May 10th, 2010
Improving your vision
To play baseball you must have very sharp vision or at least to play it well you do. Being able to see the ball good may be the difference on a homerun or a passed ball. It is very important as baseball players to make sure to take care of their eyes. All players need to have regular checkups and even do some vision training exercises. You can find all kinds of eye exercises to do on the internet. Here are a couple pertaining to baseball that I like to do with my players. Read the rest of this entry »
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March 11th, 2010
Being a coach myself sometimes I forget some of the most basic steps to help younger children succeed in this sport. I am sure I am not alone. I have been an observer to several practices outside of my own teachings and noticed that we sometimes try to change too much to quick in younger players. Read the rest of this entry »
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February 25th, 2010
Demarini is getting smarter with the 2010 Vendetta by introducing a mid-range 2 piece composite bat. Composite bats almost always come with a large price tag which can be a deal breaker for many consumers. Demarini has developed a safe bat in the mid-range cost for baseball consumers. Read the rest of this entry »
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January 22nd, 2010
This drill is a simple yet effective way to work on directional hitting while doing Tee work. Read the rest of this entry »
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January 22nd, 2010
Demarini CF4 2010
The Demarini CF4 is essentially the same bat as the CF3 with a few minor additions. Demarini has extended the Barrel slightly larger than the CF3. According to Demarini they made the barrel extension possible with,”Silver Trace Technology” that strengthens the bat. Read the rest of this entry »
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December 29th, 2009
This is a hitting drill that will improve bat speed and the ability to visually pick up the fast ball. Read the rest of this entry »
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December 29th, 2009
2010 Easton Stealth Speed
Although Easton did not invent the aluminum bat they sure had their hand in perfecting it. When Easton introduced performing aluminum bats in the late 60’s, their rise to increase performance has never slowed. When Composite bats hit the baseball game, Easton was there to push the limits on performance once again. Easton is at the top of their game when it comes to new cutting edge technology in bat manufacturing and I don’t see any future change to their legacy. Read the rest of this entry »
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December 16th, 2009
Turning Two is a drill designed to help speed development on turning the double play. In this drill we isolate and break down certain areas of the double play by placing the Short stop and Second baseman already in throwing and receiving position. Here is how it works. Read the rest of this entry »
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December 3rd, 2009
If you have any interest in college baseball and have seen a few games, chances are you have watched this bat in action. Demarini has climbed the ladder to one of the top manufacturers in college baseball. The Voodoo has increased to an even greater choice by college players, along with the current band of full composite bats at that level. The 2010 Demarini Voodoo now has ”Pitch Black Plus Technology”, which is said to make the Composite Handle stronger and the energy transfer to the barrel better.
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December 2nd, 2009
Purpose: To teach players to keep their glove down.
Hoover is a drill I use for younger players. It is designed to teach players to keep their glove down when fielding grounders. I tell my players at every age group that baseball defense is played from the ground, up.
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