Catching: The key to winning -
Baseball with Dusty Rhodes
(in conjunction with host Alabama Baseball Coaches Association)
This baseball catching series covers everything from selecting your catcher to making sure the umpire calls those questionable pitches strikes!
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Animated Baseball Playbook -
Baseball with
With the animated playbook, you'll see the pitch, the hit and runners advance as each player carries out his assignment. If there is one tool that "turns the light on" and makes baseball come alive...this is it!
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The Baseball Playbook -
Baseball with Ron Polk
This is the best "how to" baseball book of all time, it's packed with everything you need to know to understand and excel at the game of baseball. From the first practice to the last tournament, Coach Polk (head baseball coach at Mississippi State) covers it. If you're not sure if this book is for you ask any high school or college baseball coach if they think its a good book....then come back and ORDER HERE.
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Baseball Signals: How to Create an Effective System -
Baseball with Ron Polk
(in conjunction with host Alabama Baseball Coaches Association)
Remember the old Abbott and Costello Baseball routine? You know the one... "Who's on First"? Miscommunication at its funniest! But, when you're on the baseball field, there's nothing funny about being confused. A good baseball signal system allows a Coach to communicate quickly and effectively with his athletes. What makes for effective baseball signals? (So glad you asked!) That's what Coach Ron Polk of Mississippi State will tell you in this video series. First rule: Keep it simple. The simplest thing for you to do right now is to watch Coach Polk as he offers up humor and reality in discussing effective baseball signal systems.
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Baseball Tryouts -
Baseball with Lee Gann
Your evaluations may be in the summer, fall, or right before the season starts. Properly evaluating the talent you have is where building an outstanding baseball team begins. Here, Coach Gann covers the evaluation process he uses which helped him field a team that made the USA Today Top 25 High School Baseball Teams.
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Pitching Drills at 45 Feet -
Baseball with Scott Foxhall
(in conjunction with host Alabama Baseball Coaches Association)
When you have your pitchers practice at 45 feet, you'll see multiple benefits. Your pitcher will learn to command the angles better, develop a better "touch" and they can throw more pitches without wearing out their pitching arm.
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Baseball Strategy: First and Third -
Baseball with Bob Morgan
(in conjunction with host Alabama Baseball Coaches Association)
This baseball clinic lecture was given at the 2005 Alabama Baseball Coaches Association Convention. It's full of information that will help you develop a strategy to keep the other team away from home plate.
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Baseball Strategy: The Bunt Defense -
Baseball with Ron Polk
In baseball, being able to bunt is only a small part of bunting strategy. The real skill is in knowing when to bunt and when to expect a bunt. That's just what Coach Polk covers in this baseball bunt defense philosphy series.
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Baseball: Fundamental Skills and Footwork -
Baseball with Rick Davis
Covering fundamental skills before the season starts is a great way to get your baseball team sharp before our official practice dates. You can do these baseball drills as a team so that when practice starts for real, everyone is ready to work.
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The Double Play -
Baseball with Greg Olsen
This video series covers the footwork necessary to make the double play...safely. Coach Olsen covers the double play from the shortstop position as well as from the second base position.
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Coaching Baseball: Team Building -
Baseball with Keith Madison
(in conjunction with host Alabama Baseball Coaches Association)
Keith Madison, former Head Baseball Coach at the university of Kentucky and now with Score International, presents this baseball clinic series. The importance of Team Building is the topic. Coach takes up through the steps offering effective strategies inter-woven with his experience as a college athlete and then baseball coach.
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Baseball Warm Up and Stretching -
Baseball with Steve Tamborra
(in conjunction with host Alabama Baseball Coaches Association)
Healthy baseball players translate into winning games and one of the biggest factors in keeping them healthy is a proper warm up routine.
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Catching Fundamentals -
Baseball with Matt Heath
Your catcher needs to have the fundamental catching skills to keep the offense at bay and get the outs your baseball team needs. This catching fundamental series covers baseball drills to develop catchers and also covers catching fundamental skills and common catching mistakes.
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Coaching Baseball: Team Building -
Baseball with Jan Weisberg
(in conjunction with host Alabama Baseball Coaches Association)
"Unless we learn how to do things together we are just going to be spinning our wheels." ~ Jan Weisberg, Head Baseball Coach, Birmingham Southern College. This video series isn't just for baseball coaches. Anyone who is a Coach or leader, whether in sports or in any capacity, will benefit from this clinic on Team Building. Coach Weisberg talks about what it takes to form uniquely talented individuals into a successful whole.
