Youth baseball: Leading off first base
In youth baseball, once athletes are able to steal bases often the baserunning will beat defense until the bases are 90 feet apart. This means that this is an important aspect of...
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Youth baseball: Hammer time
The hammer is a hitting tool that I like to use with most of the age groups that I coach baseball for, this includes my disabled team. The “hammer” refers to the...
Youth Baseball: Selecting Pitchers
When young baseball players turn 8 or 9 they begin pitching in games. This is often a long, difficult learning curve because while the athletes learn to pitch they end up walking...
Catcher Transfer Drill #1
Being able to throw the ball to the bases to get baserunners out is an important skill for a catcher. Even if we can’t get the baserunner out, a catcher who an...
Horizontal Application of Force and Sports
In recent years the concept of the horizontal application of force has become important in the strength and conditioning world. I actually devoted a significant part of my last book to it. ...