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Adding a rhythmic movement to your pre swing routine is crucial to get on time and developing power, but how do we do it??? So many coaches have their philosophy on swings and how the barrel should go to contact as well as how a stance should look. Let's be honest here.... it's not a perfect world, we can't make every hitter look the same. Our job is to NOT create robots, but create similarities within each swing. What I mean by this is that if you were to line up numerous hi

Why "going through the motions" will keep you from breaking through to the next level We've all been there, we've had a day or two where we just aren't feeling the drive or edge that we feel, pushing us to get better. If you haven't heard the Allen Iverson rant about practice, I suggest that you watch it, because it's comedy gold. However, it's not necessarily the right message to send, especially to youth players (such as myself growing up when the rant was viral.....well on

Why Baseball teaches us more in life that how to play a game. Knowing that failure is a big part of succeeding in the game is actually relatable to how we live life! You've probably heard it before in your career that Baseball is a game of "failure". But what do we really mean by a game of failure? Why is failure emphasized and people are ok with it? Last time I checked, if I failed something in class, my parents would be upset. So why is failure ok in the game of Baseball co

At some point in your coaching career, you're going to meet the athlete who is more than realistic on their own abilities. The main...