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While my lesson students warm up their arms to pitch to me, I like to talk to them about their most recent games. When I ask, "How did you pitch last game?" and they say "Bad," I always need to dig deeper because "Bad" usually doesn't tell the whole story, especially in a young pitcher's …
A regular comment I hear during lessons from players (and parents) is that they want to learn how to hit the ball harder, and I love that goal for all kids who have shown the ability to take a semi-consistent swing that makes regular contact. All players will hit the ball harder as they continue …
Something really cool happened a couple weeks ago in an Intermediate game I was coaching in. (Actually, what was cool is that something didn't happen!) It was towards the end of a really fun back and forth, well-played game. They scored first, then we scored to tie it. Then we scored to go ahead. Then …
I took my family to Spring Training in Arizona over the weekend - it was the first time I had been to Spring Training as a fan! The last time I was at a Spring Training, I was player...many years ago...and it was really cool to see all the action from the other side of …
I was watching some videos from MLB Spring Training yesterday (what else would I be doing with a few free minutes in my day?!?) and saw a 2 second clip of Manny Machado that really caught my attention. No, he wasn't hitting a 500 foot moonshot into the parking lot. And he wasn't making a …
If you had the ability to wave a magic wand to create the perfect atmosphere at a Little League game, what would it look, sound, and feel like? Personally, I would want to see the players playing with joy free from pressure, the coaches positively supporting their players at all times, and the parents cheering …
As Little League practices start around the South Bay and the countdown to Opening Day in late February has begun, I wanted to take a few minutes to talk about what we as parents and coaches can do to help teach our kids what it means to be a "ballplayer" and how to build a …
A couple of months ago my wife and I signed our kids up for music lessons - the first time this sports family has paid for private instruction of any kind and it got me thinking about what I wanted my kids to get out of their experience. Our first goal for them was that …
The next couple of weeks are going to be super busy with the Holidays and 3 Winter Break Camps starting soon so today felt like a good time to look back on Spring Training's 2022. Hope you enjoy this quick recap. Wow - what a year! I started Spring Training in 2004 and this was, …
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