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• Why Don’t Position Players Get Tommy John Surgery?

  

  It’s an interesting question. With all the throwing position players do, why don’t they ever need Tommy John surgery? Of course, I’m making a generalization. Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2013 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• A Catcher’s Sign to His Coach

  One of the many challenges of a coach is handling arguments over balls and strikes. Any argument can immediately get you ejected so coaches certainly have to... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2013 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Weekly Pitching Routine

  At the younger levels (up to and including college) the likely pattern a pitcher is going to evolve into is the “once a week” appearance. Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2013 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Check Your Watch for a Better Delivery

  

  When young kids start pitching, often you will see them either point their glove or lead elbow at the target before throwing. This is commonly taught as a way t... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2013 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Seminar – How to Throw Batting Practice

  On Friday I posted a short video that gave a tip for throwing better batting practice. The clip was part of a longer video I did that gives a number of tips... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2013 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Figure Eights for Batting Practice

  In my opinion, the toughest two things for most coaches to learn is how to be good at using a fungo bat and throwing batting practice. Using a fungo bat will... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2013 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Around the Horn

  

  Everyone has seen the “around the horn” throws after an out with nobody on base. A pet peeve of mine is when teams do not take this basic process seriously. Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2013 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• 3 + 1 Rule

  

  I attended my first Phillies game of the year this past Sunday. It was a 9-8 loss for the Phils. Here was the scoring line for the game. Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The Umpire with the Small Strike Zone

  

  Just like players, every umpire is going to vary with regards to their strike zone. One umpire may have a huge zone and another has one the size of a postage... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• What to Say During Mound Visits

  

  One of my more popular posts ever in terms of readership was one titled Best Mound Conversation Ever. It’s a true story that still makes me laugh when I think... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2013 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Game Blocks

  The college season is well under way and most high schools have a least a couple games under their belt as well. For some players, the season has gotten off to ... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2013 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Seminar – Outfield Drills

  The following video is a 45 minute seminar I gave in February in Malvern, PA. The link to it was sent out to my subscribers a week ago (that’s the benefit of... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2013 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• A Safety Tip for Batting Practice

  

  I heard this batting practice idea from the current head coach at Villanova University (Joe Godri) and I think it is a great one for a number of reasons. Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2013 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Spray Charts for Pitchers

  

  At the high school level and above, charting hitters in the form of “spray charts” is pretty common. A spray chart is typically created for every hitter an... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2013 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Batting Cage Ribbons

  

  As I type this, another snow storm has entered the Philadelphia area. High school and college coaches are no doubt pulling their hair out over the weather so fa... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2013 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Feet Position in the Stretch

  Every single Little League game I go to I see at least one pitcher (often every one of them) make a very basic mistake with their feet when they pitch from the... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2013 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Drill It out

  

  I heard about this coaching technique at a winter clinic. The speaker (John Cohen – Mississippi State Univ.) referred to it as “drilling it out of a player. Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2013 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Stride Foot Direction

  There is a great saying in baseball that goes, “baseball is played from the ground up.” What that means is that most everything in the game starts with good... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2013 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Keep Your Glove Under the Ball

  Today’s video tip involves one of those little mistakes that young infielders often make before they field the ball. It may not seem like much but every little... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2013 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Pennsylvania Baseball

  

  If any of you have thoughts about moving to Pennsylvania to play baseball, here are a couple photos taken at a local high school practice over the weekend... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2013 BASEBALL, SPORTS