Watch as Coach Johnny Cardenas explains, and players demonstrate a footwork drill to reinforce correct alignment and body posture when throwing to 3rd base. Johnny Cardenas was previously at Stephen F. Austin State Univ.
Hitting: Be a Hitter Not an Umpire with Noah Sanders – Univ. of Arkansas at Little Rock
Watch as Coach Noah Sanders explains that when his players step into the box, he wants them thinking of being a hitter and not an umpire. As a rule, we want to step into the […]
Pitching: Double Tap Drill with Sean Kenny – Univ. of Iowa
Watch as Coach Sean Kenny explains, and a pitcher demonstrates this double tap drill. This is a rhythm drill with an emphasis on leg height and hand placement. Coach Sean Kenny was formerly at University […]
Challenging Athletes Without Destroying Their Confidence with Dr. Greg Dale – Duke Univ.
Dr. Greg Dale explains that it is key to hold athletes accountable but do so without destroying their confidence or undermining their dignity. He talks about the difference between being intense and being emotional as […]
Safety in Sports Includes Mental Health Care
Medical professionals agree that about 20% of high school athletes and 30% of college athletes have or will have a serious anxiety or diagnosable mental health disorder that causes some degree of impairment in their […]
Baserunning: Dirt Ball Reads with Butch Chaffin – USA Baseball
Watch as Coach Butch Chaffin explains that he no longer tells base runners to read the catcher’s glove. The catcher’s knee angle is the read now, and if they move to either side the base […]
Encouraging Strikes in All Throws with Scott Shepperd
Watch as Coach Scott Shepperd explains that he encourages his pitchers to throw strikes in all throws. He gives his pitchers homemade plates that they use on all throws out to 90 feet. The pitchers […]
Hitting: Squaring Up and Backspin with Jeff Gregory – Wingate Univ.
Watch as Coach Jeff Gregory discusses squaring up to the ball and getting the hands into a 90-degree angle. Coach also wants his hitters to put backspin on the ball which will help it travel […]
2023 ABCA Convention Q&A with Dan Skirka – Murray State Univ.
Watch this Q&A session with Murray State Univ. Coach Dan Skirka after his 2023 ABCA Convention lecture on “Racer Infield Drills and Competitions.”
2023 ABCA Convention Q&A with Butch Chaffin – USA Baseball
Watch this Q&A session with USA Baseball Coach Butch Chaffin after his 2023 ABCA Convention lecture on “Hitting: Using Verbal Cues to Fix Flaws.” Butch Chaffin was previously coaching at Cookeville High School (TN).
2023 ABCA Convention Q&A with Jim Chester – Gardner-Webb Univ.
Watch this Q&A session with Gardner-Webb Univ. Coach Jim Chester after his 2023 ABCA Convention lecture on “Developing an Elite First Baseman: Skills and Drills for a Neglected Position.”
2023 ABCA Convention Q&A with Derek Woodley – New York Yankees
Watch this Q&A session with Defiance College Coach Derek Woodley after his 2023 ABCA Convention lecture on “Developing Habits Through Catching Drill Progressions.” Derek Woodley was formerly with Defiance College.
2023 ABCA Convention Q&A with Greg Mamula – Univ. of Delaware
Watch this Q&A session with Univ. of Delaware Coach Greg Mamula after his 2023 ABCA Convention lecture on “Developing Our Offensive Identity Through BP.”
2023 ABCA Convention Q&A with Nathan Hemphill – PSP3
Watch this Q&A session with PSP3 Coach Nathan Hemphill after his 2023 ABCA Convention lecture on “No Strength Coach, No Problem: An Approach to Strength & Conditioning for Your Baseball Athletes.”
2023 ABCA Convention Q&A with Elton Pollock – Presbyterian College
Watch this Q&A session with Presbyterian College Coach Elton Pollock after his 2023 ABCA Convention lecture on “Lingo Matters: Developing Independent Hitters Who Can Adjust.”
