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throwing across the body
i have a bad problem with this..... what are some drills that i could do to help this and what could throwing across your body do to you?
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Problems with open your hips to early
Ok well I was just wondering i'm having problems keeping my hips closed for a long enought time to reach I guess maximum velocity. So I was wondering if anybody has any drills they could tell me about that would help me learn how to stay closed long enough to be able to throw harder. Thanks
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Baseball Clinic for Coaches/Parents and players.
of the game including: -Proper warm up and throwing routines for pitchers and position players -Injury prevention and PRE-hab for pitchers including pitch counts and age specific pitches -The college recruiting process -Mental side of the game -Learning proper swing mechanics -Demonstration of some of the most effective drills and techniques for pitching, hitting, baserunning and more! for more information email: brandon@prosourceathletics.com
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Next Level
and my name out there? I know its a pretty broad question but I'm looking for very broad responses, whether it be in terms of drills I can do working out to strengthen whatever I need to strengthen or whether it be specific showcases or tournaments that are recommended. I'd love any other opinions and help on this matter. Thanks!
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Footwork on throw downs
Any good drills you can do in order to get the quicker feet necessary to have quicker pop times? What I do right now is about 4 times a week on my own I will start in a catching position and then pop up into throwing form as quick as I can 20 times Doing sets of 5 sets of 20.What else?
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Switch Hitting Tips
I bat right handed, I want to learn to bat left handed. When I bat left handed, all I can really do is just make contact. Anyone have any good site or their own tips and drills for switch hitting.
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Arm Strength/Quickness/ & POP time
Any good ideas on how to improve arm strength and POP times? What can a catcher do to improve his POP time during the HS season? What drills/conditioning work best? I've got a consistant 2.0, and reach 1.95's occasionally. How can I improve? Thanks. Help!
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Coaches Clinic on Catching
The New England Catching Camp will be holding a Coaches Clinic on Sunday February 26th from 2-5pm. The clinic will take place at Play Ball in Salem NH. The clinic will show drills and techniques to teach the basic skills of the catching position, Receiving, Blocking, Throwing, and Fielding. The clinic will not only show the skills to teach but will also demonstrate how to teach them. There will be 5 very talented youth catchers ranging from age 9 to 18 doing the demonstrations. The cost of the
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Coach Bill Thurston Comes To Maryland
hour pitching clinics with the first one Friday night beginning at 7:30-9:30 and three more on Saturday, 8:30-10:30, 10:45-12:45, 1:00-3:00. During the two hour Pitching Clinic, Coach Thurston will take the pitchers through 1) Dry Work, 2) Flat Ground, 3) Mechanical Pitching Drills, 4) Throwing from the Set Position, 5) Fast Ball, Change, and Curve, and 6) Control Drills. Coaches and Parents are invited to stay and watch, even video tape the Sessions. Please note, the two hour clinics with Coach
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Great Turnout, Thanks: Coach Bill Thurston
hour pitching clinics with the first one Friday night beginning at 7:30-9:30 and three more on Saturday, 8:30-10:30, 10:45-12:45, 1:00-3:00. During the two hour Pitching Clinic, Coach Thurston will take the pitchers through 1) Dry Work, 2) Flat Ground, 3) Mechanical Pitching Drills, 4) Throwing from the Set Position, 5) Fast Ball, Change, and Curve, and 6) Control Drills. Coaches and Parents are invited to stay and watch, even video tape the Sessions. Please note, the two hour clinics with Coach
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Coaching Freshman Baseball
Hi, I will be coaching freshman HS baseball this year. I have previously coached 3 years of HS baseball and one year of college. It has been 6 years since I last coached HS, and was looking for any good books to read. I am looking for a coaching style, not necessarily drills, but a combonation of the two would be great. I am always looking to improve!! Thanks for the ideas ahead of time. PW
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Need a drill
Didn't know where to post this but I'm hoping I'll get some good responses. I've been told that sometimes I tend to keep my front arm straight while swinging. Something called a cast bar or arm bar or something like that. It makes my bat drag behind and forces a later hit in the strike zone. I know using something like a rod with washers on it will help but what other drills can I do to keep that form happening. It's not a constant problem but when I'm at the cages late on in my time there I
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How we use the "gadgets" of hitting
many swings. The Swiftstik minimizes the risk of injury and is great as a quick pointer for head tracking and feet alignment drills. Alignment is the act of finding and and maintaining the line of direction to optimize vision and to load against a two fixed points of reference. The feet should align to the throwing arm of the pitcher and the head tracks to the throwing arm with both eyes. Now the top and bottom of the spine are fixed points to load against We move next to what we call the
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Things Coaches Notice
? THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN! 4. Which players rotate to the back of the line all of the time. In other words, which players are so unsure of what is going on that they never step up to be the first to do a drill? 5. Which players can discuss a concept of what is being taught when the coach asks the questions? 6. Which players gravitate to standing around in groups instead of working on drills? Now, this is the coach’s fault as well. A phrase to remember, “Groups larger than 3 beware of me.” 7. Which
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Hitting Drills
Looking for drills on getting stride foot (heel) down prior to rotation. 50-50 at load has helped as well as keeping hands back. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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Coaches Clinic on Catching
The New England Catching Camp will be holding a Coaches Clinic on Sunday February 26th from 2-5pm. The clinic will take place at Play Ball in Salem NH. The clinic will show drills and techniques to teach the basic skills of the catching position, Receiving, Blocking, Throwing, and Fielding. The cost of the clinic will be $10.00 per coach. If you are interested in attending and want more information or want to pre register go to http://www.catchingcamp.com/coachesclinic.htm
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Question for you Coaches
Im in a system in which there is a senior catcher starting varsity,and myself and another freshman who will split time on Varsity and JV. What is the best way in your eyes to put seperation between myself and the other catcher? I currently lift weights every other day,do drills about every day,and I do the usual school practices.I should be fine but Im wondering what a Coach would look at for a turning point in his overall decision thanks, daniel
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Blocking drills
Incase nobody responds on the players forum: Anyone have blocking drills for catching that you can do at home and on your own?
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Blocking drills at home
Anyone have blocking drills for catching that you can do at home and on your own?
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What are doing this offseason
What are you personally doing aside from doing winter drills,etc with your school? Im doing weights every other day 3 times a week I do blocking a throwing down(Im a catcher) once a week hitting at a cage(we hit at school twice a week)
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Practicing in 3 feet of slow
), and do little drills such as making sure I stride toward the pitcher as you don't need much space for that. But what can I do for fielding and throwing? Obviosuly no one can hit me fungos, nor can I throw to anyone. Any help is greatly appreciated. I was thinking of breaking into the local hockey arena and setting up a net, then doing long toss from the other end of the ice, and trying to throw into the net.
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NJ High School Pre Season Workout
There will be a 7 Week (2hour sessions) pre season workout program for all players in high school. The facility being used is a 90x90x90x90 full infield facility equipted with tee and soft toss stations and a batting cage. The workouts will be held by John Wells an associate scout as well as the Farrah Builders / Baseball U 2005 Perfect Game Northeast Champions. The workout is for all high school players not just current team members. Offensive and Defensive drills will be instructed by current
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Correcting hitting mechanics
My coaches have noticed two big flaws in my swing so far this offseason. One is that I step toward third base all the time on inside pitches, causing me to open up and expose myself. My other problem is that my swing inconsistently uses my lower body, basically I almost always try and get by on pure upper body strength. Besides more reps, are there any drills I can do to correct this?
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Baseball Playbook
I have found Ron Polk's Baseball Playbook to be a fantastic source of information since I first bought it at a Cherry Hill, NJ clinic about 15 years ago. I have been thinking about putting something together for my own son and daughter, as well as kids who play for me over the next several years. Since my coaching experience has been limited (15 years at the 17-18 age group), I would like to focus the book on skills / drills / etc... on that age group (might have it finished by then since my
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Building Team Chemistry Part II
I didn't want to hijack TPM's thread so I will ask the question here (with her approval ) . As I watched the Va Tech/FSU football game the other night there was a brief commentary on Bowden's use of drills/games to build team unity. The one they showed was with the players across from each other and trying to lift a dowel/pole?? using only their index finger and nothing else. It looked pretty cool and I was wondering what other games/drills coaches use to build team unity. Mainly looking for
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coaching behavior
Just curious as to whether or not this is typical coaching behavior. My son's high school just hired a new varsity baseball coach. A young guy(28) who was the pitching coach for a successful rival program up the road. Last night in the gym during ground ball drills he screamed for the kids to stop everything. He then yelled "You guys f***ing suck,there's not one ounce of natural ability in this gym. No one here has any work ethic. This is why when we played you guys I always pitched my fourth
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havent played since 6th grade, can ya help me out?
