Jack's Corner

Performance Enhancing Drugs and Ryan Braun Situation

This article was from a couple years back but it still seems pertinent today, in light of the latest Ryan Braun news, so here it is again.

He may be hot, that's an understatement, but don't teach youth players to hit like Alfonso Soriano.

Tampa Bay Rays Wil Myers Hitting Position

Youth Sports have Greater Purpose

No matter what I write about in the area of coaching youth sports, most readers immediately comment, "But it's all about kids having fun." Internally, I respond, "No it's not." The moral of the story is that adults should not believe that the purpose of youth sports is only for having fun.

Power Hitters versus non Power Hitters

Mike Schmidt: Will they Listen to a Hall of Famer

My new "go to" line with my hitting students is "Try it, you may end up with a homerun." Thank You, Mike Schmidt

Hall of Famer, Mike Schmidt just came out with an article on postseason hitting and the state of hitting in general. Mike Schmidt knows hitting and I feel it validates much of what I teach, but will anything change.