Watch as Coach explains, and a pitcher demonstrates this turn and torque drill. As the pitcher starts to turn, he starts his hand break. He wants to get the ball out in front of his […]
Catching: One-Knee Posture Throws with Todd Coburn – The Catching Guy
Watch as Coach explains, and a catcher demonstrates this one-knee posture throws drill. This drill helps the catcher throw from the correct power position inside 90 degrees. It is important to keep the hand outside […]
Point the Finger at Yourself First
By: John Klessinger Originally Published in: A Coach’s Manual Provided by: Championship Productions “If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, we did it. If anything goes really good, you did it. […]
Catcher’s Frisbee Receiving Drill with Brent Trask – George Fox Univ.
Watch as Coach explains, and catchers demonstrate this frisbee receiving drill. This is a low pitch receiving drill for when a pitch is below the catcher’s target. The catcher will take his thumb into the […]
A Common Mistake People in Authority Make with Dr. Lee Dorpfeld – Univ. of South Florida
Dr. Dorpfeld discusses a mistake that people in authority make when dealing with issues of behavior and choices of athletes. It is important to focus on the behaviors that need attention and not on attacking […]
Pitcher’s 3-1 Fielding Drill with Chris Ermis
Watch as Coach explains, and pitchers and 1st basemen demonstrate this 3-1 fielding drill. The pitchers must get to their point and turn up field to increase the angle for receiving the throw from the […]
Baserunning: Runner on Second Base, No Outs or One Out
By: Mike Roberts Originally Published in: Baserunning Provided by: Human Kinetics With an infield grounder, no outs or one out, and a runner on second base, the runner should anticipate reading the ball (white) off […]
Pitcher Performance Training Readiness with Brad Krieg – Mercy Elite Sports Performance
In this session, Coach Krieg dives into the topic of arm care by covering the most common issues youth and high school pitchers deal with, how to identify them early, and how to prevent them […]
Head and Posture Control During a Pitcher’s Delivery with Rob Fay – Schoolcraft College
In this session, Coach Fay shares his philosophy on pitching mechanics, the teaching terms he uses with his athletes, and the training methods his program uses to maximize performance on the mound.
Corner and Middle Infield Drills with Jason Crain – Alma College
In this session, Coach Crain shares a brief overview of how his teams play catch and what he emphasizes most during that part of practice. He then dives into his drill philosophy and why it’s […]
Installing a Hitting Development Program with Scott Carden – Albion College
In this session, Coach Carden sets out to share ideas on how to develop a hitting development program. The session covers three areas: Hitting theory, in terms of when you’re looking at hitters how do […]
Today’s Catchers: Baseball’s Beasts of Burden with Gordie Theisen – Grand Valley State Univ.
In this session, Coach Theisen shares his thoughts on “old school” and “new school” catching and the goals behind each philosophy. He lists the qualities of a good catcher, covers his research on “old school” […]
Outfield Ideas and Drills with Devan Ahart – Wayne State Univ.
In this session, Coach Ahart covers outfield lessons on efficiency, positioning, and throwing he learned while playing professional baseball. He also covers several outfield drills to build an athlete’s ability to field groundballs in the […]
Catcher’s One-Knee Setups: Transfer Drill with Brian Whatley – San Diego Padres
Watch as Coach explains, and a catcher demonstrates this one-knee transfer drill. This is situational catching, and Coach talks about “premium” which is what needs to be accomplished defensively in a specific situation. He will […]
Infielder’s Ladder Drills with Ryan Aguayo – Univ. of Texas at San Antonio
Watch as Coach explains, and infielders demonstrate a series of ladder drills. This is part of their daily training, and it is a way to activate the feet. The goal is to develop overall footwork […]
Baserunning: Home to 1st Base with Darren Fenster – Univ. of Miami
Watch as Coach discusses three different options and techniques for going from home to 1st base. On ground balls in the infield, the runner runs a straight line through 1st base. On a grounder that […]
Infielders: First Step Read with KJ Hendricks – Milwaukee Brewers
Watch as Coach explains, and infielders demonstrate this first step read drill. One of the major problems for infielders involves their footwork and angles taken on a ground ball. This drill is working on forehand […]
Being Liked vs. Being Respected
By: John Klessinger Originally Published in: A Coach’s Manual BEING LIKED V. BEING RESPECTED “I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important and a lot greater than popularity.” – Julius “Dr. J.” Erving, […]
Mindset: Stop Blaming & Complaining with Alan Stein, Jr.
Alan discusses awareness and mindset which may be the #1 separator from good to great and from great to elite. A winner’s mindset involves having extreme accountability and ownership for everything in your life. You […]
Practice vs. Games with Michael Cuddyer – USA Baseball
Michael Cuddyer discusses USA Baseball’s recommendations that individual player development occurs best when players have a ratio of at least 50% practice and 50% games. In youth baseball, the opposite is occurring with 80% games […]
Infielder’s Star Drill with Niko Gallego – UCLA
Watch as Coach explains, and an infielder demonstrates this star drill. The coach and infielder will work on hard thrown long hops to the front and backhand side. They repeat the process with short hop […]
Outfielder’s Early Practice Routine with Darren Fenster – Univ. of Miami
Watch as Coach explains a series of drills with and without the glove, starting on the knees and working to the feet. These drills consist of non-taxing and easy reps that allow the player to […]
How to Avoid Coaching Burnout with Dr. Lee Dorpfeld – Univ. of South Florida
Coaches will not experience burnout if they do not care about what they do and are not passionate about their work. Most successful coaches put in tremendous amounts of time and effort but without some […]
Infielders Hands Drill with KJ Hendricks – Milwaukee Brewers
Watch as Coach explains that the proper fielding position for short hops is getting the rear down and glove hand out. Coach demonstrates this partner drill working both forehand and backhand. The second part of […]
What Pitchers Must Avoid While Holding Runners with Jerry Weinstein – Colorado Rockies
Watch as Coach discusses what pitchers must try and avoid while holding runners on 1st base. The first example is the ‘head bob’. The head has to come up to pitch which allows the hitter […]
Knockout Punch: Bases Loaded, Less Than Two Outs
By: Todd Guilliams Originally Published in: High-Scoring Baseball Provided by: Human Kinetics With the bases loaded and less than two outs, the offense is looking to score three or more runs. In this situation, if […]
Be Aggressive in Situational Hitting with Scott Laverty – Chapman University
Watch as Coach explains how he wants his hitters to be aggressive in situational hitting opportunities. When trying to move a runner from second, he wants his hitters to drive the ball, moving the runner […]
Outfielder’s Footwork Drills with Kerrick Jackson – Univ. of Missouri
Watch as Coach explains, and outfielders demonstrate a series of progression drills working on footwork and drop steps. These partner drills work on taking the proper drop step and catching the ball on their throwing […]