be some good workouts/drills to help me get into the mindset of baseball and the physical aspect of the sport? also, i am pretty small for a highschool ball player (male, age 16, 5'8", 126 pounds) and am wondering about weights. should i try to put on more muscle? what kind of workout should i do? heavey weights and low reps? Another concern of mine is my nutrition. I'm not a big meat eater really, i'll usually have peanut butter, maybe some chicken for supper, and maybe some beans or nuts, but
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Drills to Correct Rolling the Wrist
My son is an excellent contact hitter, but has a tendency to drive the ball into the ground at contact and hit it off the end of the bat frequently. It appears that he is rolling his wrist over during the swing. Do you coaches have any suggestions or drills that we could work on to correct this problem? Thanks, DG
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The First Step
Hi guys, I've been working real hard on tee drills and soft toss and I'm hitting great. What I've noticed is that in soft toss and tee I have a nice, smooth step with my weight back and a soft landing, but when I take live BP I find this hard to do. Will this just come with more repitions, or is there other drills i must do?
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Post your career as a ballplayer
/smallest/worst player there, I loved it (loved watching the talent), the drills were fun and I'd do the drills at home. Yet I still got cut from the select team. Then when I was 17 I went to another Scouting Bureau camp and there the local elite showcase team invited me to tryout for them. I went, and got cut. I ran as well as everyone, my fielding kind of sucked, my throwing was week, but I hit every ball in BP, and I mean EVERY ball, but I didn't have much power. Which made me wonder why the guys
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Question about Popping UP
I received a question about frequent pop ups to my site. How would you answer...here is mine Popping up is staying on the back side too much. Make sure he strides to a point that he tenses his lead inner thigh and keeps his hands back. The weight should not stay on the back foot and spin against live pitching or in drills. The HBH work should be about balance and learning to turn into the ball hard. We learn this by taking away most of the shift until they can learn to rotate their hips
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Pitching Instruction; The Big Black Box
Why are there so many different training techniques, etc. Virtually all quarterback coaches and clinics teach the exact same drills and fundamentals. Hell, we don't even use the word fundementals in pitching because no one can agree will a certain set of techniques. So we call it mechanics.
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how to throw a slider properly
I need to know to go about teaching the proper steps and drills to throw the slider. Grip, release, mech. and progressive steps to get the feel for throwing this pitch.
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How do you increase selectivity at the plate?
This is something I want to work on, but, besides playing in actual games, are there really any drills to becoming a more disciplined hitter and learning the strike zone?
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Increasing Pitching Velocity?
the WSU player having his stride foot down before his throwing arm went into the **** phase of his delivery. The NOC player appeared to have his throwing arm allready starting into the **** phase before his stride foot was down. This also IMO began to open his hips early and probably resulted in a loss of velocity. When we went through various load drills he seemed to do them fine. Once on the hill he seemed to get away from them and revert back to doing what I described earlier. Does anyone
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Advice from those that have been there
football season, and he doesn't play. He doesn't want to just sit around until April (spring ball in IA). He works on baseball skills almost every day (of his own volition, no pressure from me, but is there anything that you guys would recommend he work on specifically. He will be moving to 60/90 fields next year if that means anything. Any ideas would be appreciated, I am just trying to stay one step ahead of him. He will be starting some core work and a few new rotational hitting drills in Late
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How To Be A Better Pitcher
Hey, Im 16 years old bout to be a junior this off-season i really want to get alot better.... I was wondering if anyone knew good pitchers for me to learn? or any drills for me to get speed up? anything to get me better in these 6 months thanx
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Teaching A Pitcher
Okay, so I'm helping this guy to learn some of the finer points of baseball. He really likes to play baseball and he's got enough natural talent to be good with practice. He's about 6'3" somewhere around 220, 16 years old. He really wants to be a pitcher.. and I've seen a lot of baseball games, pro and highschool, as well as pitching for softball, so i figured I could help a little. The problem is, I don't know many drills to do for a BASEBALL pitcher. We got through a few of the mechanical
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Training a Pitcher
Okay, so I'm helping this guy to learn some of the finer points of baseball. He really likes to play baseball and he's got enough natural talent to be good with practice. He's about 6'3" somewhere around 220, 16 years old. He really wants to be a pitcher.. and I've seen a lot of baseball games, pro and highschool, as well as pitching for softball, so i figured I could help a little. The problem is, I don't know many drills to do for a BASEBALL pitcher. We got through a few of the mechanical
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Getting on the side of the ball
I have a hs pitcher who when he throws a 4seam fastball the ball will cut about 4 inches.....almost like a slider but he throws it in the upper 80's. Is it possible that this is natural or is he getting on the side of the ball, as i am worried about his elbow. How can you make sure to stay behind the ball?? Drills?
