Category: General

The Holidays are over! The Bowl games are over! Its time to get ready for BASEBALL!!! If you have been involved in a strength training program, it’s time to pump it up. If you haven’t been working out, start TODAY! Only the strong survive and there is still time to make a meaningful improvement. Your… Continue reading Players Really Are Made In The Off-Season

Somewhere along the way, sportsmanship seems to have gotten lost, while winning, succeeding or advancing have become the curse of sport. The lesson parents seem to be teaching today is that winning, not fun, is the goal. Furthermore, the message seems to be win at any cost . . . even violence. While the pursuit… Continue reading Parental Misconduct: How Do We Stop the Violence?

IMPORTANT NOTE: Not recommended on any PRE-OILED GLOVES After 30+ years of playing & coaching baseball I have tried many different methods of breaking in a glove. In my opinion, the steps listed below will speed up this seemingly forever process. Please keep in mind this process should be used on high quality gloves made… Continue reading Breaking In Your Glove

If you need a tryout format for your league, All-Stars, or for an individual team, here are some good guidelines that are flexible and give coaches a good idea of the players’ abilities.   Make sure you run them. Whatever distances your bases are, make sure they run a dash from home to first and… Continue reading Tips On Running A Baseball Tryout

One of the established traits that indicates a person is likely to be a successful athlete is the degree to which he is aggressive. There are paper and pencil tests that measure aggressivity that some professional clubs use as scouting tools. However, it is important to understand what being appropriately aggressive means, because “being too… Continue reading How Aggressive Should a Baseball Player Be?

Right now is the time of year to start a high school baseball team website. Have you been considering putting together a team site? Do you feel like you don’t have enough computer or Internet savvy? It’s really not a problem. There are many easy to use FREE sports web site hosting sources on the… Continue reading What Makes A Good Team Website?

P.  Have a Program Philosophy Set goals and high expectations (win state) Make the team a family Build it from the ground upC.  Off-Season Conditioning Weights, running, open gym Summer baseball Summer camps1B.  Find Good Help and Use It Delegate authority Use all your resources Find volunteers (coaches, batting practice pitchers, fungo hitters)2B.  Start a… Continue reading Starting Line-up for Success

Do’s Contact Letter Number One: Do begin your contact letter to a college coach with his last name in the salutation. For example: Dear Coach Fleming. 95% of all letters that start Dear Coach, are tossed in the trash can. College coaches are not impressed that you did not take the time to find out… Continue reading Tips When Contacting College Coaches

What do college baseball coaches look for? Signs of maturity, both mentally and physically. Physically Excellence in 5 tools of the game Condition of body Strengths & weaknesses of body Potential for growth Is this player raw or polished? Project how good this player can become Is he a worker or does he look lazy? How much… Continue reading What College Baseball Coaches Look For

BACK.BACK.. By the time a player gets to high school, this admonition has been seared into his brain by all his previous coaches. The biggest weakness I encounter in otherwise quality players is their abysmal base running skills. They have never learned to get a quality lead…BACK.BACK.They have never learned to aggressively round the bag… Continue reading Confident and Aggressive Baserunning