We want to put our youth players in the best training environments and situations possible to succeed on the fieldâand enjoy their time playing the game of baseball.
We take a look into why and how to improve long toss with your youth player.
Swing plane is certainly not a new idea. Ted Williams famously discussed it in his book The Science of Hitting in 1971. But the swing plane problem is much more complex than how itâs currently discussed.
Baseballâs owners cut the draft from 50 rounds to 40 rounds in 2012, then to 20 rounds last year. They also eliminated 43 minor league teams, and with them about 1,000 players.
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EFFICIENT FRONT LEG MECHANICS THAT LEAD TO HIGH VELOCITY
What we've learned about lead leg block and lower half pitching mechanics.
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THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CURVES
A breakdown of curveball variations based off of their distinct movement profiles.
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SLIDER PITCH DESIGN
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WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUTH LONG TOSS
We want to put our youth players in the best training environments and situations possible to succeed on the fieldâand enjoy
their time playing the game of baseball.
We take a look into why and how to improve long toss with your youth player.
THE SLIGHT UPSWING IS BEST* *A slight upstroke matches the trajectory of the incoming pitch, increasing area of solid contact. The
Williams stroke Large impact zone The level stroke *Exaggerated Small le impact
USING SWING PLANE TO COACH HITTERS
Swing plane is certainly not a new idea. Ted Williams famously discussed it in his book The Science of Hitting in 1971. But the
swing plane problem is much more complex than how itâs currently discussed.
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AFTER SEVEN PERFECT INNINGS, IT IS CLEAR WHY CLAYTON KERSHAW CAME BACK THIS SEASON
The Dodgers starter insisted that manager Dave Roberts made the right call to pull him after 80 pitches, regardless of the
circumstances.
PTBNL TO FUTURE ACE? HOW THE MARINERS ACQUIRED MATT BRASH
In a deal made minutes before the 2020 trade deadline, the Padres sent a valuable future asset to the Mariners for a one-inning
reliever.
'WE NEED TO DO BETTER': DAVE ROBERTS AND OTHERS CALL OUT MLB ON JACKIE ROBINSON DAY
Baseballâs owners cut the draft from 50 rounds to 40 rounds in 2012, then to 20 rounds last year. They also eliminated 43 minor
league teams, and with them about 1,000 players.
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