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
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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 their
Batting Tips: Strong Stance = Strong Hitter
As a coach, I spend alot of time showing my players the importance of building their swing from the ground up. And while the lower body and torso are the most
The “3 Sounds” Bat Speed Drill
The "3 Sounds" Bat Speed Drill The "3 Sounds" Bat Speed Drill is one of the most invaluable bat speed drills you can have in your practice plan. It works on
Baseball Hitting Drills using a Mirror
Why should you practice your baseball hitting drills in front of a mirror? You can see your body actually going through the movements, you can see the proper sequence of
Homework Hitting Drills: Practice These at Home
Today, we're going to take you through a series of baseball drills that you can do in your backyard to practice hitting. These drills will assist you in developing bat speed,
How To Fix The Three Most Common Hitting Mistakes
There are three hitting mistakes that I've found to be the most common in my days as baseball coach. They're easy to fix, and today we'll have a look at what
Baseball Hitting Drills – T-ing it Up
With the ball flying in at them, often times batters can be too focused on trying to do everything right, making their batting motion to robotic, or perhaps even out of
Youth Baseball Coaching Tips – Breaking in the Bunt
One of the best batting tips I ever got, was on the importance of a good strategic bunt. It can do wonders for your team, and there are more types
Baseball Hitting Drills – Using Whiffle Ball To Improve At Baseball
There are a couple great drills for baseball that borrow tools from another game - whiffle ball. One drill we'll use the whiffle ball and a baseball bat, and in the
Baseball Tips: Using the Count Against the Pitcher
Knowing how to take advantage or be way of the count is a decided advantage for the batter. Different counts require different stances and different hitting strategies. These slight adjustments can
How to Use Pitching Technique to Improve Hitting Technique
The athletic stance is almost universal, across all sports. While there are slight adjustments, maybe putting more weight on the back or front foot, or spreading the feet a little wider,
Developing the Perfect Stance – Stacking the Lower Body
As a batter, the only part of your at bat that you have complete control over is what happens before the pitch is thrown; getting into stance. That's why getting into
Baseball Game for Learning to Hit a Curve Ball
Here is a game called Half Rubber"¦.it is an actual game that began in South Carolina. Here is the short and sweet of how it is played. We use
Baseball Hitting Drills – Massive Hit Drill & Balance Board Drill
As a coach you can't have enough hitting drills to liven up your practices. Give these two drills a try with your teams. Massive Hit Drill 4 Soft Hit stations set
Baseball Training Drills – The BOX
I call this game or drill, ''The Box''. The purposes of the game are: 1) Hitters learn to hit the ball from gap to gap hard on the ground
Baseball Batting Drill – Plug in the Socket Drill
To get my players away, 8UAA, from thinking about squishing the bug to hip rotation I used the following idea that I picked up from another coach. Plug in the Socket
Baseball Hitting Drills – Hitting Zones and Hitting Box
Our baseball practices always include hitting drills. Hitting and fielding are so key to the teams success. Here are 3 quick drills or tips to use to help your