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Baseball Pitching Checklist -
Baseball with Mike Lane
(in conjunction with host Alabama Baseball Coaches Association)
Pitching is a complex process with many steps to get the right delivery each and every time. Coach Lane gives us a checklist to use as we teach our baseball pitchers proper pitching form and technique.
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Baseball Skills: Infielding Fundamentals -
Baseball with Greg Drye
Playing infield requires the ability to throw well. That's a given. But, to throw the ball, you first have to field the ball. From the Ready Position through the Throw, Coach Greg Drye, Assistant Baseball Coach at Mississippi State, discusses and demonstrates the fundamentals of Baseball Infielding. Step by step Coach covers footwork, arm-hand-glove position, throwing position, and more. From Prep Steps to the last Shuffle, this baseball infielding video series offers skills and techniques for successful Infielding.
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Baseball: Arm Exercises for Pitchers -
Baseball with Daron Schoenrock
The care and maintenance of a pitching arm is a subject worthy of detailed study. Coach demonstrates some exercises that can be used during the season and in the off season.
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Pitching is an Explosion -
Baseball with Wynn Fletcher
(in conjunction with host Alabama Baseball Coaches Association)
An explosive pitcher can be developed with a sound strength and flixiblity program. This video series covers some proven techniques that you can incorporate at any level to make your pitchers explosive.
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Coaching Baseball: Pitching Fundamentals -
Baseball with Mike Lane
Coaching Baseball: Pitching Fundamentals Part Seven
(Broadband Dial-Up)
A lot of research has been done in the last 15 years on the mechanics of the body in various sports. The best coaches have incorporated the findings from this research into the way they coach pitching. It's not just about improving the skill of the pitcher, it's about preventing injury. In this baseball clinic series, Coach Mike Lane goes over the fundamentals of pitching using various drills while teaching proper body mechanics and techniques for maximum pitch power.
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The Catcher - The Pitcher: The Mental Side of Baseball -
Baseball with Casey Dunn
(in conjunction with host Alabama Baseball Coaches Association)
The Catcher has to see all things in all places at all times. He has to direct with confidence. His position demands trust. The pitcher has to be without doubt. He has to know that his call on a pitch is the right call. They spend much of the game eye to eye. What are the characteristics of both that bring strength to a team rather than conflict? Watch this video series and understand what teamwork is all about!
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Baseball Skills: Offensive Bunting -
Baseball with Tommy Raffo
In this baseball video series, Assistant Baseball Coach Tommy Raffo of Mississippi State University discusses and demonstrates the effective use of offensive bunting. Coach starts with the bunting stance and takes us through mechanics, position, directing, and the strategy of the bunt then puts it into action. This is a great series for coaches and advanced players.
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Setting Game Goals -
Baseball with Todd Guilliams
(in conjunction with host Alabama Baseball Coaches Association)
Your baseball team needs to be focused on it's offensive and defensive objectives in order to come out on the high side of a scoring match. You as a coach must set realistic game goals then work in practice to teach your team to meet those goals.
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Baseball Outfield: Drills and Philosophy -
Baseball with Mark Johnston
(in conjunction with host Alabama Baseball Coaches Association)
Mark Johnston from Bishop State Community College covers some things that make great outfielders, starting with a plan, to drills to quicken the decision process and ending with on field drills to apply to baseball game situations.
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Hitting Philosophy - Dry Swings -
Baseball with Bobby Pierce
(in conjunction with host Alabama Baseball Coaches Association)
Part of your job as a baseball coach is to develop hitters and dry swings are a great way to see your hitters perform and they give you an opportunity to coach one on one or in a group.
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Baseball - Hitting Fundamentals -
Baseball with Tommy Raffo
This series of hitting drills helps build the perfect batting swing by taking a batter through each step of the swing and helps the hitter learn the "feel" of a perfect batting swing.
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Baserunning -
Baseball with Russ McNickle
Mississippi State's Coach McNickle covers the fundamentals of baserunning and demonstrates drills that will make your baserunners round the bases!
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Pitching: Making The Arm Strong -
Baseball with Mike Lane
(in conjunction with host Alabama Baseball Coaches Association)
Mike Lane (Head Baseball Coach at The University of North Alabama) speaks at baseball coaching clinics world wide and is known as one of the countries top pitching coaches. In this clinic setting, Coach Lane discusses and demonstrates exercises to strengthen your pitchers throwing arm...and keep the pitching arm healthy during the season!