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Reflections on a Summer's Eve.
basketball, the Girl's Head Coach came and got my daughter and she went to Open Gym for the girl's team. My kid is going into 7th grade but she did all of the drills etc. that the varsity did. 5. Several coaches from local high schools were there. It is really neat when you get compliments about your program from people in your profession. I received an award from the area coach as our area's Coach of the Year. I also received this award from our area's biggest newspaper. It is alright to get the
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offseason workout
hey every 1 im new here and im going into highschool and i rely want to make there baseball team we just got done with baseball in our town i was pretty good at fielding but i need to work on my speen and hitting the ball harder does ne 1 have ne workouts or drills for the off season that would help my chances of making the highschool team
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See it to hit it.
technique will help my players. I enjoy this experimentation process and while some things work for me and some don't, I appreciate everyone's input and have benefited many times. Anyway, the reason for my post is to find out more info on the "vision" part of hitting.....you know, being able to see it and track it better. How many of you emphasize with drills or mental cues this important element? How much emphasis do you put on it? How much time do you spend on it? Do you feel you've seen a marked
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Practice Tips
Hello I am a first year coach at a very small school in Okla. I am coaching out of necessity for the school and want to do a good job. I have played ball in like 10 years and things have changed a little since I played. He play FAll and spring baseball and I was wondering if anyone can recommend a web site or books on conducting preseason practices and fundamental drills and training. ANY help would be greatly appreciated. Mike Harris
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New at Catching
At age 12 i caught alot but stoped. I'm now 15 and haven't caught in about 3 years maybe off and on every once in a while to help out a team. But I'm playin junior leagion ball and I'm back at catchin. I've noticed this is my position if i wanna back it to the next level. I have a 2.0 pop. But i need some drills to help out my footwork because my pop is stronger from my knees because off my foot work. Also what drills are there to target arm strength for just catching since ur throw is
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Is this pitchinig information have any truth to it
some guy told me this: velocity is not about arm strength but about arm speed. And the only way to speed up the arm is to get the body moving faster so the forces are efficiently passed from one part to the next. No amount of arm strength drills will speed up the arm. Only explosive body movements will do that.
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Hitting Drills
I can throw wiffle balls and soft toss to my son and his swing looks great, But sometimes in games his shoulder and hips open before his hands get moving. This makes him drag the bat and his contact point around his left side of his waist area instead...
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I had incoming freshman camp this week and...
it went well. was only kid who got approached by the varsity coach. it was during bunting drills. they said that basrunning and bunting is wat they focus on and during a drag bunt drill i was getting every ball down the thrid base line and the coach asked me where i played, wat team i play for, my name and if i was going to that school. so i answered him and get this, he asked me to take part in demenstrations of certain drills. i was like wow! i am very siked for next year.
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A Smile and A Tear
the boys' team, getting there every morning at 6:30, helping out in drills, running the practice clock and cleaning up afterward. Now, he sat proudly on the sideline in his own white No. 12 uniform. The crowd wanted him in the game. Amundsen wanted him in, too. But he was also afraid the slightly built 18-year-old might get hurt. Amundsen considered all this as he walked toward Ryan and patted him on the shoulder. Off came the warmup jacket, the buzzer blew and Ryan kind of half hopped, half ran
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drills to help shoulder dropping
My son says he is dropping his shoulder and popping up or hitting fly balls. He knows he is doing it, has hit off the tee without dropping but seems to not have corrected the problem with every at bat at the plate. Can anyone suggest a drill or...