Hitting the Basics - Part 4 (Contact)
Monday, May 19th, 2008 Posted in Coaching | No Comments »The contact position in a baseball swing will allow a hitter to either maximize or minimize his power through the baseball. There are a couple of basics for the contact position: Hands should be in front of the shoulders. Head down on ...
Hitting the Basics - Part 3 (Drive)
Thursday, May 15th, 2008 Posted in Coaching | No Comments »This is where the swing gets interesting. Drive is the part of the swing that takes your body to the ball and generates the power from your legs and hips. There are two schools of thought on driving to the ...
Getting Kids to Practice On Time
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 Posted in Coaching | No Comments »When a player shows up late, it can throw off the entire practice. Many coaches will deduct innings or minutes from players who show up late, but it only works to a certain extent. The purpose of practice is to make players ...
Hitting the Basics - Part 2 (Stride)
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Coaching | No Comments »Part 1 of Hitting Basics is pretty difficult to mess up if you are putting any effort into it, because there is nothing outside of your control to put you off your swing. The stride is similar in that way, ...
Shooting a Goal (Soccer)
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Coaching | No Comments »The above video walks through the technique for the In Step Drive Shot on Goal. The video emphasizes foot placement and follow through. For Coach without a background playing Soccer, this and other videos like it may be the way ...
Hitting the Basics - Part 1 (Stance)
Monday, May 12th, 2008 Posted in Coaching | No Comments »Hitting a Baseball is arguably the most difficult feat in competitive sports. A player must hit a round ball moving in three planes with a round bat. Oh! Also, the player needs to hit where 9 people are not. This ...
Killer First Step
Monday, May 12th, 2008 Posted in Coaching | No Comments »BasketballSuccess.com has some great articles for the up and coming basketball player. Check out How to Develop a Killer First Step to learn about one of the keys to an explosive offense.
Hitting a Baseball - Introduction
Sunday, May 11th, 2008 Posted in Coaching | No Comments »Hitting a baseball is arguably the most difficult feat in competitive sports, because a player must hit a small leather ball, moving forward rapidly through three planes, with a wooden or metal bat. Furthermore, they need to hit the ball to a place where nine other players can't get to ...
How to Connect with Your Players
Saturday, May 10th, 2008 Posted in Coaching | No Comments »After reviewing several coaching sites, most do not adequately explain how to connect with players and handle difficult parents. AKCoach.com, a Web site devoted to coaching youth basketball, does this and does it well. Although the site is for basketball coaches, it also discusses ...
Mom’s Guide to Sports
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 Posted in Coaching, Family | No Comments »For the Moms out there that want to learn a little more about the games they watch every week, check out Mom's Guide to Sports. This link will take you to the soccer section of the site. However, you can ...
