Here is a 7 minute video showing how to use jump stretch bands to perform a high intesity workout designed for baseball players. It's a bit long but you find a few useful drills that can performed just about anywhere. … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2010
Positive Parenting in Sports
If you are a coach and/or parent and you have probably faced one of the many challenges associated with raising athletes. Sometimes kids aren't motivated or they are nervous. They get scared or don't believe they can do it. Maybe the fun is gone, they are burned out or they even want to quit. Below is a trailer for Jack Perconte's book on Positive Parenting in sports. This book takes … [Read more...]
Bat Speed Video
Here is a video by Jack Mankin about generating bat speed by creating torque with the top hand. It's a bit technical and long but you might find it useful. The video uses pro players such as A-Rod to demonstrate his points. Please let me know your thoughts. … [Read more...]
Video on Batting Stance
What I like most about this video is the tip about keeping your bottom hand at the top of the strike zone. No only does this put your hands in a good hitting position but this helps the hitter, especially younger hitters, to recognize good and bad pitches. … [Read more...]
Successful Texas High School Coach Excited About Insider Bat
I highly recommend the Insider Bat. This new, innovative product gives your hitters instant feedback and a "feel" for the correct path of the bat head and the proper set of the hands. Our players have used the Insider Bat and they too, are excited about the results. Dale Westmoreland Head Baseball Coach Magnolia High School 2009 Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame … [Read more...]
Insider Bat Introduced During a Tournament Rain Delay
I am the Head Baseball Coach at Barbe High School in Lake Charles, LA for the past 23 years. My coaching staff was introduced to the Insider Bat by a coach from a visiting team during a rain delay at our tournament. We were talking about drills to teach kids to stay inside the ball and he said hey I have the perfect thing for you. Everyday during drill work, we use the Insider Bat and it has … [Read more...]
Batting Trainer Endorsed by Successful High School Coach
"We have been using the insider bat and one of the main thing we like is the instant feedback you receive with each swing and the variety of drills that can be used with the insider bat. It really gives my players an understanding of keeping their hands inside the ball" Head Coach Larry Turner Head Baseball Coach Owasso High School Owasso, Oklahoma State Champions 1987, 98, 99, … [Read more...]
Former Padres Manager says Batting Trainer is the “Lastest and Greatest”
"The insiderbat is the latest and greatest hitting tool I have seen regarding the extension part of the swing in both baseball and softball. It is an everyday tool in my individual and private lesson program." Coach Greg Riddoch Former San Diego Padres Manager Current San Diego Padres Mental Skills Coach … [Read more...]
The Most Effective Training Tool Says Winning Baseball Coach
"The Insider bat is the most effective training tooI I have encountered in my career in regards to proper hand path to the ball. The instant feedback, the portablity, the muscle memory development, are all reasons every player/coach should own an insider bat. It is like having an extra assistant coach for the players. The insider bat is and will be a part of any program I am involved with in the … [Read more...]
Baseball Swing Expert Highly Recommends the Insider Bat
"I highly recommend the insider bat. Very rarely do you come across a training aide that is easy to use and takes so little instruction. Immediately when the hitter picks up the insider bat his mind starts calculating the necessary swing path to hit the ball squarely." Don Slaught President and Founder/Rightview Pro 16 Yr MLB Career Former Detroit Tiger Hitting Coach … [Read more...]