Reaction Hitting Drill

EYES CLOSED REACTION DRILL Difficulty Level: Advanced Execution: Get into batting stance at the plate, with your partner either off to the side for a soft toss, or behind the pitcher's screen in front. Now you're going to close your eyes, and your partner is going to throw the ball. Right after your partner throws the ball, he'll yell out "ball!" and you will then open your eyes, locate the ball, swing through and make contact. Repeat ten times to complete a set. Coaching Tips: Make sure to vary up the ball locations so that the batter can't just lock in on one area over the plate. Also, play around with the timing of when you call out "ball!" to make it easier or more difficult on the batter.

Baseball Coaching Bible

The Baseball Coaching Bible represents a landmark work for the sport. Many of the greatest coaches the game has ever known—including Coaches of the Century at the high school, junior college, NAIA, and Division I, II, III levels, as named by Collegiate Baseball—combine to cover all aspects of coaching. The 27 contributing coaches share their keys to championship baseball, something they know well, having won 50 national titles and nearly 25,000 games.

Base Running

BASE RUNNING Good base running is just for fast guys, right? Wrong. You do not have to possess great speed to be a good base runner. Good base running comes under the category of paying attention to details. Many games are won and lost on the base paths. Let's look at some base running responsibilities, those little things. Speed is nice but not a mandatory talent for competent base running. A good base runner should know his limitations and should be aggressive within those limits. He should exercise good judgment and keep foolish mistakes to minimum. Base runners should know the game situation and what their run represents. They should not be satisfied with one base and should always think a base ahead. A base runner should be aware while he is on base, of game-related details: • How many outs? • Is there a runner ahead of me? • Where are the outfielders? • Where are the infielders? • What is the score? • What kind of move does the pitcher have? • Is the infield dirt hard or soft? • Does the pitcher have a tendency to throw his curve in the dirt? • Does this team use special or trick defensive plays? • Did the coach give me a sign? • Does their catcher have a good arm and is he accurate? Practice your leads, sliding, rounding bases, taking the extra base, hit and runs, stealing, 2 out leads, breaking up a double play and diving back to bases. Don't underestimate the importance of good base running. Be sure to practice coming out of the box hard and thinking 2 bases. If the OF constantly throws to cut-off man, continue to 2B Coach Bob Harris

How to Create "Blazing" Bat Speed

Increase Bat Speed With Awesome Drill

Mental Keys To Hitting

This is the third book in the popular series by H.A. Dorfman. It outlines the mental discipline and practices necessary to become a better hitter.

Bat Speed

Overload and Underload Training

The forearms and shoulders are strengthened by a weighted bat sequence program involving overload and underload to increase bat speed. Using bats that are 20 percent lighter or heavier than what you’re accustomed to during in-game competition will increase bat speed, according to University of Hawaii researcher Dr. Coop DeRenne. This training method maximizes bat velocity by strengthening fast twitch muscles used in the hitting stroke and contributing to overall muscle memory. Taking 20 cuts with a 34-ounce bat during batting practice before switching bat weight to 27 ounces and taking another 20 dry swings will teach the body to naturally generate faster bat speed, according to League Lineup.

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