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Sliding Injuries in Baseball: Prevention Starts with Smart Coaching
There are two injuries I’ve seen far too often on a baseball field — and both are almost entirely preventable: Jumping at first base Sliding improperly into a base Whether or not they’re the top injury causes in baseball and fastpitch softball isn’t the point. What...
7 Best Batting Practice Drills For Pro Ballplayers
The best batting practice drills are vital components of training today’s ballplayers, including at the professional level. Incredibly, they follow the same building block approach as our younger players! It is during these sessions that players refine their...
Essential Baseball Field Equipment For Those Without Goats
What Field Equipment Do You Choose?Field Equipment You Should Not Live Without!Pitching Machines Or Live Arms?Batting CagesPortable Baseball Backstops aka Batting Turtles & Baseball TurtlesBaseball Screens & Baseball Catch NetsWeighted Baseball Field...
Buying Baseball Foul Poles – Get This Right!
Baseball Foul Poles & Softball Foul Poles – The Details! Baseball foul poles & softball foul poles are generally chosen by their height.Here are other features you may want to consider since you will own these for a baseball-lifetime! HeightThink...
Coaching Baseball Infielders: How to Improve Infield Range
Great Baseball Infielders Have 3 Things in Common Great baseball infielders share three key attributes: steady hands, strong arms, and exceptional range. The ability to reach balls that other defenders can’t is what sets elite players apart. In this article,...
Baseball Shortstop Tasks and Tips
Updated: 3/21/25. Why Shortstop Is Baseball’s Most Demanding Position I’ve coached hundreds of kids over the years, and there’s always a special intensity that comes with developing a shortstop. It’s arguably the most demanding defensive...
Change Up: The Pitch for a Strong Arm’s Lifetime
Any Pitcher Can Learn The Change Up I have a vivid recollection of a great coach, John Scolinos of Cal Poly Pomona (CA), teaching our star national team Australian pitcher a change of pace pitch in about one minute. The reason the scene stays with me is that a week...
Throwing The Curveball: Age to Teach It How to Teach It & Common Faults That Add Stress on the Pitching Arm
I. When to Teach Throwing The Curveball Throwing the curveball properly breeds many questions. Of course a lot depends on the physical development of a young pitcher, but generally speaking, I believe a pitcher should be close to 15 years of age before throwing the...