By: Coach Kenny Buford | 2011-01-28 | Basketball Teaching players how to pitch correctly takes a lot of practice and repetition. Truly players should pitch daily to stay in rhythm and develop their pitching. Below are 2 proven drills to help develop more speed and accuracy from the mound. This should keep the players motivated and excited to perform in practices and games. read more
By: Dauvid Reinolt | 2011-05-03 | Recreation & Sports First and most important, young players must start at the beginning; mastering basic skills is a necessary step. read more
By: Joe Brockhoff | 2010-03-31 | Baseball We have discovered one of the greatest methods for teaching baseball (or anything else for that matter) is to find a key word to help the player understand the concept we are trying to teach. And these key words work better if they are word pictures. read more
By: Joe Brockhoff | 2010-04-02 | Baseball Pulling off the ball is a common mistake by many hitters. In order to get consistent contact, the hitter must be sure his head stays closed, in other words, looking down into the contact area. read more
By: Vic Read | 2012-03-14 | Baseball Baseball hitting charts are a little known resource that baseball players use. The idea behind the charts is to give the batter or the pitcher helpful information about the other. There is lots of information collected about every at bat, and by many different people. Many players swear by these charts. They are a big part of professional baseball. read more
By: Ema Sis | 2012-06-24 | Baseball Baseball is likely one of the healthy sports that can strengthen the body & mind. Its quick & swift game which necessitates concentration so this supports your kid enhance his academic skills. read more
By: Coach Joe Brockoff | 2010-10-06 | Baseball The body is a hitting machine, one where all parts work together to ensure maximum output, or, in this case, power and contact. Identifying and solidifying the proper position and action for each of the seven body parts used in the hitting process will significantly improve a baseball player's batting average. Here Coach Joe Brockoff, inventor of the bestselling Super 8 Hitting System, breaks down the seven body functions essential for optimum hitting power and speed read more
By: Ruaidhri Prendergast | 2010-04-02 | Baseball The Chicago crowd certainly seemed to be in sync with Guillen's thoughts. They booed Wise roundly the previous games before he was dropped from the leadoff spot after going 0-for-8. Wise himself is, well, none too wise about exactly why. read more
By: Joe Brockhoff | 2010-04-02 | Baseball We have heard for years, that for a player to be a good hitter, he must swing down on the ball. While there is some truth to this, young players totally misinterpret what swing down really means. read more
By: Coach Becky Wittenburg | 2011-01-28 | Recreation & Sports Girls softball players need to understand the importance of softball hitting drills. To score runs and give your team a chance to win, they have to be able to make solid contact and move baserunners around the diamond. And to be able to solid contact they have to have lots of practice. read more
By: Frank Thompson | 2010-03-28 | Baseball The one thing I will always cherish as I get older is the years I spent coaching my sons in the sport that I dearly love... baseball. Now, I am not one of those dads that get involved just to live their shortchanged childhood through their children's eyes. I played baseball for years and studied the game. I also, while progressing through the different age levels with my boys, understood the need to adjust and adapt to the respective age level. read more
By: KC Andrus | 2010-04-01 | Baseball Discover 3 wonderful bits of information that will have your youth baseball team. It can greatly increase it's performance on the field. read more
By: Sameep Shah | 2010-03-31 | Baseball Like a lot of other things in life you tend to get better at those which you do regularly. It is the same with baseball game and you can get perfect with baseball hitting. Therefore the best baseball hitting advice for kids or anyone can be practice and keep practicing. read more
By: marty schupak | 2011-11-09 | Baseball A baseball coach shares his 21 years of coaching Little league baseball and gives his views on coaching decisions made during games that may deviate from conventional ways. These suggestions will help Little League individual players and teams improve. read more
By: Coach Joe Brockoff | 2010-09-24 | Baseball Many hitters take a batting stroke and keep their entire weight on their back leg as they swing. This is NOT what staying back is meant to be. Learn smarter and more effective ways to hit a baseball from a Hall of Fame Coach who has sent 45 players to the pros. read more