Youth & Travel Baseball Blog, Updates, Coaching & Instruction

T Ball Base Running Drill that Works

Of course, this T ball base running drill is not a bad idea for players of all ages and is a good early season, base running drill to help players with correct base running habits and so they never miss a base again for the rest of their career. It may seem a tad complicated but it is not.

Baseball Fielding Evaluation Sheet to Use

Quit Wasting Your Money on Baseball Hitting Instruction When...

There is a good chance you are wasting your money on baseball hitting instruction. The good news is that even people, with little baseball knowledge, can tell whether the baseball hitting coach is worth their money, with a little observation.

Football Mentality and Hitting a Baseball

One of my most common statements to my young hitting students is, "Look mean up there," when it comes to preparation for hitting a baseball. Of course, the minute I say that, most young ballplayers break out into the biggest smile oh well.

Baseball Coaching Pet Peeves Coaches should not Allow

Patience is not only a virtue with coaching youth baseball, but a necessity. However, the following are my baseball coaching pet peeves that I have no patience for. Unfortunately, they all involve parents as the culprits.

A Difference between Real Coaches and Dr. Feel Good Coaches

Baseball Hitters Chasing Bad Pitches

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Happy Gilmore - Great Hitting Drill for Baseball

Baseball players all have different personalities

How to Stop Hitting Ground Balls

It is extremely frustrating when players hit ground balls all the time, especially ground balls that have no chance of getting through the infield for hits. The solution is sometimes simple, but often takes a great deal of muscle memory repetitions to improve swing mechanics.

Youth baseball coaching coordiantion responsibility lies with parents and coaches

Youth baseball coaching is much more difficult in this day and age. Years ago, players did not have so many people in their ear.

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You can add power to your baseball swing but it takes another kind of power too - will power

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Youth Sports Coaching and Behavioral Disorders can Co-exist

I coach many youth, who have behavior disorders, but I am not even close to an expert on behavioral disorders, so the following are just my youth sports coaching experiences, and not meant to be a how to manual.

Hitting Coaches of All Levels Have the Same Problems

Baseball Swing Analysis Helps Answer That

The correct baseball swing involves both arms, but it helps when players or coaches recognize when one arm or the other is not holding its own with the baseball swing.

Baseball Hitting Instruction: Roles of Coaches, Parents, and Players

Parents and players should hold their instructors accountable for paid baseball hitting instruction, as long as they do their part. Below are the roles that each instructors, parents, players should have in the training process.