After placing a rope ladder flat on the ground, baseball coaches can begin training young players using several "running ladder" exercises. The simplest exercise involves running the length of the ladder while placing one foot in each hole on a given side. Other exercises (in increasing order of difficulty) include using two feet per hole, alternating sides per step, and alternating sides while … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2012
Baseball Drill for Hitting in the Zone
This baseball hitting drill with help hitters get into correct contact position and keep that position longer, allowing for greater time to hit the ball. To understand the three positions, hitters will practice hitting balls off a batting tee in three different zones and stopping the bat at the correct positions. As each zone is mastered the hitter will move to the next zone until the batter can … [Read more...]
Find a Private Coach – CoachUp.com
CoachUp is online database of qualified, vetted coaches offering their services to help aspiring athletes. Private coaching has been proven to increase and athletes performance and is the most effective way to improve in a sport. Parents and athletes search for independent coaches by city, zip code and sport. Each coach has been qualified by CoachUp and creates a profile listing their skills … [Read more...]
The problem with Tommy John surgery
Tommy John surgery--the reconstruction of the ulnar collateral ligament on the elbow--is something that every pitcher might face in his life because pitching generates enough force to create a rupture. The 22 year old Stephen Strasburg underwent the surgery 18 months ago, and on April 2, 2012, fans surged to watch the Nationals star. However, it is not likely that Strasburg will ever play a full … [Read more...]
Stabilization Drills – Baseball Hitting Instruction
Stabilization Drills in Baseball was hosted by Joe Francisco, a former player for Atlanta Braves. A key component of the drills was keeping the body in a straight line. The focus of this position gives the batter good control. In the drill the person batting should get on one knee and focus on the vertical line of his body. With he hit the batter should be careful of over-rotation. The drill … [Read more...]
Two Drills that will Skyrocket your Batting Average!
Connor Powers of DeadReadHitting.com presents an amazing video on Two Drills that will Skyrocket your Batting Average. The first drill is showing you how to keep the barrel of the bat in the zone longer. This drill is easily done with only a tee and four baseballs. The second drill is focused on showing the proper technique for keeping your head down during your swing. In the excellent video, … [Read more...]
Major League Hitting
Connor Powers stars in another youtube video, this time trying to help out aspiring baseball players. This video includes three different drills that are designed to help major league hitters hit harder and more often. This is one of the best videos to watch if you are an up-and-coming baseball player and are trying to improve your hitting technique. Read the full article here: Major League … [Read more...]
Baseball Trick Shots “Connor Powers”
San Diego Padre's player Connor Powers shows off his professional batting skills in his latest youtube video. He hits a variety of balls off tees and slow pitches into trash cans, openings in nets, and even hits a camera once! One shot includes two different nets, one used as a trampoline and the other used to bounce the ball into a far away trashcan. These shots are amazing and a must see for any … [Read more...]
Josh Womack Cool Spinning Bat Tricks
Josh Womack of the Tuscan Toros shows off some of his sick bat spinning tricks. In this 2 minute video, Womack does a variety of different bat spins. This is an excellent video to watch if you are curious what professional baseball players do in their spare time. You might even be able to learn some new tricks that you can try out yourself! … [Read more...]
Learning to hit the curve ball
The curve ball is one of many pitches used in the baseball game today. in order to learn how to hit the curve ball you have to start playing baseball at an early age, go to baseball camps, watch videos, talk to professional baseball players about what makes them successful in hitting the curve ball. professional teams have scouts that scout their opponents. this helps the teams know what to expect … [Read more...]