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Baseball - How To Be a Good Coach? By guest author: Sumit Bhatnagar
So, you have decided to become a coach lately. Although, it might sound very easy to you, but unfortunately it is not. You need to know a lot about it and to become a professional coach, you need to have 'skills' in you.
These are some tips you can follow to become a successful coach.
The first step towards it is to search for a lot of information available on internet. Thousands of websites are there to serve you. You must read some articles on how to become a good coach.
Visit some websites that provide good information on baseball. If you feel quite lazy to do so, do not worry, we have some links for you to find such websites.
The next thing you have to learn is, being organized at the time of game. You will learn all this by little experience. So, the more you participate, the better you will be.
The more fun you feel in the game, the more you will inspire the players. So, it is you who needs to feel the fun first.
Always remember that winning is very important and the game should be played for the sake of winning but it is not everything. It is not above human ethics. Do not inspire your team to win in every condition. Try to make them teach the spirit of the game too.
We recommend you to go to different websites to find out more on this topic. A single article alone will not help you so much. We recommend to find out more by reading a lot of articles on each and every aspect of this game.
Baseball - How To Follow Defensive Strategy By guest author: Sebanti Ghosh
The most important part for the baseball defending team is 'pitcher'. An effective strategy of pitcher prevents the batters from getting on base and try to retire the batters.
In one entire game, usually one hundred pitches are thrown. Most of the pitchers start getting tired at this point of time. With new research and results now, we have better understanding of the body movements of the pitcher.
Sometimes, more than one pitcher is required in the game. The game starts with starting pitcher and relief pitcher. These pitchers are used as the substitute in the game to avoid a lot of pressure on one single pitcher. The good thing is that there is no such rule to restrict the number of pitcher used in the game.
For relief situations, a starting pitcher is avoided. They are used when the game becomes really very important. Some teams also use emergency pitchers to avoid the embarrassment. Read more.
Simple Little League Baseball Drills
By guest author: Chris Campbell
I've never tried to hit a pitch from a seriously good baseball pitcher, but what I do know, is that it's one of the hardest things to do in all of professional sports. The combination of timing, and reflexes is pretty demanding.
Just look at how many players have a batting average over 400 in the history of professional. Only 8 players have ever done it (13 times amongst them), and no one has done it since 1941. So, any help you can give your little slugger in their early baseball years will be a definite advantage down the road.
While, you can read all day long, on the pros and cons of various hitting styles and swings, there is nothing better for a future hall of fame hitter, than just going out and hitting. The more hours they spend trying to knock one over the fence the better. Its also a great way to spend quality time with your kids, but grabbing a bunch of balls, heading over to the field, and pitch them a few to whack.
If your little ball player, really enjoys the game, then it shouldn't be hard to get them to put a little extra time in. If all they want to do is hit, that's fine, but they're probably bored to death at practice. Most kids just don't get much hitting practice with the team. Read more.
Are You a Good Youth Baseball Coach? By guest author: Chip Lemin
Hello Coaches,
Are you ready for another season of watching your youth baseball team make tons of errors? Well, if your not,check out a few drills you can use winter work outs or spring training. These drills are fun for youth baseball players, along with helping them learn fielding fundamentals lacking many of today's youth baseball players.So print them up for for better results fielding the ball this year.
Outfield Bucket Drill
Place a large garbage can (clean one please) on its side, on home plate so that the opening faces second base
Players make 2 lines in right and left field. Coach is at 2nd base with bucket of balls. * Have the first two players in each line break away from their groups and assume a normal ready fielding position
Throw a soft pop fly into the air for the fielders to catch. * After the catch, they crow hop and throw the ball at cutoff-height to home plate. Instruct them to throw the ball into the bucket with the ball bouncing once or twice prior to home plate. Players rotate after each throw, and then Change lines after 2 throws. Add grounders to the mix, showing them how to field balls along With making proper strong throws home. Read more.
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How To Improve Your Baseball Vision And Hand-Eye Coordination BaseballVision http://www.baseballvisionprogram.com/ -- Chris McKnight and Harvey Ratner teamed up to produce a DVD which helps baseball hitters improve their hand eye coordination through unique sports vision training drills. Chris and Harvey's techniques will help you improve your baseball vision and hand eye coordination using simple drills which have increased the batting averages of players from high school all the way to the pros.
Chris is the manager of the 2009 independent professional baseball Texarkana Gunslingers team, and he has also authored numerous articles that have appeared in "Scholastic Coach" "Coach and Athletic Director" and the American Baseball Coaches Association "Coaching Digest".
Go to the website to find out more about how Chris' information can help you improve your vision for sports.
Coaching Little League Baseball - A Guide to Keeping Young Players Focused By guest author: Jack Perconte
Keeping young players focused is a challenge in any sport but can be especially challenging in baseball because of the amount of time players stand around. There is not constant action or as much physical exertion in baseball as there are in other sports. Because of the amount of time in between pitches and the amount of pitches that are not put in play, it is easy for players' minds to wander. Coaching little league is a constant process of reminding young players to "keep their heads in the game." This is easier said than done, of course. Some young players have great sports instincts and are very focused and others are not mentally in the game at all. Most little league players are somewhere in between, where their focus comes and goes.
This is the reason why coaching little league baseball can be more challenging than coaching any other youth sport. Because of the lack of good little league coaching, many of the good athletes gravitate to other sports after playing little league baseball. It is a shame when good athletes choose another sport because coaches do not know positive coaching practices that will help young players stay focused. Following are good positive coaching practices that will help players remain focused during games.
First though, good coaches run fast moving practices with lots of attention given to each player and to the fundamentals of the game. Good little league coaches do not miss opportunities to teach game strategy during practice, as well as in games.
For keeping hitters focused, coaches should:
1. Never teach mechanics during a game at-bat. 2. Simply remind hitters to "see' the ball. 3. Teach the mentality to expect every pitch to be their pitch unless they see otherwise - with this in mind little league coaches should use a take sign sparingly, if at all. 4. Remind hitters they can only control one thing when hitting - talking good swings at good pitches. 5. Never get upset when players are aggressive and swing at bad pitches, just remind them to learn from that the next time.
For keeping fielders focused, coaches should:
1. Teach little league players how to get into ready position as the ball is being pitched. 2. Teach players to think two things before each pitch: what am I going to do with the ball if it is hit to me and what am I going to do if the ball is hit somewhere else. Of course, practice time is where players are taught the responsibilities at the various positions. 3. Teach pitchers to get in a quick rhythm, this will keep fielders on their toes and not allow minds to wander in between pitches. 4. Get in the habit of asking players, "Who wants the ball hit to them?" This mentality is slightly different than expecting the ball to be hit to them. I want players to want the ball hit to them. 5. Practice communication methods so players can remain aggressive, but safe, when going for batted balls.
For keeping pitchers focused, coaches should:
1. Explain to pitchers the importance of working quickly. After receiving the ball from catcher and taking a deep breath, pitchers should pitch the next ball. (Have pitchers watch Chicago White Sox pitcher, Mark Buerhle, to get the idea.) 2. Teach pitchers to focus on the glove and not the batter. 3. Teach pitchers what poise is about - the ability to stay in the moment and only worry about the things they can control - the next pitch. 4. Remind pitchers that they are a fielder after releasing the ball. Good fielding pitchers can help win games.
For keeping base runners focused, coaches should:
1. Remind players to be attentive to the scoreboard at all times - the score of the game, the count on the hitter and, most important, the number of outs in the inning. 2. Allow base runners to make their own decisions during games. This will force them to focus on the situation more, knowing they cannot rely on the coach to make decisions for them. 3. Work-on game-situation base running, rounding and leadoff technique as often as possible in practice.
Finally, it is always a good idea for coaches, before and after practices, to give players in-game scenarios and ask players what they would do in those situations. Players will begin to draw up the scenarios in their heads and will be more focused and prepared for those situations when they happen in games. This type visualization-challenge process is a good first step for players to focus their mind on baseball even when away from practice.
Former major league baseball player, Jack Perconte gives baseball hitting tips and batting practice advice for ballplayers of all ages. His baseball playing lessons, books and advice can be found at http://www.baseballhittinglessons.com/baseball Jack is the author of two books, The Making of a Hitter and Raising an Athlete - his positive parenting advice and books can be found at http://positiveparentinginsports.com
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