Don’t think I’ve blogged about this, but if I have it’s always a good topic. I really like calling pitches when the kids are in the “majors” or 11-12 year old league. I do it in the 9-10 all stars as well. I remember asking high school...
Well last practice I ran a drill that I saw online and then in the game our pitcher who did the drill had a good outing. So what’s the drill you ask? You hold a ball in front of the pitcher, they stand on mound. They stride and receive the ball in their glove....
Well for many years, my teams would lose and I would be miserable for days. Today I am home from a loss and I feel great about it. Helping a new 13U team getting used to the big field and they are really coming along. We worked pitching and defense last couple of...
Well over the years I’ve seen other coaches do it, but at yesterday’s practice we were using the pitching machine for fly balls. I also used a new toy I got over the weekend https://www.amazon.com/Accubat-Racket-Baseball-Softball-Training/ (it’s an...
Well only three weeks before a tournament and we have practice about every day before it. Let’s see how it goes. Things I want to focus on are strength and conditioning — I think three weeks we can see real improvements in 13 year olds and I want to...
This could be a whole series. I volunteer every now and then to keep score and watch little league all star games. Some thoughts after one I just watched. One pitcher walked the first two batters. He was excited. You just can’t start that way — work with...
