Watch as Chris Fore discusses how to get that first head coaching job. The key factor of getting an interview for the head coaching position is the cover letter. A great cover letter can make […]
You Are What You Eat
By: Adam Sarancik Author of: Coaching Champions for Life One of the most dramatic and consequential shifts in my lifetime in the personal habits of people, including many athletes, is the casual way in which […]
Keeping the Hitter Guessing with Rachel Lawson – Univ. of Kentucky
Watch as Coach Rachel Lawson discusses keeping the hitter guessing with a drop rise combo. She explains tunneling and if you can tunnel the rise and drop ball, that will keep the hitter guessing. If […]
Band Hitting Drill with Garland Shirley – Clarke Univ.
Watch as Coach Garland Shirley explains, and hitters demonstrate this band drill. This drill works on balance and coordination and helps the hitter to feel the front hip flexor working the muscles that reinforce her […]
Pitching: Stationary Arm Circles with Marissa Young – Duke Univ.
Watch as Coach Marissa Young explains, and pitchers demonstrate this stationary arm circle drill. This is an everyday drill that works on timing, posture, and the finish that can be used for all types of […]
Leadership: What Type of Team Do You Want to Be? with Robert Grasso – La Jolla Country Day School (CA)
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 why they […]
Pitching Warmups: Walkthroughs with Lonni Alameda – Florida State Univ.
Watch as Coach Lonni Alameda explains, and a pitcher demonstrates these walkthrough pitching warmups. The purpose is to work on rhythm and timing by breaking the pitch down into steps. Start with the one step […]
Character Development: Be a Hope Dealer with Stephen Mackey – 2Words Character Development
Watch as Stephen Mackey explains that in today’s world there are a lot of influences that can have a negative impact on your kids. He encourages coaches to offset this negativity by being hope dealers. […]
Incline Beam Pitching with Sahvanna Jaquish – Colorado State Univ.
Watch as Coach Sahvanna Jaquish explains, and a pitcher demonstrates the use of an incline board that helps keep them on their power line and works on driving the backside into the front side. Coach […]
Nine Ways to Develop Accountability in Your Program
By: John Klessinger – South River High School (MD) Accountability is a modern-day buzz word. It is thrown around team locker rooms, business meetings, and in schools. But what is it really. I am not […]
Turning School Tasks into Team Building Opportunities with Stefanie Faith – Lone Star High School (TX)
Watch as Coach Stefanie Faith explains turning school tasks into team building opportunities to help build team culture in the off-season.
Offensive Accountability Tracking System with Courtney Sims – Richardson High School (TX)
Watch as Coach Courtney Sims explains her team’s offensive accountability tracking system that will help players buy into their roles on your team.
Pitcher’s Bungee Balance Drill with Marissa Young – Duke Univ.
Watch as Coach Marissa Young explains, and pitchers demonstrate these bungee balance drills that address a pitcher’s posture, balance, and finish. Using the bungee drills, Coach mentions “feeding the mistakes” to help correct them. Use […]
Tools For the Short Game with Karen Weekly – Univ. of Tennessee
Watch as Coach Karen Weekly discusses the short game and explains that you need to use all of the tools in your toolbox. Factors that can determine what tool a slapper must use include: what […]
Hitting Timing Drill with Josh Bloomer – Arizona State Univ.
Watch as Coach Josh Bloomer 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 […]
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 […]
Tire Hitting Drill with Tim Walton – Univ. of Florida
Watch as Coach Tim Walton explains and shows video clips of this tire hitting drill using a 15-inch wheelbarrow tire. The hitter is in her stance with a good stack position looking at herself in […]
Building Relationships Is Key with Athletes with Christa Williams-Yates – Kingwood High School (TX)
Watch as Coach Christa Williams-Yates explains that her players perform better and buy in when she is more personal with them and shows that she cares. The goal is for each player to be the […]
High-In Low-Out Hitting Drill with Garland Shirley – Clarke Univ.
Watch as Coach Garland Shirley explains, and a hitter demonstrates the High-In Low-Out Drill that is good for hitters struggling with inside and outside pitches. Coach covers the tee placement, and then the hitter will […]
2-Plate Machine Hitting Drill with Leah Campbell – (Retired) Rockwall High School (TX)
Watch as Coach Leah Campbell explains and shows practice video of this 2-plate hitting drill. The 1st plate is set up from the machine at 39-40 ft. and the 2nd plate is 4 to 5 […]
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 […]
You Have Served and Served Well
By: Adam Sarancik Author of: Coaching Champions for Life There are very few certainties in life. In coaching, one of those certainties is that no matter the season, no matter the league, no matter the […]
Med Ball Pitching Exercises with Marissa Young – Duke Univ.
Watch as Coach Marissa Young explains, and pitchers demonstrate these med ball exercises. The goal is to strengthen the muscles and movements that are needed for good pitching mechanics. Coach will cover in detail the […]
Technology’s Impact on Mental Health with Dr. Josie Nicholson – Univ. of Mississippi
Dr. Josie Nicholson of Ole Miss Athletics discusses today’s technology and how it can have a negative effect on an individual athlete’s mental health. She explains that the world of sport is a world of […]
Catcher’s F-R-T Drill with Leah Campbell – (Retired) Rockwall High School (TX)
Watch as Coach Leah Campbell explains, and catchers demonstrate the F-R-T Drill (framing, receiving, and throwing). They change out the catchers after every 3 pitches and work on throwing to 1st base with the runner […]
Teaching Three Mistake Routines
By: Colleen M. Hacker Originally Published in: Achieving Excellence Provided by: Human Kinetics Flush It The idea with this routine is that it is important to flush a mistake or error. A toilet is flushed […]
Pitching: Big Plate Day with Paige Cassady – North Carolina State Univ.
Watch as Coach Paige Cassady explains, and pitchers demonstrate this big plate drill. The visual for the pitchers is the cone. Anything outside the cone is fair game but they cannot increase the zone outside […]
Stressors in Coaching
By: Roselee Jencke OAM Originally Published in: Winning Ways of Women Coaches Provided by: Human Kinetics One of the first things you must accept when you become a coach is that it is anything but […]
Pitching Workouts for Location with Beth Torina – Louisiana State Univ.
Watch as Coach Beth Torina discusses location workouts and explains in detail various location drills. She suggests mixing up your drills and avoiding monotony and keeping it fresh for your pitchers. Coach explains the ‘no […]
Digital Distractions: Impact on Athletes Today with Todd Gongwer – Kardia Transformation Group
Watch as Todd Gongwer explains the impact that digital distractions have on today’s athletes. He will discuss in detail how the following factors impact a team dynamic and make teaching, in general, more difficult. What […]