Coaches - How to Manage Pitch Counts

Dan Blewett provides a comprehensive video about how to manage pitch counts for pitchers at various levels of baseball. There's more nuance to it than just sheer numbers.

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Three Drills For Infielders and How to Coach Them

Dan Blewett provides three great fielding drills for infielders and instructs coaches how to explain the purpose of the drills.

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How to Teach New Pitchers the Windup

Dan Blewett does a thorough breakdown, showing coaches how to teach the windup to new pitchers.

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Fixing a Swing with a Simple Mental Cue

Matt Antonelli fixes his son's swing remotely mid-game with a mental cue. Something similar might work for you, too!

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Proper Leg Kick for Youth Pitchers

Dan Blewett offers advice to pitchers (and their coaches) on what a proper leg kick should be.

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MLB Strategies Are Different From Youth Baseball Tactics

Dan Blewett explains how tactics in Major League Baseball are different than what coaches should do in little league, why they are different and how what is done in youth baseball works better for young player development.
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How to Turn Great Practices in to Great Game Play

Dan Blewett discusses why some players perform better at practice than in a real game and what they can do about it.

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7 Softball "Rules" Debunked

Ken Krause outlines 7 rules that softball players, coaches (and sometimes umpires) constantly get wrong.

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Know the Rulebook!

Ken Krause from Life in the Fastpitch Lane explains why knowing the rules and constantly keeping up to date on them is so important. It not only can help your team, but it can keep you from embarrassing yourself!

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How to Boost Your Baseball or Softball IQ

Like most sports, baseball and softball are not just a test of physical abilities. There is a mental side of the game, too. Dan Blewett discusses how coaches can help boost their ballplayers' IQ, making them even better players.

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Coaches Need to Make the Game Fun for Young Players

Dan Blewett says that coaches need to figure out a way to make the game fun and inspire every player to want to improve, to love the game and feel good about themselves when playing the game.
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5 Things Coaches Should Explain at the Beginning of a Season

Dan Blewett lays out five things that all coaches should do upfront, at the beginning of the season, to set expectations for communication with players and their parents.
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Things That Coaches and Parents Should Be Teaching Young Ballplayers

Dan Blewett outlines three things that coaches (and parents) should be teaching to their young athletes - especially these days, where far too many kids are coddled.
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How to Do Soft Toss the Right Way

Sean Laird demonstrates the proper way to do soft-toss - something that few coaches do.

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Interview with Villanova Pitching Coach, Jabin Weaver

Nunzio Signore from RPP Baseball interviews Villanova pitching coach, Jabin Weaver, discussing the transition from high school to Division 1 college baseball, common lifestyle adjustments that need to be made, why some freshmen struggle and more.

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Stop Telling Hitters to Keep Their Back Elbow Up!

Sean Laird explains why telling hitters to get their back elbow up is usually the opposite thing you need to be telling them.

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Stop Telling Lefties to Hit to Left Field

Ken Krause tells coaches to STOP telling lefties they need to hit to left field and gives five solid reasons why.

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The Four Biggest Pitch Calling Mistakes

Dan Blewett explains the four biggest mistakes that coaches, pitchers and catchers make when calling pitches.

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An Important Baseball Rule You May Not Know ...

Matt Antonelli shows a video of a baseball rule infraction that many people may not know. The penalty for not knowing it is quite severe!

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Parents - Follow These Tips to Save Your Young Pitcher's Arm

Dan Blewett provides parents with six useful and common sense tips to prevent their child from wearing out his arm as a pitcher.

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What Pitch to Call During Crucial Times

Dan Blewett discusses what pitch catchers should call when the game is on the line.

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Coaches - Stop Telling Hitters to Get Their Foot Down Early!

Matt Antonelli says that coaches often make the mistake of telling hitters to get their lead foot down early and explains what they should be saying and emphasizing, instead.

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Coaches - Stop Asking Pitchers How They Feel!

Dan Blewett says that coaches need to stop asking pitchers how they feel and if they are good to go another inning or batter.

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Fun Speed Drills Your Players Will Want to Do

Matt Antonelli says that players like competition and that drills work better when they are competitive. He then provides three speed drills that players will actually want to do.

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