Watch this Q&A session with retired Seattle Mariner Harold Reynolds after his 2020 ABCA Convention lecture on “The Lost Art of Baserunning.”
2020 ABCA Convention Q&A with JT Maguire – Cleveland Indians
Watch this Q&A session with Cleveland Indians Coach JT Maguire after his 2020 ABCA Convention lecture on Outfield Play The Development and Evolution of the Forgotten Position.
2020 ABCA Convention Q&A with Tim Corbin – Vanderbilt University
Watch this Q&A session with Vanderbilt Coach Tim Corbin after his 2020 ABCA Convention lecture on “Building a Championship Program.”
Move Better, Make Better Decisions with CJ Gillman – United States Air Force Academy
Watch as Coach CJ Gillman explains how disagreement and discourse can ultimately be good for your team and lead to the truth. Coach Gillman goes on to share the movement principles he uses for hitting […]
Developing Talent with Mack Jenkins – Washington Nationals
Watch as Coach Jenkins shares the best ways to develop talent. He goes on to explain the importance of establishing relationships as a way to set your team apart from the rest. Coach Jenkins emphasizes […]
Baserunning: Harness the Good, Block the Bad, and More Left-Hand Turns Than Right-Hand Turns with Patrick Anderson – Washington Nationals
Watch as Coach Patrick Anderson shares what he looks for when trying to find creative ways to help his baserunners advance. Coach Anderson explains the keys to capitalizing on the opponent’s mistakes.
In-Game Strategies with Mack Jenkins – Washington Nationals
Watch as Coach Mack Jenkins explains how he teaches his pitchers to be fearless so they can get ahead in the count early. Coach Jenkins breaks down how to throw competitive pitches and attack the […]
Double Play: It’s Okay If You Don’t Make It with Darren Fenster – Univ. of Miami
Watch as Coach Darren Fenster explains how he teaches double plays with his players. Coach Fenster shares film and visuals from his presentation to break down the three parts of getting two outs.
Developing the High School Hitter with Butch Chaffin – USA Baseball
Watch as Coach Butch Chaffin shares the goals he has for his team’s hitters. Coach Chaffin explains the different drills his athletes’ practice and how he trains their mechanics. Butch Chaffin was previously coaching at […]
Game Management: When Do You Bunt, Steal, Hit and Run… with Patrick Anderson – Washington Nationals
Watch as Coach Patrick Anderson explains the importance of identifying what kind of team you have in order to best fit your playing style. Coach Anderson stresses the importance of being creative with advancing base […]
Building Authentic Culture with Butch Chaffin – USA Baseball
Watch as Coach Butch Chaffin of Cookeville HS explains how to build an authentic culture with development as the primary goal. Coach Chaffin shares his team’s “Credo” slogan and goes on to discuss keys to […]
Texas High School Baseball Hall of Fame Keynote Address with Mark Johnson
Watch as retired Coach Mark Johnson discusses a variety of life lessons he has learned throughout his playing and coaching careers. Mr. Johnson also emphasizes the heavy influence coaches have over today’s youth and why […]
Texas High School Baseball State Champions Panel
Watch as the 2018/2019 Texas High School Baseball State Champion Coaches answer a variety of questions about developing program culture, staff management, player development, what it takes to be a state champion team, and much […]
Developing Hitters: Your Body Is the Engine with Tom Sutaris – Colorado Rockies
Watch as Coach Tom Sutaris discusses some common hitting misconceptions related to launch angle and bat path. Coach Sutaris also explains the importance of using your body and your core to swing the bat more […]
Simplify Hitting with Mitch Thompson – Baylor Univ.
Watch as Coach Mitch Thompson explains that hitting is hard and he feels that it is important to simplify it. All hitting mistakes have three issues: hitter is off balance, swings are too long and […]
Character – Facing the Tests
Provided by: Raise Your Game Facing the Tests Character is about acting on your values. You might think you have character but believe that in the business world it has to be tucked away, that […]
Hitting: Competition Guidelines with Jake McKinley
Watch as Coach Jake McKinley discusses hitting competitions and the importance of constructing guidelines for your athletes during competitive drills and practice situations.
The Underrated Push Bunt
By: Bob McCreary Provided by: Baseball By The Yard In my opinion, one of the most underrated plays in baseball is the push bunt from right handed hitters. Someday I’ll make a video demonstrating how […]
Pitching: Control Breathing, Control the Mind with Matt Hiserman – Univ. of San Francisco
Watch as Coach Matt Hiserman discusses the importance of controlling your breathing on the mound if you want to control your mind in high pressure scenarios.
Baserunning: Leaning Lead with Jared Broughton
Watch as Coach Jared Broughton discusses, and players demonstrate how to perform a leaning lead for a one, two, or three count.
Why Georgia College Slashes Every Day with Jason Eller – Georgia College
Watch as Coach explains why his team practices slashing every day. Slashing gets the blood flowing and establishes rhythm to be accurate with the barrel. Players demonstrate slash dart throws by showing bunts and taking […]
3-Plate Hitting Drill with Brian Meyer – Butler Univ.
Watch as Coach discusses, and players demonstrate this 3-plate hitting progression that simulates different pitch speeds to develop adjustability at the plate. Coach Meyer also discusses the importance of using drills that allow athletes to […]
Developing Your Coaching Philosophy with Barry Russell – Midland HS (TX) – Retired
Watch as Coach discusses developing your own coaching philosophy. He recommends doing what you believe in and feel comfortable teaching. Don’t do things just because other people are. Remain true to your beliefs as you […]
Pitchers: Fielding the Position
By: Kenny Thomas and DJ King Originally Published in: Baseball Steps to Success Provided by: Human Kinetics After the pitch is delivered, the next aspect of the position becomes important – defense. Defending as a […]
Delayed Stealing with Steve Hutcherson – Liberty Hill HS (TX)
Watch as Coach explains how baserunning capabilities contributed to his team’s success in closely contested games. The delayed steal was a big part of his offense and he will use it at any time because […]
The Correlation Between Launch Angle and Ball Flight with Justin Dedman – Miami Univ. at Ohio
Want to hit more home runs? Watch as Coach Justin Dedman discusses why exit velocity is irrelevant if you are making contact with the ball at the wrong angle.
Learning a New Skill: Acquire, Generalize, Transfer with Shaun Larkin – LA Dodgers
Watch as Coach Shaun Larkin discusses how the process for developing a new skill or concept is not linear and why taking a step backwards can help you reach your goal more quickly.
Movement Efficiency with Noah Sanders – Univ. of Arkansas at Little Rock
Watch as Coach Noah Sanders discusses movement efficiency for hitters and the importance of developing adjustability at the plate.
The Physical vs Skill Battle
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Hunting the Pitch with Mitch Thompson – Baylor Univ.
Watch as Mitch Thompson discusses having a hitting plan and dividing all the pitch counts a hitter can face into three counts, up counts, even counts and two strike situations. Coach explains all of these […]