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Baseball Skills: Fielding a Fly Ball -
Baseball with Tommy Raffo
"I got it! I got it! I got it!" That's the sound of baseball.....an outfielder preparing to catch the ball. It's not about ego or taking center stage. It's about communication. Catching a Fly Ball in baseball requires skill and technique. This baseball video series covers the mechanics of catching a fly ball. Proper positioning for the catch, as well as communication skills in the outfield are demonstrated. Good communication in the outfield is essential to a baseball team's success. The baseball drills in these videos are can easily be incorporated into team practice or while practicing at home. ( That is, if neighbors don't mind the sound of "I got it! ringing in their ears.)
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Batting Practice -
Baseball with Ron Polk
(in conjunction with host Alabama Baseball Coaches Association)
Getting the most from the time you have available is a must at any level, and in this series, baseballs "Top Dog" shares how he gets the most from his athletes in batting practice.
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Questions for the Coach - Audio Interview -
Baseball with Daron Schoenrock
MyCoachOnline called Daron Schoenrock, Head Baseball Coach for the Memphis Tigers and author of "The Total Pitching Program." We had some Pitching questions and new Coach Rock would have the answers. Pitch Loads. Combating Fatigue. Off-Season Work-Outs. College Baseball versus the Minor Leagues. Click the link to hear what Coach Rock has to say on all this and more!
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Baseball: Catching Basics -
Baseball with Russ McNickle
This Baseball video series is directed to the youth league coach. It's essential that the coach understand the role of the Catcher and be able to teach developing youth league athletes.
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Baseball Skills: Catching -
Baseball with Dax Norris
(in conjunction with host Alabama Baseball Coaches Association)
Coach Dax Norris from the University of Alabama goes over the essentials of successful catching. It doesn't need to get complicated and Coach keeps it simple. The catcher has the opportunity to control the game. Learn the baseball skills needed to make it happen in this video series.
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Lessons Learned -
Baseball with Jerry Kindall
(in conjunction with host Alabama Baseball Coaches Association)
Jerry Kindall former Head Baseball Coach at the University of Arizona has a lot of knowledge in the form of hard life lessons he's learned. Filmed at the Alabama Baseball Coaches Association clinic, Coach Kindall shares things we should all know.
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Baseball Skills: Catching -
Baseball with Wes Brooks
(in conjunction with host Alabama Baseball Coaches Association)
Coach Wes Brooks is on the field during this Baseball Clinic series on Catching. Through discussion, demonstration, and drills, Coach covers Framing, Blocking, and Throwing the Out. The catcher's position under various field scenarios and in response to different types of pitches are demonstrated making this a great catching techniques series for coaches and players.
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Baseball Batting Practice: The Side Toss Drill -
Baseball with Wade Hedges
Mississippi State Pitching Coach Wade Hedges demonstrates the Side Toss Drill. The Side Toss Drill is a simple baseball drill that allows players to work in pairs. One player is the Tosser and controls the drill. The other is the Hitter. It's the Tosser's job to help the Hitter get the most out of this drill by varying the direction of the toss. Great for Batting Practice!
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Baseball Pitching Mechanics: Fundamentals, Coaching Techniques, and Drills -
Baseball with Gordie Gillespie
(in conjunction with host Alabama Baseball Coaches Association)
Coach Gordie Gillespie uses his knowledge and passion of baseball to offer this effective approach to coaching Pitching Mechanics. Beginning with the fundamentals, Coach discusses the "teachable" skills involved in pitching, and the essential secondary skills that develop as a result. This baseball video series is packed with information and practical techniques that are great for coaches and pitchers at any level of play. The approach is simple, practical, doesn't cost a lot of money, and best of all.....it works! This teaching progression on pitching gives you mechanics, drills, and the "home-made" tools to help you get your pitchers to the top of their game.
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Baseball Equipment: The Catcher -
Baseball with Mike Frederico
A catcher sometimes feels like a medieval warrior after his equipment is all on. But for a warrior to be effective the gear must fit properly and be taken care of when it's not in use. This series shows how to fit and care for your catcher's equipment. This is a "must see" for every coach, and any kid, who plays catcher.
