As a coach, have you ever put thought into how cold weather affects your
Coaching Baseball: Off-Season Training
November 6, 2013 by · 2 Comments
Fall Ball ended, now what? Like many youth baseball players, they have been playing baseball since early March. That’s about 8 months straight of
Coaching Baseball: Correct Way To Hold A Baseball Bat
October 22, 2013 by · 3 Comments
Did you ever hear a parent-coach say… “elbow up!”? Do I agree with that coaching advice…sort of.
Coaching Baseball: Useful Baseball Coaching Apps part 1
October 7, 2013 by · 2 Comments
What are the most useful baseball coaching apps? I use quite a few apps on my iPhone and iPad to help with my
Coaching Baseball: How to Improve Plate Coverage
September 24, 2013 by · 1 Comment
What is Plate Coverage? Plate coverage pertains to how big your hitting zone is. Simply put, can you hit an inside pitch as well as the low/away pitch
Coaching Baseball: Don Cooper
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White Sox Coach More Comfortable Coaching than Playing Guest post by: Jim Mancari –
Coaching Baseball: What is Swing Plane Part 2
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Should I swing Level, swing down or have a slight upper cut? Part II In Part one, we talked about staying on plane
Coaching Baseball: How To Throw Batting Practice Part2
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I’m pretty decent at throwing Batting Practice, how do my players get the most out of it?
Coaching Baseball: What is Swing Plane? Part 1
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Should I swing Level, swing down or have a slight upper cut? Part I You may have heard the coaching cues like “swing down”, “swing level”, “Finish high” and so on. What should you believe? What should you teach your kids? Well I am going to add one more cue…”Stay on plane”. It kind of […]
Coaching Baseball: How to Throw Batting Practice Part 1
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He must have a Rubber Arm… Have you ever wondered how a coach can throw so much batting practice (BP) and get up the next day and do it again? Well, I have a couple of secrets but first lets describe a typical scenario. You are a youth coach or a parent that is working […]
Coaching Baseball: Glove Curl
April 13, 2013 by · 1 Comment
What is “glove curl” or “glove roll”? I see many middle schoolers and elementary schoolers approach a ground ball with their glove close to their chest and the palm facing up or toward their chest as well. There are 2 problems with this… The player develops a habit of “stabbing” at the ball at the […]
Coaching Baseball: The Correct Way To Hold A Baseball
January 7, 2013 by · 1 Comment
After years of coaching, giving private lessons, working at camps and clinics, it amazes me to see so many baseball players holding the baseball incorrectly. I am talking about basic throwing mechanics and the first step in proper throwing mechanics is holding the baseball the correct way. So what is the correct way to hold […]
