Watch as Coach Vicki Corn explains, and players demonstrate these daily outfield drills. Coach Corn will cover the following drills in detail: Crow Hop Drill, Ball in Glove Flyball Drill, Safety Catches Drill, Do-or-Die Drill, […]
Steps Coaches Can Take to Prevent Player Injuries with Dr. Robb Rehberg – William Paterson Univ.
Watch as Dr. Robb Rehberg discusses steps that coaches can take to prevent player injuries. He will explain in detail the following steps: Properly plan activities Provide a safe physical environment Provide proper instruction Supervise […]
The Ten Most Important Things a Coach Should Do in the Off-Season
Even if the last game of the season ends in a victory, the off-season begins for me after the last out of that game. Next season, I know I must be better and my team […]
Hitting: Common Mechanical Flaws with Cassie Reilly-Boccia – Softball Strength Academy
Watch as Coach Reilly Boccia discusses habitual mechanical flaws and what causes the mechanical error. She shows how to find the mistake and what to do to train the proper mechanical movement.
The Hamburger Theory: Catcher Pitcher Communication with Kelly Inouye-Perez – UCLA
Watch as Coach Kelly Inouye-Perez explains that communication is key when catchers are dealing with pitchers. She gives a couple of examples of a catcher using negative language when speaking with a pitcher. Communication needs […]
Open Culture
Originally Published in: Raise Your Game Another important part of culture is a sense of openness. If no one shares what they think, the culture becomes one of fear, suspicion, and failure. Problems fester […]
Teaching Intentional Tee Work with Larry Wooten – Wade Hampton High School (SC)
Watch as Coach Larry Wooten discusses intentional tee work. Many times, players want to do this as fast as they can. Coach Wooten wants to make tee work as close as possible to batting in […]
Can You Be Too Positive? with Jon Gordon – The Jon Gordon Companies
Watch as Jon Gordon responds to the question, “Can you be too positive?” He states that you can never be too positive because you need that positivity to elevate your state of mind. He cites […]
Educating Athletes That Social Media Is Their Life Resume with Kim Karr – ICANHELP
Watch as Kim Karr emphasizes the importance in communicating with your athletes and parents that their posts on social media represent their life resume. Colleges and athletic departments are checking potential recruits’ and applicants’ social […]
Bottom Hand Tee Drill with Larry Wooten – Wade Hampton High School (SC)
Watch as Coach Larry Wooten talks about contact hitting. He addresses proper stance, hand placement, and making solid contact with the ball. He breaks the movement down to just the upper-body arm swing.
Character, Attitude, Discipline with Mike Candrea – (Retired) Univ. of Arizona
Watch as Coach Mike Candrea discusses the foundations of his program: Character, Attitude, and Discipline. The five features of character, including players’ commitment, are explained, as well as the four types of players (kids who […]
Why Every Great Coach Assesses Their Athletes – Beyond the Scoreboard & Stats
By: Julie Hatfield-Still Provided By: Beyond The Game Alliance As a coach, you’re constantly evaluating whether it’s watching how athletes perform in a drill, tracking game-day stats, or observing who shows up ready to […]
Dynamic Infield/Outfield Throws with Austin Wasserman – High Level Throwing
Watch as Coach Austin Wasserman talks about an infielder drill to work on shifting weight, footwork, and working on going to the backhand side. He also talks about outfield footwork and throwing drills to focus […]
Hula Hoop Slapping Drill with Jessica Bracamonte – Univ. of Toledo
Watch as Coach Jessica Bracamonte explains, and batters demonstrate the Hula Hoop Slapping Drill. The focus of the drill is on barrel path and direction. The batter should be in the middle of the hoop […]
Breathing Exercises
By: Dr. Colleen M. Hacker, Mallory E. Mann Originally Published in: Achieving Excellence Provided by: Human Kinetics Learning to breathe properly can either activate or calm and relax your body. You can use the […]
Infielder’s Ground Ball Progression with Josh Bloomer – Arizona State Univ.
