In today’s video tip, I cover the process after picking the ball up. Too often outfielders waste time trying to make a powerful throw back to the infield when they should just be concerned with the quickness of the throw. ...
Too often our players aren’t patient with anything other than making huge improvements and doing them right now. And let’s be honest, how often do those great leaps in skill really happen? Discover the role that a “Little Bit” can play in your team’s improvement. While achieving...
Throwing with a crow hop can help you make a stronger, faster and more accurate throw to get the baserunner out. This article explains what is a crow hop and pro tips for using it. A crow hop is a small jump in the air that...
One of the toughest plays for young teams is the 1st and 3rd play. The runner on first base steals and if the catcher throws it to second, the runner on third scores. If the catcher just holds it, you know have two runners in scoring...
I come across lots of people who tell pitchers to take a little stride, others try to take a humongous one, while some others have no clue. Read on to discover what you really should be telling your pitchers when it comes to their stride. Before we...
Formal education is not the only way we can learn. School can only teach us to a certain point, but we need to find other sources of information and knowledge. This is why informal education can sometimes be the key to our personal or professional development. That includes...
What will allow some of you to become champions while others wait for next year? Does it come down to better players, or is there something YOU can do to help keep everyone on track? Michelangelo once claimed that he didn’t really create the figures he carved...
We all have a story. And we tell it to ourselves over and over and over …. Sometimes the story is a positive one and sometimes it is not. Baseball is a game of failure so it is very easy to gravitate towards a negative story. I’m...
Today’s video tip a another little thing that can go a long way in helping young players develop proper catching and throwing mechanics. Sticking your catches promotes strong hands and helps to prevent a player from being at the mercy of the ball. It’s great...
The keys to helping our players do their their best aren’t necessarily earth-shattering, but they are extremely important as our attitude determines so much about our players success. “The key to developing people is to catch them doing something right.”– Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson The holiday...
