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Thirty situations covered. Every player on every play has a job to do. This is the perfect tool to let your players take home and study, or even have out on the field to show everyone where they need to go.
• 4x5 Flash Cards
• 4x5 Flip Book
• Full Size 8x11 Book
***Please
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Pitchers:
• Tell your catcher “Thank You” after throwing a bullpen.
• Tell your catcher “Nice Block” or give them an “Atta-boy” after they make a great stop on a ball in the dirt.
• Tell your catcher “Nice work today!” after the game.
• Offer to get them some water when they
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Let’s talk about this. I love this image. Here’s what I see.
• Bat at the top of the zone.
• Head in-line with the bat.
• Playing with a broken right pinky finger.
• Left hand fingers gripping the bat.
When this happened in last nights game a lot of thoughts ran through my
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Pitchers:
• Tell your catcher “Thank You” after throwing a bullpen.
• Tell your catcher “Nice Block” or give them an “Atta-boy” after they make a great stop on a ball in the dirt.
• Tell your catcher “Nice work today!” after the game.
• Offer to get them some water when they
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Free Bases
During my years coaching in the Angels organization we would keep track of these every game. FREE BASES. Our goal was to have 5 or less per game. Our analytics department told us if we did this we had a 72% chance of winning that game.
FREE BASES are…
Walks
Balks
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Trout had five plate appearances yesterday and reached base in all five. Today he was 0-4 with four strikeouts. One of the best players in the world was amazing yesterday and not very good at all today. Adults, pleasure remember stuff like this when watching kids play the game.
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Believe it or not college recruiters and MLB scouts won’t mark you down for a bad game. In fact many would welcome the opportunity to see it. See how you handle yourself when things aren’t easy and smooth. They want to see how you handle adversity because at the next level you
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Pitchers:
We can’t get mad when the umpire calls ball 4 on a close pitch when the other three balls were big misses.
Hitters:
We can’t get mad when the umpire calls strike 3 on a close pitch when we took great pitches to hit for the other two strikes.
Fix your perspective.
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Pitchers:
It’s no coincidence the guys who struggle to hit their partner consistently in catch are also the guys who struggle to throw strikes consistently on the mound. You won’t figure it out on the mound until you figure it out in catch. Catch is a training drill, not warm up.
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Pitchers,
It’s no coincidence that the guys who struggle to hit their partner in catch are the same guys who struggle to throw strikes consistently on the mound. You won’t figure it out on the mound until you figure it out in catch.
#PlayCatchWithAPurpose
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Parents:
Your ball players GameChanger stats are not a reflection of the person you are raising. Stop obsessing. Enjoy the game with them. Remember, more often than not the person(s) keeping score aren’t professionals so they aren’t exact anyway.
#BeTheirBiggestFan
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Pitchers:
• Tell your catcher “Thank You” after throwing a bullpen.
• Tell your catcher “Nice Block” or give them an “Atta-boy” after they make a great stop on a ball in the dirt.
• Tell your catcher “Nice work today!” after the game.
• Offer to get them some water when they
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Dear Coach,
If a 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 year old shows respect, works their butt off, loves the game, has tremendous character, is a great teammate, has a great attitude BUT hasn’t yet hit the growth spurt their teammates have, is a bit slower and their hand/eye coordination is a bit
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Son, let’s be clear on something. When you’re more concerned with what the gun says than how many ball 4’s you’ve just thrown, you’re not a competitor. You’re not a pitcher. You’re just some guy who throws hard trying to pose as a pitcher. Learn to pitch if you want to last.
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Our boys are young adults now but below is a letter I gave them separately when they turned 18. Sure it's personal but I share to hopefully inspire other fathers out there to remember what matters most, the men we are raising.
Dear Son,
I love you. There are some things my
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Catch is a drill, not a "warm up." The teams that play better catch are often the teams that play cleaner baseball. Stop rushing through it. Have a purpose. Those that get "bored" during catch are those that don't understand the importance of it and aren't mentally engaged during
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Scorekeeping 101
Passed Ball vs. Wild Pitch
PB: A pitched ball that is in a location that the catcher can catch cleanly in the air but is missed/dropped resulting in the baserunner(s) advancing to the next base(s).
WP: A pitched ball that is out of the reach of the catcher or
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Everyone has a job on every ball in play. No spectators allowed!!
30 situations covered. Link in comments.
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Dear coaches who insist on calling pitches from the dugout:
• You should be checking in with your starting pitcher after their pre game bullpen to see how they are feeling. What they feels comfortable with and how everything else is feeling.