2023 ABCA Convention Q&A with Dave Turgeon – IMG Academy (FL)
Watch this Q&A session with IMG Academy (FL) Coach Dave Turgeon after his 2023 ABCA Convention lecture on “Training the Minds and Skills of Our Players.”
2023 ABCA Convention Q&A with Jordan Bischel – Central Michigan Univ.
Watch this Q&A session with Central Michigan Univ. Coach Jordan Bischel after his 2023 ABCA Convention lecture on “Northern Baseball – Preparing Indoors for an Outdoor Sport.”
2023 ABCA Convention Q&A with Michael Earley – Texas A&M Univ.
Watch this Q&A session with Texas A&M Univ. Coach Michael Earley after his 2023 ABCA Convention lecture on “Body Control and Direction: Building Adjustable, Efficient Hitters.”
2023 ABCA Convention Q&A with Tim Leiper – San Francisco Giants
Watch this Q&A session with San Francisco Giants Coach Tim Leiper after his 2023 ABCA Convention lecture on “Time and Space: Winning Baserunning, Leads, Secondary Leads and Timing.”
2023 ABCA Convention Q&A with Sam Cila and Omri Rachmut – The Program
Watch this Q&A session with The Program Coach Sam Cila and Omri Rachmut after his 2023 ABCA Convention lecture on “‘Take My Hand’ – No Excuses and Taking 100% Responsibility.”
2023 ABCA Convention Q&A with Matt Blake – New York Yankees
Watch this Q&A session with New York Yankees Coach Matt Blake after his 2023 ABCA Convention lecture on “How to Develop Pitchers Using an Objective Framework.”
2023 ABCA Convention Q&A with Tom Griffin – Carson-Newman Univ.
Watch this Q&A session with Carson-Newman Univ. Coach Tom Griffin after his 2023 ABCA Convention lecture on “How to Develop Your Catcher to be the Ultimate Game Coordinator.”
2023 ABCA Convention Q&A with Dr. Scott Brooks – Arizona State Univ.
Watch this Q&A session with Arizona State Univ. Coach Dr. Scott Brooks after his 2023 ABCA Convention lecture on “How to Bake Diversity, Equity and Inclusion into Your Program.”
2023 ABCA Convention Q&A with Peter Fatse – Boston Red Sox
Watch this Q&A session with Boston Red Sox Coach Peter Fatse after his 2023 ABCA Convention lecture on “E+I=C, Building Blocks for Developing an Impactful Offense.”
2023 ABCA Convention Q&A with Mike Glavine – Northeastern Univ.
Watch this Q&A session with Northeastern Univ. Coach Mike Glavine after his 2023 ABCA Convention lecture on “Northeast Made: Practice Planning & Structure the Northeastern Way.”
2023 ABCA Convention Q&A with Laz Gutierrez – Nova Southeastern Univ.
Watch this Q&A session with Nova Southeastern Univ. Coach Laz Gutierrez after his 2023 ABCA Convention lecture on “Mental Skills at Play.”
2023 ABCA Convention Q&A with Chuck Ristano – Florida State Univ.
Watch this Q&A session with Florida State Univ. Coach Chuck Ristano after his 2023 ABCA Convention lecture on “360 Degrees of Pitching Development: From Evaluation to Execution.”
2023 ABCA Convention Q&A with Dr. Keith Smithson – Washington Nationals
Watch this Q&A session with Washington Nationals Coach Dr. Keith Smithson after his 2023 ABCA Convention lecture on “Maximizing Visual Performance for Baseball: Techniques and Technologies to Assess, Train and Enhance Vision from Youth to […]
Practice Video App with Scott Carden – Albion College
Watch as Coach Scott Carden discusses an app that can be loaded onto an iPad that allows you to film players in practice and provide them with immediate feedback. Coach uses this for his hitters, […]
Duties and Personalities on a Team
By: Kelly Inouye-Perez Originally Published in: Winning Ways of Women Coaches Provided by: Human Kinetics All the best teams in every sport have strong leadership among team members. But not every team member is going […]