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...
And so it came to pass that I was asked to be an assistant for a fall majors team. I had just coached a AA team this spring, and I wondered how it would go—would I survive the sudden leap from 7-8-9 year olds to 10-11-12 year olds. Now that my own kids are off in...
Maybe you are searching for ideas for a pre-game warmup for 7-8-9 year olds. I got an email from a coach who had just beaten my team, and he said, “It was a great game (we only lost 4-2) and you absolutely set the gold standard for best pre-game warmup.” So what...
Well, time for this week’s blog and I have to spend it on singing the praises of a thing called the SoloHitter. I get no commission, but my understanding is every MLB team has at least one. I have had one for over 15 years and I love it. What is the...
If you want your kid to throw farther and faster – and pitching is the thing all kids want to do we need CORE MUSCLES Shoulder muscles LEG muscles Most people think throwing is with your arms. It isn’t – if you throw right you are building all the force and momentum...
OK so your season is cancelled, your gym is closed —so what to do? WORK OUT ANYWAY. So why talk fitness during a pandemic – because kids are SITTING around – build up some muscles and be ready for the SPRING. Also remind them about nutrition – NO SOFT...
