If I asked a room full of baseball players, “Raise your hand if you tend to be your worst enemy and beat yourself up too much inside your head,” I can guarantee that just about every hand would be up. That’s because for virtually everyone,...
Young baseball players who are just starting to pitch typically need to focus on being very efficient and under control to help them throw more strikes. However, as kids get older and the distances of their pitch increases, there is a need to develop more...
The nature of a softball game gives players a ton of time to think, and usually they are thinking about the things they did wrong. Girls in particular are hard on themselves so helping them learn to manage their minds is crucial to their softball success,...
When the game gets faster at each higher level, the smaller details of every play become magnified. Minor flaws in a batter’s swing get exposed. Missing your release point by a half an inch causes your curveball to hang. Taking a little too big of...
Today’s video tip shows how a shortstop turns a double play at second base on 1-6-3 or 2-6-3 plays. Because the feed from the pitcher or catcher is coming from a different angle than say, a second baseman or first baseman, his footwork at the...
Here’s a question for you – Would your players consider you a Confidence Maker or a Confidence Breaker? Uncover seven things that will help everyone better deal with (and hopefully even grow from) their mistakes. Mistakes happen! Players are going to make mistakes in sports, and not always because they...
There are many aspects of successful pitching. “Changing a batter’s eye level” once in a while is one of them. In today’s video tip, I explain what that phrase means. ...
I recently was listening to a guy on a podcast who previously was an elite special forces type guy in the Marine Corp. He gave a story about how his elite unit came across a unit of “grunts” out in the field who were having...
I get this question a lot – How do you chart pitches if the catcher calls the game? If you’ve ever wondered the same thing then uncover a simple method that allows you to chart from the dugout while your catcher calls the game. I agree with many...
A lot of baseball players and coaches have goals but without establishing a system for success, goals are simply a wishlist. Want yourself or your team to improve during the offseason and throughout the regular season? Start focusing on your systems! A lot more about this in...
