Pre-game warmup
I have watched a lot of games, and not sure i have harped enough on the need for a good pre-game warmup. First of all, players need to stretch before they throw --- WARMUP to THROW, do not THROW to… Read More...Watching a Home Run Derby
And so I watched our league's home run Derby yesterday. So interesting to me to watch everyone's swing. Kids have same type of bats, have had the same coaches for years, all teaching the same basic mechanics and some kids… Read More...
Getting ready for the ALL STARS — NEXT PITCH
Postseason baseball is one of the best classrooms kids will ever experience. The pressure, excitement, mistakes, momentum swings, and emotional highs and lows force young players to learn something far bigger than baseball: resilience. In youth sports, momentum can...
Playing Time: A Youth Baseball Coach’s Perspective
As a new baseball season begins, I thought I’d share my thoughts on one of the oldest debates in youth sports: playing time. If you’re a volunteer coach—especially a coach with your own kids on the team—it’s easy to feel… Read More...
Hitting with a swift stick and a whiffle ball
I hope I have this written up somewhere on the web site, but today at practice I brought a bucket full of whiffle balls and some pickle balls and some tennis balls and a Swiftstick and I threw to some… Read More...Get the Book!
