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How to Throw a Curveball

In: Recreation & Sports

8 Jul 2009

To correctly throw a curveball, place your index finger on the opposite seam as your thumb. When finished, your thumb and index finger will have split the baseball in half. Next, place some medium pressure on your thumb and middle fingers only. The index finger should rest lightly on the baseball.

How to Keep Statistics from Being Your Main Focus

In: Recreation & Sports

7 Jul 2009

Did you know that less than 1% of the athletes who are currently playing high school and college baseball will ever get an opportunity to play professionally? Pretty amazing statistic isnt it. The odds are stacked heavy against those who have this dream of playing high level baseball down the road. At surface level this is a very discouraging statistic.

Pitching Mechanics Add Years to Your Career

In: Recreation & Sports

20 Jun 2009

If you are a pitcher, one of the most important things for you to do is to become a student of the game. Study the greatest pitchers that have ever played the game. Study the greatest hitters so that you will be able to identify any weaknesses they have. Learn which pitches are the best pitches to throw in any given situation. The best pitchers in the game just dont have a great understanding of pitching, but they understand the game in its entirety. Here are just a few pitching tips for you to take to the mound this year.

Proper Throwing Technique is Critical to Your Career

In: Recreation & Sports

16 Jun 2009

Proper Pitching mechanics are essential to create a foundation to your pitching success. Pitching Mechanics will help you minimize the risk of injury, produce maximum pitching velocity and Increase the control on every pitch.

What Qualities Make a Great Pitcher

In: Recreation & Sports

12 Jun 2009

There is no doubt that being a pitcher is one of the most challenging positions in Baseball. There are so many skills a pitcher has to have to be a leader on and off the field. As a leader on a team, a pitcher must set a great example towards everyone on the team and all of the fans. Because pitchers are leaders they need to constantly work on the mental game of baseball, their attitudes and integrity. Outstanding pitchers are those that set and accomplish goals. This raises a couple of questions. What is the formula for success for pitchers on and off the field?

Breaking Slumps in Baseball

In: Recreation & Sports

6 Jun 2009

I have no reservations saying that if you have an athlete involved in youth baseball today, hes been exposed to failure more than a few times. The good news is that failure is part of the deal as it will build important character traits that will pay off inside and outside of baseball in the long-run. The problem Id like to address is how the tiny game to game failures compound and begin to turn into longer struggles or slumps.

How to Throw Better This Season

In: Recreation & Sports

4 Jun 2009

In order to throw affectively and get noticed by more than just a few spectators, it is vital that you learn proper pitching mechanics. Not only do mechanics add years to your career, they will also help prevent arm injuries. If you throw properly, you will learn how to throw with your entire body as opposed to throwing solely with your arm. Doing this will increase your pitching velocity.

Having a Difficult Time Finding a Quality Pitching Coach?

In: Recreation & Sports

1 Jun 2009

One of the greatest challenges parents and coaches are finding out in the Baseball world is lack of quality pitching instructors. Great ones are hard to find. Not only are there a lot of theories as to how you should throw the baseball properly; most of the instructors out there have the most difficult time trying to share that knowledge that they do know to most age groups. They are not great teachers. There are also those instructors who clone each of their students. Should you teach each pitcher the same way? Absolutely not!

Improving Your Mental Game In Baseball

In: Recreation & Sports

26 May 2009

No doubt, if you have an athlete involved in youth baseball today, he has experienced some disappointment. Thats ok, its part of athletics; it builds character. The problem I want to dissect here is how and why these game to game disappointments sometimes turn into prolonged slumps, or long-term struggles.

How to Bust out of a Slump

In: Recreation & Sports

22 May 2009

Recently I had a conversation with an athlete about his performance. He was dealing with a scenario where as a sophomore; a freshman was starting at 2B over him. Obviously this in itself was frustrating, but to make it worse, his offensive game was slipping rapidly without the consistent play every day. He asked me what he could change in his swing that would earn him playing time over the freshman. The problem, I explained, was more than just the physical ability of this swing. The problem has infiltrated his mind. This is where I told him we would start.


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