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• Throwing Inside for Effect and Strikes

  

  Today’s video tip is for pitchers and catchers and involves one of the best pitch combinations in baseball. Unfortunately, It’s also one of the least used... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Heading to South Carolina!

  

  Hi everyone!The baseball team from the high school where I teach (North Penn HS) is traveling to Mryle Beach, SC, next week for a Spring trip. They will be... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Catchers, You Don’t Need to Know Who is Covering

  

  Today’s video tip is for catchers and it involved another pet-peeve of mine.  *To plan for the upcoming season, check out all the eBooks from Baseball By The... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Tilting the Tee for Better Hitting Drills

  

  I’m a gigantic fan of tee work. So are a huge majority of major league hitters so I think I’m in good company. It’s tough to improve upon something that has... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Seminar – Foundations of Pitching

  

  The following presentation was given at the 2018 North Penn HS Parents and Coaches Baseball Clinic in Lansdale, PA. The speaker is Coach Kevin Manero – head... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Seminar – Building a Defensive Foundation

  

  Below is the video of a seminar I gave at this year’s annual youth level coaches and parents clinic at North Penn HS in Lansdale, PA. It is similar to one I gav... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• 2018 North Penn Coaching Clinic – Opening Address

  

  A week or so ago, I spoke at my high school’s baseball coaching clinic for area youth coaches and parents. The head coach of North Penn High School – Mr. Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Win the Even Counts

  

  There are twelve ball/strike counts in baseball: 0-0, 0-1, 0-2, 1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-0, 2-1, 2-2, 3-0, 3-1, and 3-2. All counts require focus but the success of a... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• I Have the Advantage, Not the Pitcher

  

  I’m in control. Bring it!From the time baseball players are little, they hear the following …“Baseball is a game of failure. You can fail seven out of ten... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Nose Til Leather

  

  Baseball is a game with tons of sayings, phrases, and cliches meant to teach or remind a player about a component of the game. The title of this post is a phras... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• A Safety Tip for Covering First Base

  

  Today’s video tip is for pitchers to help them be safer when they have to cover first base. Defense starts with good footwork and therefore, making this play... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Teaching Players to See the Game for Themselves

  

  A good defensive team does a lot of communicating. They communicate with teammates before the ball is hit and when the play is ongoing. They communicate... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Five Common Pitching Mistakes & How to Correct Them

  

  One of my favorite things to do is to speak at coaches clinics. Below is a video of my latest coaching clinic presentation that I gave a couple weeks ago for... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Balancing Development with Winning

  

  One of the many challenges that youth level coaches face involves the balance between developing your players and winning games. Many times the two go hand in... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Base Runners – Know the Pitch and Watch the Flight

  

  The best base runners on a team are often NOT the fastest. That’s because base running involves so much more than speed. It’s about taking good angles and... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• 10 Ways to Improve Your Bullpen Sessions

  

  1. Have a game mindset. A pitcher is going to have to do a lot of thinking during games so it’s in their interest to practice that same thinking during their... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Mastering the Stand-In Drill

  

  The Stand-In Drill is one of the best hitting drills batters can do during the off-season to get ready for game #1. Of course, that’s if they do it right. Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Add Another Throw to Every Drill

  

  !I’m not sure if this is based in fact but it has always been my contention that more errors are made by bad throws as opposed to not catching the ball. On top... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• When to Throw Two and Four Seam Fastballs

  

  Today’s video tip is for pitchers and explains what the basic rules are for when to throw a two seam fastball as opposed to a four seam fastball. Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Do the Simple Things Better

  

  I recently was listening to a guy on a podcast who previously was an elite special forces type guy in the Marine Corp. He gave a story about how his elite unit... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS