Baseball Parents
Pitching Easy Pointer #16, March 25, 2024 - Game Day Pitcher's Guide for Starters and Relievers
Starting Pitchers:
Clear your mind – keep outside distractions to a minimum. You get to play baseball for the next...
Pitching Easy Pointer #15, Mar. 19, 2024 - Throwing Hard, Harder, and Hardest - When are we Satisfied?
My middle school gym teacher once told us, "Throwing a ball fast takes a great deal of athleticism." I always rememb...
Pitching Pointer #13, Feb. 13, 2024. Getting the Curveball Over the Plate - Keep it Simple.
College prospects, if there are coaches coming to watch you, they likely know that you have a college level fastball - or a projectable one. When they come out to watch you compete in a game, they are looking at your secondary stuff. Think of it this way, an elite program wants elite secondary stuff, a lower-level college program is looking less intently at the quality of the secondary pitches.
It's up to you as to how far you want to take your pitching career.
Pointer #10: Keep in-season lifting to ONE Day per week. Can you do it?
This could be the most challenging task facing pitchers. After all, many of you added strength and size during the off-season. You do not want to lose it.
You won't - if you stick to the one day per week schedule.
Is it Time to Play or Wait Your Turn? Playing and Coaching through Sport and Position Specialization
Football, cross-country, soccer, swimming, basketball, volleyball, hockey, track and field, lacrosse, golf, baseball, softball, field hockey.
How many of our kids play one of these? How many play two? Three? Four?
It is an ongoing debate - sport specialization vs. playing multiple sports for young athletes. Is there a correct answer?
Pitchers Pitch, Period - part 2 "Summer, NIL, and the Transfer Portal"
If you are coaching a baseball team between June 1 to around August 15, this is one phrase you do not like to hear from your players:
"It's just summer ball."
Granted, there is a natural let down from the rah-rah intensity of a college baseball spring to the more serene, developmental baseball experience of summer baseball. It is a "winning at all costs" mindset vs. a "I'm trying to get better for next year" thought process of the summer baseball leagues.
Baseball Recruiting Video — Do You Really Need One?
Recruiting is not an exact science. I'm sure if you could interview most college coaches they will each have a story of the kid "that got away" or "they completely missed on." It is not something for the weak minded or feint of heart, this recruiting thing.
Travel Baseball Tryouts: 5 Things to Consider as Parent or Athlete
In most every part of our lives we are looking for the best "fit". A place where we can live, work, and perform with happiness and fulfillment...