• Make sure you are aware of all
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Attitude is contagious. A dugout with leaders complaining about umpires will lead to a team full of whiners. Bleachers consisting of a couple bad eggs will spread like cancer. On the flip, strong leadership creates more leaders and level headed parents rub off on one another.
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Dugout culture:
• Position players, study the opposing pitchers. Look for patterns in pitch selection. Tells in their delivery. How they handle hold times and pick off moves with runners on. See if they pay attention to the runner on third.
• Pitchers, study the opposing
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Dear Coach,
If a 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 year old shows respect, works their butt off, loves the game, has tremendous character, is a great teammate, has a great attitude BUT hasn’t yet hit the growth spurt their teammates have, is a bit slower and their hand/eye coordination is a bit
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Few things I learned early in my coaching career...
• Get down on their level.
• Take off your sunglasses to ensure eye contact.
• Make sure the sun is to their back.
• Ask them questions, hear their thoughts before you give yours.
• Don’t over coach by having something to
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Just a little piece of advice, if whoever is running your teams game changer struggles with differentiating between what is a hit and what is an error and the difference between wild pitches and passed balls, the numbers you see will be highly skewed. In some cases they are down
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It’s always special to see and hear about players earning their way to an opportunity to play at the next level after HS. But it hits different when those players were late bloomers, looked passed when they were younger because of it, but through grit, perseverance, work ethic
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Pitchers:
THROW YOUR CHANGE UP DURING CATCH!!
SPIN YOUR BREAKING BALL(S) DURING CATCH.
THROW TO A TARGET ON EVERY THROW DURING CATCH.
FOCUS ON MECHANICAL MOVEMENTS DURING CATCH.
PLAY.CATCH.WITH.A.PURPOSE!!
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Pitchers:
• Tell your catcher “Thank You” after throwing a bullpen.
• Tell your catcher “Nice Block” or give them an “Atta-boy” after they make a great stop on a ball in the dirt.
• Tell your catcher “Nice work today!” after the game.
• Offer to get them some water when they
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Every time I hear about parents and coaches losing their minds at some youth sporting event, I feel the need to re-share this...
“How Do I Help You Understand?”
It just doesn’t matter. There is a GREAT chance they will never remember. It’s NEVER as bad as we think it is…The
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Expectations
Woah…Slow down…
They’re 8…They’re 9…They’re 10…They’re 11…They’re 12…They’re 13…
They are kids. They trip for no reason when they are walking. Their knees hurt because they are growing. They are starting to go through puberty. Their social life is becoming
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Dear Coach,
If a 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 year old shows respect, works their butt off, loves the game, has tremendous character, is a great teammate, has a great attitude BUT hasn’t yet hit the growth spurt their teammates have, is a bit slower and their hand/eye coordination is a bit
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Dugout Culture
• Position players, study the opposing pitchers. Look for patterns in pitch selection. Tells in their delivery. How they handle hold times and pick off moves with runners on. See if they pay attention to the runner on third.
• Pitchers, study the opposing
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Pitchers:
THROW YOUR CHANGE UP DURING CATCH!!
SPIN YOUR BREAKING BALL(S) DURING CATCH.
THROW TO A TARGET ON EVERY THROW DURING CATCH.
FOCUS ON MECHANICAL MOVEMENTS DURING CATCH.
PLAY.CATCH.WITH.A.PURPOSE!!
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Put this together a few years back for our pitching staff at the JC I was helping at. There’s a little more to it than throwing strikes. Put up zeros!!
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Catch is a drill, not a “warm up.” The teams that play better catch are often the teams that play cleaner baseball. Stop rushing through it. Have a purpose. Those that get “bored” during catch are those that don’t understand the importance of it and aren’t mentally engaged during
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12 Things I would Tell Myself as a Young Player:
1. The work you put in away from your team is where real growth happens. Take your personal development into our own hands. Stop waiting for others to help you.
2. The game will be hard on your body. Take care of it.
3.
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Players:
• If it’s always someone else’s fault, you’re going nowhere.
• If you’re not working on your own time to get better, you WILL get passed.
• If you think you are good enough and don’t need to keep working hard, you will get humbled.
• If you think you can’t get
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10 Tips for Parents of Athletes:
1. Control your emotions. Be a consistent example of mental stability. Show them how to properly respond when things don’t go our way. They will be able to get the most out of their skills when they are mentally in control.
