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The Best Coach You can be

Saturday Secrets to Great Baseball Coaching Simplicity is the Answer

I wrote a 200-page book - The Making of a Hitter- on how to teach hitting to baseball players. Does that make me knowledgeable about hitting? yes and no. Yes, because that is many pages to fill. No, because good coaches know that the best way to teach anything is to keep it simple.

Friday Base Running Tips Win-Win Situation Many coaches like to have a left-handed batter batting behind a good base stealer for the obvious reason that the hitter blocks the catcher's view of the runner at first base and the throw may be a little tougher with the lefty batter, somewhat. However, as a base stealer, I preferred the opposite - having a right handed batter up to bat.

Friday Base Running Secrets Aggressive Base Running   Over the past few weeks, I have written about the importance of not running into unnecessary outs, especially once runners are already in scoring position. One base running rule ingrained in advanced baseball players is that they should never make the first or last out of an inning at third base. When in doubt with no outs and two outs, players learn that the risk of getting to third base safely is not worth it.

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Thursday Throwing Tips

Necessity of Baseball Rundown Throwing Practice

Few baseball plays are more frustrating for baseball coaches than watching their team blow a rundown play. Errant throws occur often on run down plays for a number of reasons: