Youth Baseball

You don't have to be "old school" type to understand how many baseball training programs are floating on the internet...

I love watching velocity readings. As a coach, it is exciting to see a player increase their velocity, achieving a ve...

My middle school gym teacher once told us, "Throwing a ball fast takes a great deal of athleticism."  I always rememb...

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, 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.  What other time will a ballplayer be able to work on making adjustments with little pressure and ample patience while playing?  This is the minor league baseball model - compete hard but make adjustments which could send you to the big leagues.  It requires a balance between competition and development that many fans - along with players and some coaches - have a difficult time understanding.  It is a very important part of a college player's development.          

I'm afraid young pitchers are forgetting how to pitch.  With all of the videos showing internet sensations throwing f...

Today, I'm rounding up some of my favorite training tools for practicing throwing the Curveball. 

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...

It's time to talk a little bit about the pitch. The pitch everyone wants to throw, the pitch that made Dwight Gooden, Bert Blyleven, and Sandy Koufax unbeatable on the mound, the seemingly law-defying pitch — the curveball.