So what do you do on the last practice before a tournament? Well I focused on getting hitters ready for high velocity pitchers. So we set the machine at 59 — didn’t set it but used pocket radar to get the speed. In an indoor facility I think it’s...
And so it came to pass that before our first game, I realized I hadn’t covered warmups between innings. For pre-game warmup, we had rehearsed in practice, as I wanted it to look like we had a clue. But the pre-inning warmup is a thing I usually forget about and just...
So our team has had an optional batting practice the last couple of weeks and I thought it’d be interesting to share what works and what doesn’t. It hasn’t been a rushed batting practice before our game like the photo – if you watch a big league game the players...
I’ve had a few practices with my new team, with fantastic help from parents. I’ve had almost a 1-1 ratio of coaches to players on the field at every practice and it means I can do a LOT on 1-1 mechanics. Instead of just saying LINE UP FOR Grounders and me...
I love to coach mechanics. I have a series of drills that break down throwing and I think they translate quickly to pitching so once I have kids throwing I can turn them into serviceable pitchers. I’ll publish pictures and step by step for these very soon, but the...
So what are we really doing with all these drills. We are trying to build muscle memory. When you pick up a ball and it’s in a play you don’t think, “Step 1, pick up ball to do that I have to bend my knees, reach down, grasp ball, open fingers, close fingers….”...
