Watch Coach Andy Stewart explains and a catcher demonstrates signals and signals position.
Baserunning: Possible Doubles with Ken Bolek – IMG Academy
Watch as Coach Ken Bolek explains and a baserunner demonstrates setting up turns for a possible double.
Hitting – Post Stride Drill – Charley Lau
Watch as Coach Charley Lau explains and a hitter demonstrates this Post Stride Drill.
Assessing Your Personnel
After assessing players’ ability level, coaches can start to place players into groups with similar skill levels. For example, creating two groups with names such as “deer” for the speed group…
Outfielders – Z Drill – IMG Academy
Watch as Coach Jason Elias explains and players demonstrate this Outfielders – Z Drill.
How to Keep a Hitter’s Front Side from Flying Open – Baseball By The Yard
Watch as Coach McCreary explains how to keep a hitter’s front side from flying open.
Bunt – Kill Zone vs Sacrifice
The kill zone is an area located adjacent to the foul lines 25 to 35 feet (7.6 to 10.6 m) from home plate and approximately 10 feet (3 m) wide (figure 6.3). A skilled bunter can place a drag bunt or a sacrifice bunt in this kill zone. A bunt…
Hitting – Chair Drill with Charley Lau
Watch as Coach Charley Lau Jr explains and a hitter demonstrates this Chair Drill.
Third Basemen – Hugging the Line on Bunts – Baseball By The Yard
Watch as Coach Bob McCreary discusses Third Basemen – Hugging the Line on Bunts.
New SAT Grading Scale Released for NCAA and NAIA Initial Eligibility
In the spring of 2016, the SAT rolled out a newly formatted exam. As a result, both the NCAA and NAIA recently released revised SAT minimum score requirements, which…
How to Warm Up Without a Bullpen
I’ve written a number of posts about the need for all pitchers to warm-up properly before games. One of the biggest mistakes pitchers make is not warming up correctly. This is why many pitchers…
Infield – Groundball Technique with Kevin Graber – Chicago Cubs
Watch as Coach Kevin Graber explains and his infielders demonstrate proper Groundball Technique.
Go back before you go forward – Baseball By The Yard
Watch as Coach Bob McCreary discusses ‘go back before you go forward’ as a core fundamental that applies all aspects of the game.
Youth Baseball Hitting Drills – IMG Academy
Watch as Coach Ken Bolek explains and players demonstrate these Youth Baseball Hitting Drills.
Baserunning – Using The Decoy Position
The base runner’s decoy position is to lean to the left side with the shoulder, knee, head, or entire body (see figure 8.5). When the pitcher sees this position, he thinks the base runner is scared, off-balance, or does not want to be very far…
Importance of The Coach-Athlete Relationship – Bo Hanson
Watch as Bo Hanson discusses the importance of the Coach-Athlete Relationship.
Double Plays Feeds – Jake Boss – Michigan St. Univ.
Watch as Coach Jake Boss explains Double Plays Feeds.
Three Pitching Stats You Need to be Keeping
Traditional pitching statistics (hits, runs, earned runs, strikeouts, etc.) can be very misleading and often do not get to the bottom of why a pitcher succeeds or struggles during an outing.
How to Get More Strikes for Your Pitcher – Baseball By The Yard
Watch as Coach Bob McCreary discusses a catcher’s glove position in assisting the pitcher in getting more strikes.
Infield Square Drill with Kevin Graber – Chicago Cubs
Watch as Coach Kevin Graber explains and his infielders demonstrate this Infield Square Drill.
Struggling at the Plate? Try These Easy Hitting Drills
Is your hitting game struggling? Your time at the plate doesn’t have to be the most difficult aspect of your game. Include these three easy hitting drills in your daily practice to stay balanced and spinning the caps of pitchers at every…
Infield Drills – 12 Min. Throwing Program – IMG Academy
Watch as Coach Kevin Sharp explains and players demonstrate the 12 Min. Throwing Program.
Hitting – 2 Strike Drill – Ed Servais – Creighton Univ.
Watch as Coach Ed Servais explains and a player demonstrates this 2 Strike Drill.
The Running Lane Rule
The job of runners while running to first base is to stay within the two lines that go from half way down the line to the bag at first. I took the picture on the right at my son’s practice last night. Can you see the problem…
Baserunning Drills: 2nd Base Leads with Kevin Bolek – IMG Academy
Watch as Coach Kevin Bolek explains and a player demonstrates leads and breaks at 2nd base.
Hitting – Toe Drag Drill – Charley Lau Jr.
Watch as Coach Charley Lau Jr. explains and a hitter demonstrates this Toe Drag Drill.
To Hug the Line or Not?
Most “Old School” coaches will have their third baseman and first baseman hug the line late in the game if they are winning by a run or, as might be the case in the photo, the runner on first is the tying or winning…
Infield Drills – Backhands – IMG Academy
Watch as Coach Kevin Sharp explains the proper technique and footwork for making backhand plays.
Pitching – Fielding Bunts – Scott Forbes – UNC
Watch as Coach Scott Forbes explains and pitchers demonstrate these fielding bunt drills.
A Quick In-Season Ab and Arm Workout for Baseball Players
As the baseball and softball seasons gear up, it can be hard to find time to hit the weight room to maintain core, lower- and upper-body strength. But building strength in these areas is important to develop a powerful swing and prevent…