game. Work to win as many of these 7 different mini-battles as you can...
21 Nov Basic Footwork On The Stride And Swing
Often a lack of hitting can come down to something very simple. I’ve always taken a “ground-up” approach to baseball meaning most of what I teach in terms of the mechanics of the sport begins with the feet. Mess up some of the basic footwork...
21 Nov Relax Your Shoulders and Increase Your Speed
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...
14 Nov 4 Tips to Turn Indoor Hitting into Outdoor Success
byCindy Bristow 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...
14 Nov How NOT To Throw A Curveball
Today’s video tip is for high school and above pitchers who have already had training on how to throw a curveball. It is not for kids at the younger levels since I do not believe they should be throwing anything but a fastball and a...
06 Nov Hitting & Pitching – Adjustments
Getting our players to make quick and accurate adjustments is vital for being successful during games. Here are drills for hitters and pitchers to help them learn how to make better and quicker adjustments: Hitters: Have 5-10 different bats of all sizes and weights placed at the field Every hitter has to use a...