2. Support them away
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As a former pitcher I have to admit, I LOATHE waste pitches. A fastball thrown a foot off the plate outside because we don’t want to get beat in an 0-2 count is pointless and a WASTE. There’s nothing better than a three pitch strikeout. Execute a put away pitch. Put them away
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12 Things I would tell myself as a young player:
1. The work you put in away from your team is where real growth happens. Take your personal development into our own hands. Stop waiting for others to help you.
2. The game will be hard on your body. Take care of it.
3.
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12 Things I Would Tell Myself as a Young Player:
1. The work you put in away from your team is where real growth happens. Take your personal development into our own hands. Stop waiting for others to help you.
2. The game will be hard on your body. Take care of it.
3.
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As players get older, especially into their HS years, they need to take ownership of their own preparation. How they play catch to how they use the tee. The focus they take into the weight room and the effort they give when no one is watching. Discipline will make or break them.
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Youth sports is dominated by adult emotions. Shouldn’t be that way. Was never meant to be that way. It’s about the kids and only the kids. Adults, stop hijacking the game from them, leave your personal desires at home and give the game back to them.
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Pitchers:
Walks are our enemy!! Sure there may be times later in a game where we might pitch around the batter to set up a DP or force situation but in general they aren’t good. At the end of the day if I’m throwing multiple “ball 4’s” I’m putting myself and my team in
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Free Bases
During my years coaching in the Angels organization we would keep track of these every game. FREE BASES. Our goal was to have 5 or less per game. Our analytics department told us if we did this we had a 72% chance of winning that game.
FREE BASES are…
Walks
Balks
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Here’s our QAB chart. For those that like to keep track with good old pencil and paper, use this in the dugout to help your players keep track of and pay attention to the little things that lead to a productive plate appearance even if it doesn’t result in a hit.
Find it, along
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“I didn’t have time.”
What you actually mean is there are other things more important to you. Other things you would rather be doing. And that’s okay. It’s your life. You do you. But when you’re not getting the results you want the first place you need to look is in the mirror.
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Dear Parents:
It goes fast!! We have three children. Our oldest (boy) is 20, our middle (boy) will be 18 in a month and our youngest (girl) will be 15 in a few months. All three have played youth sports at some point with our youngest getting ready for HS volleyball and rides
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Any of us who have little ones can relate to this. What a good big brother. Love how this video was edited together. I’m dying!! So funny! 😂😂😂
@IntentionalTalk
@KMillar15
@ChrisRose
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Dear coach,
Congrats on your playing career. It’s an amazing accomplishment to play at the level you did. All your hard work and perseverance paid off.
Now you’re working with and teaching kids. If you haven’t learned yet, you will soon. Playing and coaching (especially kids)
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Little trick I learned to get the lead off batter uncomfortable. Get to the mound asap after the third out. Get warm up pitches done quickly and then have a three pitch plan for the first three pitches. No signs, work quick, put the pressure on them. Definitely worked often.
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Little light reading for those who love pitching!
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Dear coaches who insist on calling pitches from the dugout:
• You should be checking in with your starting pitcher after their pre game bullpen to see how they are feeling. What they feel comfortable with and how everything else is feeling.
• Make sure you are aware of all the
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Pitchers, your weekly reminders:
• Throw your CH in catch.
• Spin your breaking ball(s) in catch.
• Be unpredictable w/ pitch selection.
• Control the running game.
• Take care of your body.
• Study your craft.
• Back up bases.
• Thank your catcher.
• Goal = NO WALKS!
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Pitchers:
THROW YOUR CHANGE UP DURING CATCH!!
SPIN YOUR BREAKING BALL(S) DURING CATCH.
THROW TO A TARGET ON EVERY THROW DURING CATCH.
FOCUS ON MECHANICAL MOVEMENTS DURING CATCH.
PLAY.CATCH.WITH.A.PURPOSE!!
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13 Things I ould Tell Myself as a Young Player:
1. The work you put in away from your team is where real growth happens. Take your personal development into our own hands. Stop waiting for others to help you.
2. The game will be hard on your body. Take care of it.
3.
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For those that might be looking for something to keep in the dugout and still like good old fashioned paper and pencils, here is our spray chart/scouting report. It can be found on the “Free Documents” page on our site. This is one of about 20 different downloads available to
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Everyone has a job on every ball in play. You’re either fielding the ball, moving to a cut/relay position, covering a base or backing up somewhere. No spectators allowed. Play the game!!
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Routines and plans are an important piece to preparation and growth. From season player development goals to overall practice plans to tee routines to on deck routines to catch play routines to bullpen routines. Develop plans that cover everything that needs attention.
Here is
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Free Bases
During my years coaching in the Angels organization we would keep track of these every game. FREE BASES. Our goal was to have 5 or less per game. Our analytics department told us if we did this we had a 72% chance of winning that game.
FREE BASES are…
Walks
Balks
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If you’re in need of a pitching mound and up for a project, our DIY plans are always up on our site for anyone and everyone to download anytime. Find them on our Free Documents page!!
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Listen, just listen!!
Best hitting video you’ll see all year 🔥
Freddie Freeman —> Approach 👇🏼
• “You’re not a hitter, you’re a baseball player”
• “I like to keep the line moving” 🔑
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10 Things I would tell myself as a young player:
1. The work you put in away from your team is where real growth happens. Take your personal development into our own hands. Stop waiting for others to help you.
2. The game will be hard on your body. Take care of it.
3.
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"Expectations"
They’re 8…They’re 9…They’re 10…They’re 11…They’re 12…They’re 13…
They are kids. They trip for no reason when they are walking. Their knees hurt because they are growing. They are starting to go through puberty. Their social life is becoming more and more
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Just some notes for those that enjoy pitching and want to read. Take it or leave it.
Part 1…
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Pitchers, set the tone early. Try this:
Be the 1st one out of the dugout.
Get to the mound before the outfielders are off the field. Get your warmup pitches done in 60 seconds. Make the first batter feel rushed. Put pressure on them right away. Added bonus, umpires like it too.
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Change Up
Throw it!! Play catch with it. Try different grips and ideas to find what works for you. My personal keys are a loose grip, a weak wrist at release (do not snap like we do on a FB) and feel it roll off those middle fingers. We sell this pitch to the batter with our
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You’re having a bad day, you’re not happy with the umpires calls, your body doesn’t feel 💯, you made an error, you walked the batter, you gave up a long ball, you’re not happy with your coaches decisions, you got jammed and your hands hurt, blah blah blah.
One of the best parts
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Practice with a PURPOSE!
Using the tee is boring. Catch is boring. Taking ground balls is boring. Really?? It's only boring because you're not mentally engaged. Because you're not intentional with what you are doing. It's boring because YOU aren't serious about getting better.
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Young man, you swung and missed the first strike which was right down the middle, chased a breaking ball in the dirt and then watched strike three go by because you though it was just off the corner and now you want to complain and blame your failure on the umpire?? How about
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One of my biggest struggles with the youth sports culture is the lack of adults who understand “potential” and what “the process” really means. Most are looking for the next best athlete (early bloomer) to add to their roster while pushing away and denying those who in their eyes
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Expectations
Woah…Slow down…
They’re 8…They’re 9…They’re 10…They’re 11…They’re 12…They’re 13…
They are kids. They trip for no reason when they are walking. Their knees hurt because they are growing. They are starting to go through puberty. Their social life is becoming
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Pitchers, here are some things that can separate you from the rest…
• Change-Ups in FB counts.
• 3-2 Change-Ups.
• Unpredictable first pitches.
• Off speed pitches behind in the count.
• Fake shakes.
• Quick tempo.
• Slide step Change-Ups (slide step with no one on
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It’s fun until it gets hard. When it gets difficult we get to see how much you really love the game. Your desire to get better will be seen in your work ethic or your lack of passion will be seen in your lack of work. You don’t have to say a word, we just need to watch.
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One of the biggest misconceptions in our game is the thinking that just because someone played at a high level, college or professionally, they are/will be a good coach.
Playing and coaching are two very different things.
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Pitchers:
If you’re serious about your craft never forget your number one job is to throw strikes. With that in mind, every time you throw a baseball, plyo ball, heavy ball or whatever else because you think it will help you get better, THROW IT TO A SPOT!! No aimless throws!!
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The game became easier once I understood failure. I realized it didn't matter how well I prepared, bad days were going to happen. It didn't mean I was a bad player, it was just a bad day. Once I let the bad days roll off my shoulders, success became more frequent.
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Son, remember this...
There will always be haters. Haters hate. Never let them get under your skin. You keep being you, keep serving others by finding ways to give back. True happiness comes from knowing you are putting good into the world. You will sleep well while the haters
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Dugout Culture
• Position players, study the opposing pitchers. Look for patterns in pitch selection. Tells in their delivery. How they handle hold times and pick off moves with runners on. See if they pay attention to the runner on third.
• Pitchers, study the opposing
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Dugout culture:
• Position players, study the opposing pitchers. Look for patterns in pitch selection. Tells in their delivery. How they handle hold times and pick off moves with runners on. See if they pay attention to the runner on third.
• Pitchers, study the opposing
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Pitchers, here are some things that can separate you from the rest…
• Change-Ups in FB counts.
