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College Baseball Showcases – Good or Bad?
I am often asked about whether college baseball showcases are worth attending. In general, I answer, “Yes,...
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Hitting Drills using Two Batting Tees to “Stay” Fundamentally Sound
Three important ingredients of a good baseball swing are staying compact, staying inside the ball, and staying...
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Valuable Off-Season Baseball Tips Parents and Players should Consider
1. With the Holidays coming, it is a good time to assess your child’s baseball equipment for next...
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How to Help the Baseball Player that is Extremely Hard on Himself
Baseball is a difficult game to begin with. Add in a child, who is very hard on...
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Valuable Tips so Your Batting Tee is not a Waste of Money
One thing I always ask my baseball and softball students is “How many of you have a...
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Make the Players the Coaches: Team Fielding Drill for Guaranteed Fun
Let me warn you that this drill is only for kids under the age of thirteen. As...
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Developing Clutch Baseball Players
Clutch baseball players are able to focus in the moment. They do this by understanding the things...
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A Pre Game Infield Alternative You should be Using
As coaches, we constantly try to convince our players to practice the same way they play in...
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Having an Offseason Baseball Plan
The end of July is one of those transition times of year when kids stop competing in...
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Baseball, More Than the Fundamentals
Recently, I was asked to evaluate players for a 13-year-old travel baseball tryout. I was surprisingly impressed...
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Leadership – What it Takes
Leadership is often lacking on our playing fields, even at the highest levels of sport. It certainly...
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Helping Ballplayers Eliminate Fear of Being Hit by the Ball
Let’s face it, when you get hit by a pitched ball, it hurts. When a ball hits...
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Not so Obvious Baseball Tips – Teaching the Game
Since retiring from major league baseball many years ago, I have studied and taught the game to...
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Ten Hitting Tips that Guarantee Success
Never accept mediocrity. When hitters have good hand, eye coordination there is no reason for...
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Keeping It Simple – 4 Keys to Hitting and Pitching Success
I have been teaching baseball for a long time and feel like I could...
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Batting Practice using Pitching Machines – Good or Bad?
Frequently, I receive this question from my student’s parents, “Should I take him/her to...
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How to Raise Your Batting Average
It is true that major league players, who get two hits for every ten at-bats,...
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How to Analyze Your Son’s Baseball Swing – 3 Basics to Look For
Some hitting faults like stepping out, over-striding, swinging early or late, upper cutting, pulling off...
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How to Teach Hitters to Keep their Eye on the Ball
Every time a player swings and misses a pitched ball, observers, automatically, assume the...
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Should Your Child Should Play Travel Baseball?
As youth baseball season is about to begin, many families will begin to wonder whether their child...
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10 Tips to Develop a Complete Baseball Player
Of course, not all youth players can become star baseball players. However, becoming a well-rounded...
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Catching the Fun of Throwing a Baseball
It does not take long for kids to get bored with a game of catch, whether it...
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How to Run a Great Baseball Practice
The key to running a great baseball practice is organization. Coaches should map out their practices so...
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Talk Like an Expert and Help Youth Baseball Players “Stay” in the Game
Spring training is right around the corner for young ball players, too, so parents and youth coaches...
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5 Habits Sports Parents and Coaches Should Avoid
Often, the parental pressure that parents place on young baseball players is subtle, but builds over time...
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Jack Perconte: Providing “The Fix” – 3 Hitting Solutions
Many people, who have a basic knowledge of baseball, can look at a young hitter and figure...
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Baseball is a Head Game and How to Fix It
This article is probably not what you think. You are probably thinking I am talking about what...
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How to Make the Baseball Team: 5 Important Tryout Tips
Of course, there is no substitute for ballplayers, who are trying out for a team, to display...
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