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Coaching Baseball Hitting is Difficult because Hard Work is not always the Answer

Often, I am asked by parents of my students, how much their son, or daughter should practice their baseball hitting. I throw a curve ball at them, so to speak, and say, "To be honest, I would rather them not touch a bat until I see them again." Of course, that may be impossible during the baseball season, but I am serious when I say that.

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.

Recommended End of Season Game Plan for Youth Baseball Players

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The Art to Giving Baseball Lessons

Popular baseball practice drills that hurt more than help?

Dodger Stadium - Oh What a Place

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

Bryce Harper vs. Miguel Cabrera

OK, before you say it, who is this guy to tell Bryce Harper how to hit? Now that that is out of the way"¦

Definition of Personal Coaching

Even Abusive Sports Coaches get Respect Sometimes

I've seen it often - a coach appears to be a real jerk, and the players love him and explain, that is just coach being coach.

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.

Definition of Personal Coaching

Helping Youth Ballplayers Learn Sport Resiliency

Hitting a Baseball Adjustments that Leads to Success

Knowing some basic keys of hitting a baseball in games can help coaches turn games around for the better.

At the highest level of baseball, numerous hitting, pitching, and defensive charts exist that help coaches analyze tendencies about everything, even before games start. At the lower levels of baseball, the so-called "book" on hitters and pitchers are less known, so in game observationsare more important.