Butch Chaffin was previously coaching at Cookeville High School (TN).
Swing Development: Holding Space and Tensegrity with Devin DeYoung – St. Lucie Mets
Coach Devin DeYoung was previously affiliated with the Chicago White Socks.
Practice Environments and Skill Acquisition with Devin DeYoung – St. Lucie Mets
Coach Devin DeYoung was previously affiliated with the Chicago White Socks.
Hitter Movement Screening with Devin DeYoung – St. Lucie Mets
Coach Devin DeYoung was previously affiliated with the Chicago White Socks.
Building the High School Hitter with Butch Chaffin – USA Baseball
Butch Chaffin was previously coaching at Cookeville High School (TN).
Outfield Positioning with Jordan Bischel – Central Michigan Univ.
Watch as Coach explains that he likes to play his outfielders more to the gaps than most teams do. If you chart where balls are hit, you will see more balls hit between the gaps […]
Internal vs. External Coaching Cues with Nick Winkelman – The Language of Coaching
Watch as Nick explains that internal cues are biomechanics in the movement process and external cues are outside of the body dealing with a movement outcome and achieving a goal. Examples of both internal and […]
Infielder’s Quick Hand Drill with Tyler Gillum – Savannah Bananas
Watch as Coach explains how he wants his middle infielders to work on their feeds and double-play quickness. This is a timed drill using a stopwatch and provides feedback to the infielders on their turn […]
Training Problem Solvers in the Box with Dan Padilla – Texas Rangers Hickory Crawdads
Dan Padilla was previously a coach at South Mountain Community College in Arizona.
Turn and Torque Drill with Shohn Doty – UNC Charlotte
Watch as Coach explains, and a pitcher demonstrates this turn and torque drill. As the pitcher starts to turn, he starts his hand break. He wants to get the ball out in front of his […]
Catching: One-Knee Posture Throws with Todd Coburn – The Catching Guy
Watch as Coach explains, and a catcher demonstrates this one-knee posture throws drill. This drill helps the catcher throw from the correct power position inside 90 degrees. It is important to keep the hand outside […]
Point the Finger at Yourself First
By: John Klessinger Originally Published in: A Coach’s Manual Provided by: Championship Productions “If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, we did it. If anything goes really good, you did it. […]
Catcher’s Frisbee Receiving Drill with Brent Trask – George Fox Univ.
Watch as Coach explains, and catchers demonstrate this frisbee receiving drill. This is a low pitch receiving drill for when a pitch is below the catcher’s target. The catcher will take his thumb into the […]
A Common Mistake People in Authority Make with Dr. Lee Dorpfeld – Univ. of South Florida
Dr. Dorpfeld discusses a mistake that people in authority make when dealing with issues of behavior and choices of athletes. It is important to focus on the behaviors that need attention and not on attacking […]