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Baseball practice is for teaching fundamental skills and providing the reps needed to master them. The challenge for coaches to find ways to do this with limited time and resources, while helping the players have fun.
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Occupy Baseball, 99% vs. 1%This time of year, many travel baseball teams here in the Midwest have secured inside training facilities on a weekly basis. Travel baseball is big business now. Players pay a pretty penny for coaches, training, leagues and tournaments. Training sessions for teams inside can last anywhere from an 1-2 hours. If your team is lucky enough (or has spent enough money), you will rent a field and some cages. Fielding FootworkWhile it’s safe to assume that the vast majority of major leaguers possess great arm strength, a closer look may reveal something you might not expect. Players seldom during a game “air it out.” Not every pitch or play requires a player to use 100% of his arm speed/strength. But when they have to, how do they do it? What Really Loses The GameTime and time again throughout the course of the season, games are lost more frequently by poor fielding. Think back to last year and remember how many times you won and lost and what the cause was. A missed ground ball, fly ball or bad throw turns into a run(s). An extra out may be all a team needs to push across the winning run or build a cushion to put the game out of reach. | Hand PathThe hand path is one of the most critical parts of the baseball swing, and the hardest to perfect. Being able to get your hands “On plane” with the pitch as quickly as possible is so difficult because during the swing it’s not just the hands that play a role, it’s also dependent on body rotation. Starting Baseball Winter TrainingThe winter training season is finally upon us. It seems like the season just ended. With the advent of fall baseball leagues, this is not too far from the truth. For travel baseball teams, this is when it all begins. Just a couple tips as the winter training season kicks off. Giving Away At BatsIt was never more apparent during the ALCS to why Miguel Cabrera is one of the games best hitters. With his team down 15-4 in the 8th inning of the 6th and deciding game of the series, he unloads on a get-me-over breaking ball for his second homer of the game. |