Windshield Wipers Hitting Drill
Purpose This drill builds hitting strength in the forearms and wrists. Set Up Player can stand anywhere on the field with a weighted bat. Execution Start by holding bat...
Relay Throwing Drill
Purpose This drill allows athletes to perfect relay throws from outfield to infield to catcher. Set Up Outfielder sets up in outfield. Infielder sets up at edge of infield. Second...
Wall Ball Fielding Drill
Purpose This drill simulates fielding a short hop or a tough ground ball. It is an excellent drill for developing “hand quickness.” Keep it fast-paced and fun by turning it...
Paper Cup Pitching Drill
Purpose This drill prevents the pitcher from reverse spinning their back foot on the throw. Set Up Place a paper cup behind the pushoff foot along the edge of the rubber....
Heavy Bag Knockdown Hitting Drill
Purpose Batter works on moving body forward during swing, feeling resistance and following through. Set Up Batter stands at tee in normal batting stance. A ball is NOT placed...
Perfect Outs Defense Drill
Purpose The purpose of this drill is to improve general team defense. Set Up Have players take their positions on the field. Coach is at-bat. Execution Defense is required to...
Throwing Footwork Progression
Purpose Outfielders learn proper footwork to gather themselves, plant, point the glove, hop and turn, and finish. Set Up Set three cones in an open space, approximately 1 yard...
Right To Left Pitching Drill
Purpose Pitchers perfect their motion and aim to get good right to left action (or left to right for left-handers). Set Up Pitcher lines up anywhere on the field. He has a...
Stride Box Hitting Drill
Purpose The stride box helps player keep foot closed and maintain a firm front side Set Up Make a stride box by nailing together two 2×4’s (each roughly 12” long) into an...
One Adjustment To Make Any Pitching Drill Easy On Your Arm!
Pitchers pitch. It’s what they do. Some of them pitch until their arms fall off! And that’s the thing – there’s only so many pitches you can throw a day before you’ll wear...
“Blocking Pitches” Drill for Catchers!
Do you have the toughness necessary to play behind the plate? When you start blocking pitches, you are going to find out in a hurry if you have that degree of toughness. In...
Hitting Drills for Creating a Powerful Swing!
One of the biggest problems of young batters is a tendency to lead with the hands. To the naked eye, it looks as if all the power in a baseball swing comes from the hands, but...
3 Ways to Improve Agility and Gain Explosive Quickness
In today’s blog post, I’m going to discuss a variety of baseball conditioning drills that will work on agility and quickness. Line Drills These are simple–a...
Running Grid Conditioning & Agility Drills
There are a hundred different drills you can do with a running grid. I am going to show you quite a few that you can incorporate into your practice plan right away! In...
The “High Five” Drill for Proper Throwing Mechanics
In today’s video blog post, we are demonstrating an excellent throwing mechanics drill called the “High Five” Drill. This is a great drill to use with your...
The One Hand Hitting Drill
In today’s baseball coaching video, we are demonstrating a great hitting drill called “The One Hand Hitting Drill”. In this drill, we are trying to build up strength in...
VIDEO TUTORIAL: The Three Phases of Pitching Mechanics
In today’s video blog post, we are talking about the Three Phases of Pitching Mechanics, from both the windup and set positions. The Three Phases of Pitching Mechanics...
“Back Of The Mound” Pitching Drill
In today’s video blog post, we are demonstrating the “Back Of The Mound” pitching drill. “Back Of The Mound” Pitching Drill The...