By: Adam Sarancik Author of: Coaching Champions for Life Coaches tap into infinite resources to teach their players the fundamentals and mechanics of their sport, and yet, they often fail to tap into the most […]
Catching: Staying Below the Ball Drills with Tyler Johnson – McLennan Community College
Watch as Coach Tyler Johnson discusses the importance of staying below the baseball when receiving a pitch. The catcher must try to match the pitch angle from underneath by making the target then taking the […]
Outfielder’s Flamingo Drill with Darren Fenster – Univ. of Miami
Watch as Coach Darren Fenster explains, and outfielders demonstrate the Flamingo Drill. The outfielder will stand on one foot and balance, and then field the ground ball, working it through into their throwing footwork. The […]
3rd Base Coach Positioning/Runners on Base with Toby Gardenhire – St. Paul Saints
Watch as Coach Toby Gardenhire discusses 3rd base coach positioning with runners on base. With a runner on 1st base, the coach should be up the line and be able to see past the pitcher. […]
Catchers’ Pop-up Drills with Tom Griffin – Carson-Newman Univ.
Watch as Coach Tom Griffin explains, and catchers demonstrate these pop-up drills. Coach starts with pop-ups in a bunting situation then moves on to a man-in-the-middle drill. The middle catcher must use one hand to […]
Pitcher’s Three-Line Pick Off Drill with Robb Thompson – Elder High School (OH)
Watch as Coach Robb Thompson explains, and pitchers demonstrate this three-line pick off drill. The drill has three pitchers and infielders who are working on pick offs moving to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd base simultaneously. […]
Leadership Drives the Culture with Jon Gordon – The Jon Gordon Companies
Watch as Jon Gordon explains that leadership drives culture. It is important to identify what you stand for, what you want to be known for, and what you value. Culture is not static, it is […]
Being a Good Teammate
By: John Klessinger – South River High School (MD) Originally Published in: A Coach’s Manual Provided by: Championship Productions “Great players and great teams want to be driven. They want to be pushed to the […]
Pitch Recognition with Austin Wates – Kansas State Univ.
Watch as Coach Austin Wates discusses the importance of a batter’s pitch recognition and the early swing decision. Coach uses virtual reality to help the batters pick up shape and spin which can help them […]
Sosa Hitting Drill with Robert Ruiz – Westmont College
Watch as Coach Robert Ruiz explains the Sosa Hitting Drill which simulates a batter being fooled on a pitch. The batter has 60% of their weight on the front leg, making sure to keep the […]
10-Minute Clinic: Pitching Delivery Drills with Wes Johnson – Univ. of Georgia
In this Baseball Coaches Insider | 10-Minute Clinic, Head Baseball Coach, Wes Johnson, at the University of Georgia covers pitching delivery drills. Drills covered in this 10-minute clinic: Pitching delivery setup Resistance band activation drills […]
Building an Environment for Parents and Athletes to Communicate with Dr. Lee Dorpfeld – Univ. of South Florida
Watch as Dr. Dorpfeld explains that you want to build an environment based on communication in which the athletes are comfortable talking to you. Many times, parents or even coaches can hinder this process and […]
Location Hitting Drills with Zach Dillon – Baylor Univ.
Watch as Coach Zach Dillon explains and shows video clips of these four location hitting drills. The Target Practice Drill works on angles and getting the body under control when hitting to a location. The […]
Technology Is Not Everything with Todd Genke – St. Charles North High School (IL)
Watch as Coach Todd Genke explains that technology in baseball is wonderful but cautions against trusting the intel from the technology more than the conversations that you have with players. He feels there is room […]
A Coach’s Eye and the Teaching Process
By: Adam Sarancik Author of: Coaching Champions for Life With one out and a runner on first base, a batter hits a 3-hop ground ball to shortstop. The shortstop fields the ball, throws to second […]
#1 Error Fielders Make with Butch Chaffin – USA Baseball
Watch as Coach Butch Chaffin demonstrates the #1 error that fielders make and provides one coaching cue you can use to help your athletes be successful fielding ground balls.
Be Prepared to Swing at Every Pitch with Scott Laverty – Chapman University
Watch as Coach explains his #1 rule of hitting – you must be prepared to swing the bat at every pitch. The only decision for the hitter is to NOT swing. If the hitter is […]
Fear Is Powerful, but It Is Better to Build and Not Break with Kate Leavell
Kate Leavell explains that fear is a powerful tool that works as a short-term motivational tool but requires more and more overtime to be effective. Eventually fear does not work, as the recipient tunes it […]
Baserunning with Drew Maki – Cleary Univ.
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2-Bag Baserunning with Justin Swenson – Stephenville HS (TX)
Watch as Coach Justin Swenson explains and shows practice video of this 2-bag baserunning drill. They use 2 bags at 1st base so multiple runners get reps, jumps, and reads. Baserunners work on the pitcher’s […]
How We Call Pitches with Brendan Eygabroat – Univ. of Massachusetts Boston
Watch as Coach Brendan Eygabroat answers a question on who calls the pitches during a game. As a former catcher, he has called the pitches with the catchers using Own the Zone wristbands. Recently, their […]
Stealing Third Base
By: Mike Roberts – Cotuit Kettleers (Summer Baseball League – Cotuit, MA) Originally Published in: Baserunning Provided by: Human Kinetics Once a runner arrives at second base, he has a freedom not available at first […]
When to Sac Bunt with Matt Lisle – Oregon State Univ.
Watch as Coach Matt Lisle discusses different scenarios when the sac bunt should be used. With a runner on first base and no outs, he suggests to never use a sac bunt but will explain […]
What Gets Rewarded, Gets Repeated with Heath Eslinger – A Better Way Athletics
Watch as Coach Heath Eslinger explains that “what gets rewarded, gets repeated.” If celebration is only based on playing time and performance, you are missing an opportunity to help your players get better. Look for […]
Pitching: Foot Location on the Rubber with Nate Yeskie – Louisiana State Univ.
Watch as Coach Nate Yeskie talks about a pitcher’s foot location on the rubber and how he needs to be able to get to his glove side. Breaking ball shape and the action of their […]