baseball
February 23, 2011
Baseball: The infield drill series
As a high school baseball coach, I used to find it difficult to coach everyone at the same time. And I often struggled to get my infielders a lot of repetitions in practice. That was until I found out what could be done with one fungo hitter, a bu...
April 23, 2010
Outfielders need instruction too
Too many coaches don’t spend enough time on outfield defense — they just put a couple good athletes out there, hit them some fly balls and hope for the best when the game starts. But any team’s outfield defense can be improved and that impro...
February 10, 2010
Text Messages Place Baseball Coach On Leave
Here is another cautionary tale for coaches out there - don’t send inappropriate text messages to students. This time, it’s West Hartford High (Conn.) baseball coach Sean McCann who is under investigation. He allegedly sent inappropriate ...
February 10, 2010
St. Thomas Baseball Coach Denning Retires
Coming off a Division III national championship, St. Thomas (Minn.) baseball coach Dennis Denning has decided to retire. The 65-year-old coached the last 15 years at St. Thomas and compiled a 522-157 record with two national titles. Previously, he co...
February 5, 2010
California’s Winningest Prep Baseball Coach Dies
John Stevenson, who won 1.059 games in 50 baseball seasons at El Segundo High (Calif.), died Monday at the age of 76 due to a heart attack.http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dodgerthoughts/2010/01/californias-winningest-prep-baseball-coach-passes-away.h...
October 2, 2009
Working Up the Pitcher’s Starting Routine
Watch any quality major league pitcher prepare for a start and you will discover that he is observing an established routine. Once the routine is developed over a period of trial and error and the pitcher knows that it is working for him, we will exp...
October 2, 2009
Utilizing situational hitting to improve fielding, baserunning
How many times in a close game have you had a runner make a mistake on the bases that might have cost you a big inning? We always get upset by such things and wonder what they are thinking and what we could do about it. Our first thought: Have we ...
October 2, 2009
Urban Baseball
Boosting the Young Player’s Performance"I haven’t had a problem filling out a roster, but I have had a problem filling it with quality players. We can always find two or three players who can play with anybody, but getting a solid nine is...
Does an invitational tournament take some planning, work, and long days during the two-day event? Absolutely! But when you consider the competitive opportunities for your athletes, the increased exposure for your program, and the potential ancillary funds that are raised, it is worth it.![]()
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Invitational, in-season tournaments boost your program
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Hosting an invitational tournament may also increase media attention a...