Watch as Coach discusses pitch analysis and count. Both pitchers and coaches should always know the count. When you are ahead in the count be aggressive and attack but don’t waste pitches. The goal is […]
Mental Toughness with Pete Jacobson – WinSmarter
Watch as Coach defines mental toughness as the ability to perform at or near full potential regardless of circumstances. A symptom of lack of mental toughness is an athlete choking in competition as many young […]
Don’t Take Financial Advice From Broke People
By: Mickey Marley Originally Published in: Game Ready – 52 Takeaways for Winning Throughout my thirty-seven years of coaching football, it always amazed me how much advice I got, whether I wanted it or not. […]
Changeup: Flips and Grips with Jennifer Williams – Dartmouth College
Watch as Coach discusses changeup flips and grips. The variety of flips are the classic flip change (flip and pull back, flip up and pull back, or flip and reach), and the horseshoe. Hybrid changeups […]
Social Media: Your Messages/Interviews Are Always a Reflection of Your Employer with Garry Rosenfield – Coaches Inc.
Watch as Garry explains that coaches need to know their social messages and interviews are always a reflection of their employer. Coaches are always on duty, thus always representing their school or institution, team, and […]
How Does Your Catcher Stack Up?
By: Cindy Bristow Provided by: Softball Excellence Knowing your catcher’s touch to touch times is crucial for not only throwing runners out but also in deciding if her throws are getting better. Learn about touch […]
PVC Hitting Drills with Howard Dobson – LSU
Watch as Coach explains and shows video of these snap hitting drills incorporating PVC pipe. The pipe should be 5 feet long and a 1/2 inch thick, as these dimensions will allow for the flex […]
General Pitching Staff Goals with Randy Simkins – Dixie State Univ.
Watch as Coach explains his pitching staff’s general goals. One of the 1st two pitches must be a strike and the pitcher needs to win the 1-1 count which opens all options for the next […]
5 Keys to Building Unstoppable Confidence
Provided by: Jeff Zannetti Re-define Success & Failure Many of today’s student athletes are making the common mistake of focusing their attention solely on results, what others may think of them and fearing letting down […]
Change in Culture with Mike Candrea – Univ. of Arizona
Watch as Coach explains that today’s athletes have not really changed, and that they have more distractions than previous generations but are still moldable. Individual and team discipline comes from good leaders and players holding […]
Catcher’s Throwing Pivots with Lindsay Leftwich – LSU
Watch as Coach explains and shows clips of a catcher’s throwing pivots. Any ball that is over the throwing hand shoulder is a pivot and the catcher is in a good position with the legs […]
Taking Charge
Provided by: Raise Your Game The true test of a great leader is revealed not in what he does but what his people do without him. How does your team act when you’re not there? […]
Hitting Timing Drill with Josh Bloomer – Duke Univ.
Watch as Coach explains and shows clips of this timing drill. The drill incorporates color cones usually used by slappers. Coach asks the hitter for feedback on where the ball was (cone) when they decided […]
Too Much – Too Soon with Scott Whitlock – (Retired) Kennesaw State Univ.
Watch as Coach explains the importance of knowing the abilities and skill sets of your players and then only feeding them what they can eat. Constantly trying to get them to do more of what […]
Self-Evaluation
By: William Taylor and Mike Sheridan Originally Published in: Sport Coaches Handbook Provided by: Human Kinetics We know that expert coaches continually reflect on their own coaching. Therefore, it makes sense that coaches exploring the […]
Body Awareness and Front-Side Pitching Drills with Myndie Berka – BreakThrew Fastpitch
Watch as Coach explains, and pitchers demonstrate these body awareness and front-side pitching drills. With these drills, the pitcher can work on their fastball, change up, or a movement pitch. Coach will detail two examples […]
Develop Relationships with Alan Stein, Jr.
Watch as Alan Stein, Jr. discusses the importance of developing relationships with your players. Know your personnel and play to their strengths. Work with the players on their fundamentals and basics. Develop relationships with the […]
How Thanksgiving Can Change Your Coaching Career…Seriously!
I started coaching as a favor and it was a huge mistake. I’d recently graduated from college and was working for the NYC Fire Department. My high school wrestling coach reached out to me and […]
Reading a Hitter’s Posture with Rachel Lawson – Univ. of Kentucky
Watch as Coach discusses reading the posture of opposing hitters. She describes this as the “game within the game”. If you are calling the game based only on what you see, the batter’s posture can […]
Outfielder’s Band Work with Molly Bolibaugh – DMACC
Watch as Coach explains, and outfielders demonstrate these band exercises for developing arm strength for injury prevention. This is an everyday routine, and she recommends that you choose the exercises that fit your team and […]
A Quick Way to Pitch Faster
By: Cindy Bristow Provided by: Softball Excellence If you’ve been around pitchers for more than 5 seconds you know how obsessed they are with speed. It seems like enough is never enough when it comes […]
Use Video to Educate Your Pitcher and Catcher with Kelly Inouye-Perez – UCLA
Watch as Coach explains how she gets behind and films her pitcher’s best pitch. Film the pitch and loop it so both the pitcher and catcher can view it. This can be separate from your […]
No Excuses
Originally Published in: Game Ready – 52 Takeaways for Winning Guess what is the easiest thing in the world to make? Well, it’s an excuse. Anybody can make one, and most people do. It’s easy […]
Pitching Alignment with Kirk Walker – UCLA
Watch as Coach explains alignment which is the concept of a straight line from the pitcher’s mound directly to home plate. The line must be in your mind, as a player or coach, vertically up […]
Building an Environment for Parents and Athletes to Communicate with Dr. Lee Dorpfeld – Univ. of South Florida
Watch as Dr. Dorpfeld explains that you want to build an environment based on communication in which the athletes are comfortable talking to you. Many times, parents or even coaches can hinder this process and […]
7 Ways Your Pitcher Can Dominate the Game
By: Cindy Bristow Provided by: Softball Excellence While pitching isn’t easy, closing out a game can be even harder. Have you ever wondered why your pitchers can do so well up to a certain point […]
Infield Drills with Karen Weekly – Univ. of TN
Watch as Coach explains and shows clips of these infield drills. The 4 Corners Drill is not catching and stopping the ball but deflecting and transferring it to the next position. The Toss and Tag […]
Keep Them Interested by Changing Up the Delivery with Christa Williams-Yates – Friendswood HS (TX)
Watch as Coach explains that today’s game has not changed much but the athletes have. To keep the players locked in and prevent boredom, she changes up how she presents and teaches various drills, so […]
The 5 P’s to Preventing Burnout
By: Kevin Leichtman Did you know? Burnout happens most often to the hardest working, most committed and dedicated individuals? If you are striving to hit big goals and working as hard as you can, you […]
Dead Ball Changeups with Jennifer Williams – Dartmouth College
Watch as Coach explains a dead ball changeup, where the pitchers try to stop the ball and momentum rather than creating new momentum like in the flip variety. Coach reviews the different dead ball grips […]