Watch as Coach Josh Bloomer explains, and players demonstrate this infielder’s ground ball progression. This is a group drill, with all the infielders completing each drill before moving on to the next one. The focus […]
How to Avoid Coaching Burnout with Dr. Lee Dorpfeld – Univ. of South Florida
Watch as Dr. Lee Dorpfeld explains that burnout is unlikely to affect coaches who don’t care or who aren’t passionate about their work. However, most successful coaches who invest significant time and effort without maintaining […]
Popcorn Flyball Drill with Michele Biffle – Langham Creek High School (TX)
Watch as Coach Michele Biffle explains, and players demonstrate the Popcorn Drill for infielders. This is a partner drill that works on fielding and catching, focusing on covering every angle that can occur in a […]
Outfield to Infield with Jennifer McFalls – Univ. of Kansas
Watch as Coach Jennifer McFalls explains outfield situational play. She emphasizes the importance of communication between players during outfield-to-infield plays. She also discusses common mistakes, including throwing to the wrong base, making bad throws, and […]
Mental Toughness: A Skill That Can Be Developed with Dr. Colleen Hacker – Team USA / Pacific Lutheran Univ.
Watch as Dr. Colleen Hacker explains that mental toughness is a skill, and it can be developed. It is about how an individual responds to adversity, difficult situations, setbacks, and failure. Mental toughness is not […]
The Decisive Intangible for All College Athlete Recruits
Originally published in an Adam Sarancik Book Most college coaches have similar goals, philosophies, and priorities when recruiting athletes for their program. In short, they want people, athletes, and players who tangibly have sports skills […]
Understanding Swing Planes with Amber Freeman – Univ. of Arizona
Watch as Coach Amber Freeman discusses understanding uppercut and flat swing planes. Coach Freeman explains that uppercut swingers are better down in the zone while flat swingers are better up in the zone. Coach will […]
Hip Flexor Band Exercises with Garland Shirley – Clarke Univ.
Watch as Coach Garland Shirley explains, and players demonstrate band exercises for hip flexors and improving 1st step explosiveness. The players will demo material slides and banded leg lifts.
How Coaches Can Develop an OUTSTANDING Working Relationship With Your AD
By: Kevin M. Bryant, CMAA Many times, in my 35-year career in college and high school athletic administration I have heard coaches share their frustrations about their athletic director. While I would like to […]
Accept It or Correct It with Alan Stein, Jr.
Alan Stein, Jr. explains that every single behavior that goes on in your program, on or off the field, is either something you accept or correct. He also explains how eliminating some behaviors, such as […]
6 Part Bunting Progression with Vicki Corn – Greenville Senior High School (SC)
Watch as Coach Vicki Corn explains, and players demonstrate this 6 part bunting progression that uses tennis balls simulating catching a raw egg on the end of the bat. The progression starts with a toss […]
Throwing: Long Toss with Megan Rembielak – MegRem Softball
Watch as Coach Megan Rembielak explains the long toss throw progression. This warmup consists of 10 reps of slow throwing formation that first starts with getting the separation between the lower and upper half of […]
9-Dot Challenge with James Leath – Mental Performance Coach
Watch as Mental Performance Coach James Leath presents a group of athletes with the 9-Dot Challenge. The challenge has 4 rules and the athletes have 5 minutes to work by themselves, then with a partner, […]
The Sports Nutrition Challenge Hiding in Plain Sight
By: Greta Jarvis, MS, MPH, Founder of: Center for Active Women It was around sophomore year of high school when my classmates, teammates, and friends started restricting their eating: the Flat Belly Diet, the Cabbage […]
Lessons Learned as a Head Coach with Lauren Ebstein – Tufts Univ.
Watch as Coach Lauren Ebstein discusses the lessons she has learned throughout her coaching career. She has a specific approach to how she does things, and she teaches her assistants both the how and the […]