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Indoor Baseball Drills for Your Team
In a lot of places, winter means indoor baseball practices and you need good indoor baseball drills to give the players a good workout. There are great speed drills for baseball players, strength drills and individual skill work that can be done indoors. Baseball is...
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Free Baseball Drills and Fundamentals eBook
Learn more about: Hitting Fundamentals, Hitting Drills, Fielding Fundamentals, Pitching & Throwing Fundamentals, Planning a Team Practice, and Dozens of Great Baseball Drills! Learn the skills and do the drills to elevate your game! Fill out your name and...
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Essential Equipment for Your Baseball Player
Having a baseball player in the family can be an exciting time. For parents, it can also be a little confusing when it comes to buying equipment. The biggest question that needs answering is “What equipment is really important to have?” Let’s try to answer that question by taking a look at some Baseball Parenting Tips for Essential vs Non Essential Equipment for Your Baseball Player.
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How to Catch a Flyball
As with any position on the baseball field, there are certain things a player needs to do to put themselves in the best position to succeed. Catching a fly ball might seem like a fairly simple thing to do, but there is a lot that goes into putting your body in the...
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Quizzes for Baseball Players
Sometimes the smarter player ends up being the starter because the coach trusts that player more than other players. Here are some baseball quizzes that will keep you sharp and ready for action in the field! Baseball Position Quizzes First Baseman Quiz Click here for...
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Baseball Signs and Signals
Baseball signs hold the utmost importance in the sport. It’s the way the coach communicates with their players, the way catchers communicate with the pitchers and the way infielders find out where they need to be positioned if the ball comes their way. Third...
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15 Tips for Choosing a Professional Hitting Instructor
1. Won’t Try to Make Your Player Fit Into a System Be wary of any instructor who feels all hitters fit into the same old. It is extremely difficult to change a swing and choosing an instructor who wants to spend your valuable time and money on adapting a new...
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Fundamental Catcher Development
Baseball Coaching Tips for Developing a Catcher Catching is the physically most demanding position on a baseball team. At the younger levels, a coach may get a little more than half the team to at least want to try it. I think kids like to try playing in the gear....
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11 Tips For Baseball Parents
When a child comes home with a baseball flyer it can be an exciting time for the parents. It can also being confusing and a source of anxiety for parents who have never signed up their child for an organized sport before. They may have a lot of questions and concerns. Let’s take a look at some Baseball Parenting Tips for Being Supportive that will answer a lot of the basics of becoming a brand new baseball parent!
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Baseball Situations to Teach a Youth Baseball Team
Teaching a youth baseball team about baseball situations is one of the top priorities a coach should have! Have you ever watched a very talented youth baseball team that wasn’t winning? There is a very good chance that the coach may be just “riding” the talent and not coaching his players about the game…
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Teaching Basic Pitching Mechanics
Teaching a young player to pitch can be very challenging for both the novice and experienced baseball coach. Pitching is a lot more about proper mechanics than it is strictly about just throwing a baseball. There are kids with great arms that won’t necessarily be great pitchers.
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Pitching Drills That You Should Use!
Baseball pitching drills need to be used at each and every practice for your pitchers. I learned early on, as a youth baseball coach, that pitching is probably the most important component of a successful baseball team.
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