• 3-2 Change-Ups.
• Unpredictable first pitches.
• Off speed pitches behind in the count.
• Fake shakes.
• Quick tempo.
• Slide step Change-Ups (slide step with no one on
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Bat weight suggestions by grade level:
• High School = -3 BBCOR (required)
• 8th grade = -3 (give them a whole season to prepare for the bat weight required in HS.
• 7th grade = -5
• 6th grade = -8
• 5th and lower = -10
Obviously every kid is different and these are just
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Coach, you’re motivational one minute but become Mr. Negativity the next when things aren’t easy. Know this, YOUR up and down emotions aren’t good for team culture. YOUR mental instability is inflating self doubt in your players. YOUR lack of empathy is a huge factor in your
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Dugout Culture
• Position players, study the opposing pitchers. Look for patterns in pitch selection. Tells in their delivery. How they handle hold times and pick off moves with runners on. See if they pay attention to the runner on third.
• Pitchers, study the opposing
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Hard truth. The game will not wait for you. Fear of pain, worry about what others are thinking, weak work ethic, slow critical thinking, no grit, the game will run over you before you know it…Especially when you start competing against equal or better opponents. If your goal is
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Hard truth. The game will not wait for you. Fear of pain, worry about what others are thinking, weak work ethic, slow critical thinking, no grit, the game will run over you before you know it…Especially when you start competing against equal or better opponents. If your goal is
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Rumor has it the adults cause most of the problems in youth sports. Parents hating other parents. Coaches on the same team not getting along. Parents blaming coaches. Coaches blaming parents. Adult jealousy. How adults treat officials. Adults manipulating GameChanger stats.
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10 Tips for Parents of Athletes:
1. Control your emotions. Be a consistent example of mental stability. Show them how to properly respond when things don't our way. They will be able to get the most out of their skills when they are mentally in control.
2. Support them away
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Nope!
• We allowed double digit extra bases because of wild pitches, passed balls and straight steals but we want to talk about umpires missed calls? Nope!
• We allowed multiple extra bases because our pitchers weren’t in position to back up bases but want to talk about the
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The days are long but the years are fast. These are my three. That kid on the right will be 21 in a couple months. The young man to my right is now 18 and that little girl is ready to get her driving permit.
I’d encourage all to slow down and take it all in. Parenting is not
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Free Bases
During my years coaching in the Angels organization (2012-2014 minor league pitching coach) we would keep track of these every game. FREE BASES. Our goal was to have 5 or less per game. Our analytics department told us if we did this we had a 72% chance of winning
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Accountability is one of our biggest weaknesses. When we are hyper focused on the uncontrollable’s, blaming others and making excuses, our progress will be slow. And that is OUR fault. Get your mind right and adults, pay closer attention to the things we choose to talk about and
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Hang around people who work hard, they will probably rub off on you. Hang around people who complain & hate, you will end up doing the same. Hang with individuals who talk about growth, you will develop the same mindset. Moral of the story? Check your circle. That’s your future.
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20 Rules For Coaching
1. Be prepared to repeat yourself. Empathy towards their age, maturity level and aptitude is required.
2. Be an expert at communicating. No fluff. If we say it we BETTER follow through and when plans change there needs to be a clear reason as to why
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10 Tips for Parents of Athletes:
1. Control your emotions. Be a consistent example of mental stability. Show them how to properly respond when things don’t our way. They will be able to get the most out of their skills when they are mentally in control.
2. Support them away
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10 Tips for Parents of Athletes:
1. Control your emotions. Be a consistent example of mental stability. Show them how to properly respond when things don't our way. They will be able to get the most out of their skills when they are mentally in control.
2. Support them away
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Scorekeeping 101
Passed Ball vs. Wild Pitch
PB: A pitched ball that is in a location that the catcher can catch cleanly in the air with ordinary effort but is missed/dropped resulting in the baserunner(s) advancing to the next base(s).
WP: A pitched ball that is out of
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Love pitching!! Here are a few notes I wrote up for our pitching staff at a school I helped at a few years back. Hope you read something helpful.
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Pitchers, here are some things that can separate you from the rest…
• Change-Ups in FB counts.
• 3-2 Change-Ups.
• Unpredictable first pitches.
• Off speed pitches behind in the count.
• Fake shakes.
• Quick tempo.
• Slide step Change-Ups (slide step with no one on
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Finally got around to putting this chart together. My father would track balls and strikes in every bullpen I threw in the backyard when I was a youngster. I’m convinced that he helped instill in me the importance of throwing strikes with that simple effort.
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