Watch as Coach Billy Boyer explains, and infielders demonstrate using the action and pivot circles when the short stop is executing a double play. The infielder approaches the bag at full speed and starts to […]
Using HHB Data to Create Competition with Larry Vucan – Carroll High School (TX)
Watch as Coach Larry Vucan discusses how he uses HHB data to create competition within his team. He explains that you must know the ‘why’ behind collecting data and how you intend to use it. […]
Social Awareness with Jeremy Sheetinger – Georgia Gwinnett College
Watch as Coach Jeremy Sheetinger explains that social awareness is the ability to pick up on emotions in other people and to understand what is really going on with them. His coaches call themselves the […]
Great Teams Don’t Happen by Accident with Robert Grasso – La Jolla Country Day School (CA)
Watch as Robert Grasso discusses La Jolla Country Day School leadership programs for athletics and how developing a culture is the key for a successful team. He explains great teams don’t happen by accident and […]
When Is Making a Change to a Pitcher’s Delivery Appropriate?
By: Adam Sarancik Author of: Coaching Champions for Life Effective pitching is essential to winning championships. Throwing a baseball from an elevated mound across a 17″ plate with velocity and command is one of the […]
Hitting: Tee Drills with Steven Trout – Texas State Univ.
Watch as Coach Steven Trout explains, and hitters demonstrate these tee drills that they practice every day along with short toss and hitting in field. Coach discusses in detail, showing video and explaining the objectives […]
Back Hip Hitting Drills with Dan Heefner – Dallas Baptist Univ.
Watch as Coach explains, and hitters demonstrate these back hip hitting drills. The ‘RDL Drill’ is a front toss and the hitter uses one leg, does two RDLs and swings away. With the ‘Hitter Start […]
Infield: Eliminating False Movements with Tracy Archuleta – Indiana State Univ.
Watch as Coach Tracy Archuleta explains, and infielders demonstrate a fielding drill in which the coach is looking for false movements. Work to eliminate the false backward step as this will slow the fielder down […]
Pitcher’s Medicine Ball Series with Wes Johnson – Univ. of Georgia
Watch as Coach Wes Johnson explains, and a pitcher demonstrates this Medicine Ball Series. The Handle Med Ball Series is for increasing movement and strengthening the core around the spine. These exercises deal with kinematics […]
Leadership: What Type of Team Do You Want to Be? with Robert Grasso – La Jolla Country Day School (CA)
Watch as Robert Grasso discusses how coaches must determine with their players what type of standards and values they must set that define their teams. It is important to ask questions so that players understand […]
Line Drills for Infielders with Ricky Watkins – Wharton County Junior College
Watch as Coach Ricky Watkins explains, and players demonstrate these line drills for infielders. The Descending Line Drill works on speeding up the feet and fielding different types of hops. The Forehand/Backhand Drill involves a […]
Recruiting, NIL, and Student-Athlete Priorities
By: Adam Sarancik Author of: Coaching Champions for Life One significant reason Hall of Fame college coaches such as Nick Saban, Jay Wright, Roy Williams and Mike Krzyzewski retired prematurely is NIL (Name, Image and […]
3-Bucket Outfielder’s Drill with Blake Sandford – Brownwood High School (TX)
Watch as Coach Blake Sandford explains the 3-Bucket Outfielder’s Drill. There are a designated number of baseballs in each bucket placed in the outfield. The emphasis is on the outfielder’s throw and not fielding the […]
Infielders’ Hexagon Footwork Drills with Ricky Watkins – Wharton County Junior College (TX)
From the THSBCA Houston On-Field Clinic, watch as Coach Ricky Watkins explains, and infielders demonstrate these hexagon footwork drills. Coach prefers the hexagons instead of the ladder when working on fielding. The 1st drill uses […]
What Is Your Why? with Rob Childress – Univ. of Nebraska
Watch as Coach Rob Childress asks, “What is your why?”. Coach discusses his career and how he has evolved over the years. Many of his teams were very successful, but he believes that the journey […]
Infielder’s Fundamentals on Fielding Slow Rollers and Choppers with TJ Bruce – Texas Christian Univ.
