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
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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 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
Warm Weather Hitting & Catching Baseball Drill
When I have done this with my 10u team, they really enjoyed it. The drill works on bat speed and hand/eye coordination for all. This is a fun drill and
Baseball Hitting Drills – Identification Hitting
Here's a great baseball hitting drill you can use with all ages and ability levels. It's called the "Identification Drill" - and the goal is to help your hitters identify
Baseball Practice Plans – Stations
One of my favorite practice plans is to set up different stations around the field. You will need to split the team up into three sets of kids. 3
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
Baseball Tips and Drills – Improving Hitting Skills
If you're working with younger players and want to work on their hitting skills, give these tips a try. The first one uses a basketball to improve strenght and
Baseball Hitting Drills – Beach Ball Hitting Drill
I've come up with a pretty cool and really fun hitting drill for the kids. It goes along the same theme as your tee drill hitting square targets on
Baseball Hitting Drill – The Hit Stick Warm Up Drill
One of the best drills for hitting that I have found show immediate results is using a "hit stick". I know this is not new, but the big difference
Baseball Training Drills and Tips – Hitting and Fielding Drill
Here is one of my favorite baseball training drills since it is great for all ages and levels of experience. It keeps skills sharp, is fast paced and the