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Catching Fundamentals -
Baseball with Lee Gann
This is a re-release of our original catching fundamentals series we released in 1999. You'll find everything from stance, receiving the baseball, throwing to the bases and fielding bunts in this baseball catching series. Many of you had problems viewing this series, so this should take care of that problem.
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Baseball: Little Things That Win -
Baseball with Butch Thompson
(in conjunction with host Alabama Baseball Coaches Association)
Coach Butch Thompson, Pitching Coach for the University of Auburn, gives this Baseball Clinic talk on the "Little Things That Win." Coach has taken the time over the years to ask successful baseball players and coaches that very thing. The answers are inspiring and Coach Thompson's passion for coaching is clear. Watch this baseball video series and then ask yourself, "What are the little things that win?"
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Pitching Tips -
Baseball with Butch Thompson
(in conjunction with host Alabama Baseball Coaches Association)
Coach Butch Thompson of Auburn University has a few pitching tips to help raise the tempo of the game and to help your pitchers learn to focus.
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Baseball Pitching Skills: Delivery Drills -
Baseball with Mick Fieldbinder
(in conjunction with host Alabama Baseball Coaches Association)
Coach Fieldbinder begins this baseball pitching series with an overview of pitching skills and building on the strengths of individual pitchers. This delivery drills progression can be used with any pitching style to maximize the power and consistency of your pitchers. Coach begins with the basics and builds to a daily practice routine that's sure to help your players develop effective pitching skills.
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Baseball Batting Practice: Small Ball Drill -
Baseball with Russ Sneed
Small Ball? C'mon... you coaches know what this is all about. Using an undersized, lightweight ball during batting practice is great for working on eye-hand coordination! Batters learn how to track the ball from the time it leaves the pitcher's hand until the swing (or not to swing, that is the question). The Small Ball Batting Drill can be done with the short toss, the side toss, or with a pitching machine. Doesn't hurt that using an undersized ball makes a real baseball look huge in comparison either!
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Baseball Skills: Bunting -
Baseball with Wade Hedges
Its time for BP
. Batting Practice that is! The key to an effective baseball batting practice is to make every practice as game like as possible. Use this batting cage drill to learn how. Using live pitchers in the batting cages instead of machines and limiting the number of swings per rotation, simulate game conditions to increase a players confidence and comfort level when at bat. And, as always, the biggest part of practice is repetition, repetition, repetition!
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Baseball Skills: Momentum and Direction -
Baseball with Russ McNickle
Making a great play is only part of what a great baseball player does. Hiss coach should be prepared to help him learn how to transfer the baseball to his throwing hand and use his body to develop the momentum to get the ball where it needs to be.
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Baseball: Offensive Signal Systems -
Baseball with Ron Polk
This 60 minute baseball lecture will help you develop a simple and effective signal system to get your baserunners home.
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Goals and Grading -
Baseball with Todd Guilliams
(in conjunction with host Alabama Baseball Coaches Association)
If your team is going to get better they have to know where they are and where they are trying to get to. Here's a grading system you can adapt for your team to help you set, meet and analyze individual and team goals.
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Offensive Wrap Session -
Baseball with Bobby Pierce
(in conjunction with host Alabama Baseball Coaches Association)
Coach Bobby Pierce of Troy University covers the offensive side of baseball in this hot stove discussion at the Alabama Baseball Coaches Association convention.
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Coaching Baseball: Developing and Evaluating Assistants -
Baseball with John Jarnagin
(in conjunction with host Alabama Baseball Coaches Association)
John Jarnagin, Head Baseball Coach from the University of Montevallo, shares his approach to developing and evaluating assistance coaches. Beginning with the traits to look for when selecting and assistance, the discussion offers advice for developing your assistants and then evaluating their performance.
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Baseball Pitching Skills -
Baseball with Keith Madison
(in conjunction with host Alabama Baseball Coaches Association)
Keith Madison, former Head Baseball Coach of the University of Kentucky, doesn't spend time on mechanics in this baseball video series. Coach talks about those often over-looked, yet essential, skills in pitching. Using personal examples and the knowledge of a seasoned coach, Coach Madison pitches a "no hitter" in this series.
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Baseball Skills: Infield Play -
Baseball with Mike Lane
Often at the high school and even college level there is little instruction offered on Infield Play. This baseball video series begins with the fundamentals of Infield skills and progresses through catching the baseball to throwing across the Infield. This is a great series focusing on stance, catching techniques, and finger position on the baseball during the throw.
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