Watch as Coach TJ Bruce explains an infielder’s fundamentals on fielding slow rollers and choppers. If the ball is on the ground, the infielder should use one hand. As the infielder is approaching a slow […]
These Are the Keys to Hitting for Power and Average
By: Adam Sarancik Author of: Coaching Champions for Life The average team batting average in Major League Baseball in the year 2000 was .270. This average has gradually gone down to .244 this past season […]
Hitting: 3-Plate Timing Drill with Zach Dillon – Baylor Univ.
Watch as Coach Zach Dillon explains and shows video of this 3-plate hitting drill. The batter will take a swing at the back plate, the middle, and the front, then work it backwards. The focus […]
The 3 Fundamentals of Infield Play with Ryan Aguayo – Univ. of Texas at San Antonio
Watch as Coach Ryan Aguayo explains that late eye contact, playing underneath the ball and active feet are the 3 fundamentals necessary in developing good infielders. In practice, always emphasize these fundamentals to keep your […]
Hitting: Teaching Top or Bottom Half of the Baseball with Michael Earley – Texas A&M Univ.
Watch as Coach Michael Earley answers a question on hitting the top or bottom half of the baseball. He emphasizes that his approach is unapologetically simple. His focus is on getting the hitters in a […]
10-Minute Clinic: First Base Play with Travis Henson – Blue Ridge High School (SC)
In this Baseball Coaches Insider | 10-Minute Clinic, Travis Henson, Head Baseball Coach at the Blue Ridge High School in South Carolina, shares concepts and drills for first basemen. Concepts / Drills Discussed: Alignment and […]
Infielders’ Double Play Footwork with Tracy Archuleta – Indiana State Univ.
Watch as Coach Tracy Archuleta explains, and infielders demonstrate double play footwork for the 2nd baseman and short-stop. Tracy Archuleta was previously a coach at University of Southern Indiana.
Catcher’s Transfer Drills with Tyler Johnson – McLennan Community College
Watch as Coach Tyler Johnson explains and demonstrates with a catcher these transfer drills. Every ball that the catcher transfers starts with the thumb on the logo in the middle of the chest. Start by […]
Pitcher’s Double Crow Hop Drill with David Berg – UCLA
Watch as Coach David Berg explains the Double Crow Hop Drill which involves the mechanics they call ‘strength over the rubber’.
The Mental Side of the Game
By: Adam Sarancik Author of: Coaching Champions for Life With regard to athletic and sport skill development, what a player does with their mind, both on and off of the field, is at least as […]
Tee Drills with Mitch Thompson – Baylor Univ.
Watch as Coach Mitch Thompson explains and demonstrates his tee drills. He wants his players to load the tee with the seams going up and down on the baseball and the hitters to focus on […]
Infielder’s Relay Technique with Jason Crain – Alma College
Watch as Coach Jason Crain explains and demonstrates with an infielder receiving the ball from the outfield with two hands and getting into a good throwing position. The infielders can receive the ball and drop […]
Where Do You Find Leaders? with Jeff Janssen – Janssen Sports Leadership Center
Jeff Janssen discusses the areas of the Commitment Continuum in which you will find leaders. He urges athletic administrators to not just look at parents, coaches, or kids, but to look at themselves on the […]
Managing Conflict
By: Teri McKeever – Former College and Olympic Swim Coach Originally Published in: Winning Ways of Women Coaches Provided by: Human Kinetics If you aren’t having conflicts on a team, then the athletes and those […]
Catchers Blocking Drill Using Elastic Bands with Johnny Cardenas – Lipscomb Univ.
Watch as Coach Johnny Cardenas explains, and a catcher demonstrates these blocking drills utilizing a core velocity belt. The biggest issue in blocking is catchers kicking the knees back instead of pushing them forward. The […]