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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
When to Throw a Curveball?
Monday, May 5th, 2008 Posted in Coaching | No Comments »When to teach kids how to throw a Curveball is a hotly contested issue and is usually up to the discretion of the upper-level Little League Coach. The following link describes the thought process (or at least what should be ...
Long Toss
Monday, May 5th, 2008 Posted in Coaching | No Comments »One of the staples for increasing arm strength for many years now has been the long toss. The following link shows players and coaches How to Long Toss.
