Infield Throwing
Throwing for infielders is something that progresses as the athlete gets older and the game changes. We're all probably pretty familiar with the progressions for teaching throwing to infielders: Kneel, face your...
Baseball
Coaching, drills, and training for improved baseball performance
Benefits of Heavy Ropes
Sometimes called heavy ropes, sometimes conditioning ropes, sometimes called battle ropes, whatever the name these are a great tool for the strength and conditioning of athletes. These are large ropes, 1.5 to...
Pitcher Duties
Pitcher Duties When we think of youth pitchers the act of pitching and (hopefully) striking out a batter come to mind. While that’s great, a pitcher has other duties and these have...
Horizontal Jumps are an Important Tool for Athletes
In a previous post ( https://www.cissik.com/blog/2022/08/athletes-apply-force-in-a-horizontal-direction/ ), we talked about the need to develop an athlete’s ability to apply force in a horizontal direction. While weight room strength is really important, you...
Youth Baseball: Fielding Practice
Fielding is an important skill in youth baseball. While we’d for our pitchers to be able to strike out every batter, it’s not realistic. As I tell to many of the pitchers...