Today we were working on a drill I like that’s focused on backups. I have eight kids get on the bases with gloves. One on the base and one is the backup. I call a number of a base to throw to and the person with the ball throws to the base. As I guess a new...
I was reading some materials on personal fitness training certification (as I’m thinking about taking the test to get certified) and it talks about the WHY behind fitness. Well I think there’s a WHY behind coaching. Many coaches do it for their kids — or their league...
I have been working with a small group of players this summer and it’s making me think a LOT about how best to make drills FUN and have them actually impact performance. I love two-line throwing and all the steps, but I think the players just don’t enjoy it....
Anyone old enough to remember the A’s–Yankees playoffs 1977 Game 6 – I’ll never forget. I was 12. My parents told me to go to bed. I kept the TV on soft – I couldn’t turn it off. Reggie Jackson blasted a HR on a line shot early in the game. Later he faced a...
