Hitting #1 Sequence to Contact with Tripp MacKay
February 19, 2018 10:02 amCoach Tripp MacKay shares his philosophy on the complete "Hitting Sequence," beginning from the ground up, to contact, to the finished position ...View
Hitting #2 Load and Swing with Tripp MacKay
February 19, 2018 10:00 amIn Part 2 of Coach Tripp MacKay's "Hitting Sequence," he looks at common flaws with a hitter's load and shows the correct way to begin the transfer of energy with proper ...View
Hitting #3 Front Foot Placement with Tripp MacKay
February 19, 2018 9:58 amIn Part 3 of Coach Tripp MacKay's "Hitting Sequence," he breaks down an overlooked, but critical, part of the hitter's swing—the front foot placement ...View
Hitting #4 Sequence to Contact with Tripp MacKay
February 19, 2018 9:57 amIn Part 4 of Coach Tripp MacKay's "Hitting Sequence," he troubleshoots (and adjusts/corrects) the common pre-contact mistakes a hitter makes ...View
Hitting #5 From Ground Up with Tripp MacKay
February 19, 2018 9:55 amIn Part 5 of Coach Tripp MacKay's "Hitting Sequence," he focuses on the importance of the hitter's lower half to start the swing ...View
Hitting #6 Extension with Tripp MacKay
February 19, 2018 9:52 amIn Part 6 of Coach Tripp MacKay's "Hitting Sequence," he explains and breaks down the proper post-contact extension ...View
Hitting #7 Swing Shaping Ball Flight with Tripp MacKay
February 19, 2018 9:50 amIn Part 7 of Coach Tripp MacKay's "Hitting Sequence," he shows how the shape of the hitter's swing (and adjustments) will determine the ball flight ...View
2/19/18 – Mental Monday, Commitment with Tim Dixon
February 19, 2018 7:44 amIn the third installment of Tim Dixon's "Mental Mondays," the Mental Coach discusses the power of commitment ...View
1/29/18 – Mental Monday, Self Talk with Tim Dixon
January 30, 2018 7:07 pmWe tell ourselves all sorts of things that hold us back in sports, and we let others do the same Mental-game guru Tim Dixon isn't having it ...View
Meeting the Challenges of Tryouts: Part III
January 29, 2018 8:06 pmAs I noted in Part I and Part II of this four-part series on Meeting the Challenges of Tryouts, my focus is on what athletes can do to make their tryout experiences as su ...View
Short Hops with Madison
January 26, 2018 5:48 amThis is the first in a series of four articles that explore the psychology of tryouts Subsequent articles in the series will look at what young athletes can do to mentall ...View
Meeting the Challenges of Tryouts: Part II
January 22, 2018 8:26 pmI’m going to offer young athletes some practical tips to help them approach tryouts in a positive way, allowing them to perform to the best of their ability on the day ...View
Mike Bard 5 Inefficiencies in Youth Hitters – Part 5: Hitter’s Inability to Hit the Ball to the Opposite Field
January 21, 2018 8:07 amTo hit the ball effectively the other way, you need “run” behind you to set up early bat speed ...View
Mike Bard 5 Inefficiencies in Youth Hitters – Part 4: Inefficient Negative Move
January 21, 2018 8:04 amHands inside the ball means the hands are inside the ball and not pointing the knob of the bat at the ball ...View
Mike Bard 5 Inefficiencies in Youth Hitters – Part 3: Taking the Movement Out of the Hitter
January 21, 2018 8:00 amDoes the young hitter really need to understand how they are transferring their weight in order to do it ...View
Mike Bard 5 Inefficiencies in Youth Hitters – Part 2: Poor Theory
January 21, 2018 7:55 amYoung hitters can get away with swinging down, but it won’t work consistently as they to higher levels of competition and they start seeing better pitching ...View
Five Inefficiencies in Youth Hitters – Part 1: Hitters Don’t Get Enough Swings
January 21, 2018 7:48 amHitting is all about timing and rhythm Allowing young kids to just swing to swing allows them to learn their body over time ...View
Meeting the Challenges of Tryouts: Part I
January 14, 2018 12:00 pmThis is the first in a series of four articles that explore the psychology of tryouts Subsequent articles in the series will look at what young athletes can do to mentall ...View
5) Clean It Up
November 13, 2017 7:35 pmAt "heel strike," the rest of the swing is always the same; it’s just a question of when you want to release the swing ...View
4) Mass Into Impact/Adjustability
November 13, 2017 7:31 pmBy creating torque, or separation, in the front shoulder and hip, the hitter is able to use his/her body to stop their swing (check swing), and it allows the hitter to ha ...View
3) Early Entry Plane
November 13, 2017 7:24 pmThe hitter positions the bat to be able to "work up" through the plane of the pitch ...View
2) Early Bat Speed
November 13, 2017 7:23 pmThe hitter’s ability to generate bat speed behind them, allowing the barrel to get a "running start" The concept is analogous to a sprinter getting a running start ...View
Re-Evaluating the Youth-Sports Experience
November 9, 2017 3:56 pmThe word “compete” means “strive together” So together we need to re-evaluate the goals and purposes of sports, and use sports as a vehicle to grow and develop ou ...View
Tales From the Pen – Execution is Everything
October 31, 2017 11:04 pmIn this latest entry, Bryan Corey regales us with the story of his Vermont Lake Monsters' championship series ...View
Catcher – Gripping the Ball
October 31, 2017 10:38 pmSandy Alomar Jr shows you how EVERY catcher should have a nasty four-seamer ...View
Fielding Groundballs to Your Left
October 26, 2017 11:07 pmCoach Omar at enthusiastically explaining how mastery of fundamentals leads to making everything look easy with this tutorial on handling grounders to your glove side ...View
Dave Roberts – Secondary Lead with Action
October 26, 2017 5:09 pmCoach Roberts discusses taking a secondary lead and running on either a hit ball or recognizing and taking action on an errant pitch ...View
Batter’s Stance and Grip
October 23, 2017 7:58 amProper grip, the key to which is – as always – comfort, but only if the “punching” and “knocking” knuckles are within the right range! ...View
‘Just do it’? No – Don’t! – VIDEO FOLLOW-UP
October 18, 2017 6:08 amLast week we featured the latest in a series of brilliant articles from mental-game guru Tim Dixon, who admonished coaches who negatively co-opt an undeniably positive (a ...View