It’s becoming that time of year when teams across America start up their regular off-season activities and workouts. Energy and optimism for a new season are high and most players and coaches cannot wait to start. That being said, it is important for players to...
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...
Do you know where your hitters should stand in the batter’s box when facing pitchers that have really good movement pitches, like rises and drops, curveballs and screwballs? Keep reading to learn where your players should stand in the batter’s box to give them the greatest chance...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
