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• Pitchout Tips for Catchers

  Today’s video tips are for catchers who want/need to improve on pitchouts from the pitcher. I don’t get into everything a catcher needs to be concerned about... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The Louder It Gets the Softer You Throw

  

  The title of today’s post is a phrase I heard Jamie Moyer say during a Phillies broadcast. It was a big moment late in the game and the hometown fans (the... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The Cross-over Myth of Base Running

  Virtually every player and coach I know (this includes me) was taught that the first movement on a steal attempt is to throw your entire left side towards secon... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Old School is Becoming New School

  

  I’m told it was Bobby Knight who said “I’m so old school that I’m new school.” Although the Bobby Knights of the coaching world may never come back completely,... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Tips and Drills for Getting the Most out of Your Throwing Arm

  I’ve done many years of instructing and in my opinion, reteaching a young player how to throw properly is by far the hardest thing to change. Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Baseball and the OODA Loop

  

  September 1st of last week was the anniversary of the start of World War II. After the war officially ended, a young man by the name of John Boyd enlisted into... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Correction

  

  Welcome to another week everyone! I need to make a correction on a video I posted a little while ago. The post was called Footwork for holding runners at first... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Upset at Your Grounds Crew?

  This was not supposed to be the post for today but I thought I’d pass on an article a good friend sent me. It will give you a pretty good laugh heading into... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Young Players and Their Eyes

  I regularly get questions from first time coaches at the younger levels asking basic questions about the game. This leads me to wonder if my tips and... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Improve Your Practices with “Contextual Interference”

  

  Psychologists have long wondered how people learn and remember things. Teachers as well as coaches also have an incentive to find those answers. Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The First-move Steal Play for First Basemen

  Today’s video tip is again for first basemen. It involves the play where a runner on first base breaks to steal on the first movement of the pitcher – usually... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Footwork for Holding Runners at First Base

  Happy Labor Day! On that note … why don’t we have a “Capital Day” to commemorate all the entrepreneurs and business owners who risked their own capital to... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Square up to the Thrower on Double Plays

  Today’s video tip is for younger middle infielders who are just starting to learn how to turn a double play. Older, more experienced middle infielders will... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The Double Peek

  There aren’t many non-negotiables in baseball. Always hustling is one of them. Respecting the game is another. There is also one for middle infielders. Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Teach the Wall How to Play Baseball

  

  If you ever took a psychology class you probably did a unit on learning and maybe another on memory. I cover both in my AP Psych classes. Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• How to Hit Vs How to Swing

  

  With organized baseball the way it is today – AAU, baseball academies, private instructors, showcases, etc. – there are now tons of kids who can provide a... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Assume the Lead Runner on a Bunt Play

  Today’s video tip is for pitchers who would like to do a better job fielding bunts. There are a bunch of little things that go into each type of bunt situation... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Drop Your Shoulder at Each Base

  

  My hometown Phillies have some players who can really run. Ben Revere, Jimmy Rollins, and Domonic Brown all have “plus speed.” But if you ask a scout who the... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Ankle Weight Drill for Batters

  Every hitter in baseball struggles with at least one mechanical thing during their career. For some it may be consistently keeping their hands inside the ball.... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Should a Catcher Angle His Body When Receiving?

  The title of this post is a question I have received a couple times concerning catchers. Today’s video tip is my answer.Tomorrow’s post: Ankle weight drill for Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS