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Pitching: Little Things that Matter - Baseball with Derek Johnson (in conjunction with host Alabama Baseball Coaches Association)
Insure your baseball pitcher has the little things taken care of so he can concentrate on the big stuff. From the pre-practice stretch to the focusing eyeballs, here's some things you and your pitcher can work on. Pitching: Little Things that Matter

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. Baseball Pitching Mechanics: Fundamentals, Coaching Techniques, and Drills

Volleyball Defense 101: Rotation and Perimeter Defense - Volleyball with Chris Camper
"One of the best things about coachng is that it's a chess match, between you and your players, as well as the players you are coaching against and their coach." ~ Volleyball Coach Chris Camper, Mountain Brook High School. This volleyball defense series is geared to new coaches who need the basics. A new coach or a coach transitioning into a new program needs to be prepared in order to make an impact. Coach Camper draws the X's and O's of volleyball basics by covering the Rotation Defence and the Perimeter Defense. This is an old fashioned "chalk talk" with a wealth of information for the beginning volleyball coach. Volleyball Defense 101: Rotation and Perimeter Defense

The Role of the Parent: Life Lessons for Athletes - SpecialTopics with Judy Green
What one life lesson did you learn from you parents? That's what MyCoachOnline asked Judy Green, Head Volleyball Coach at the University of Alabama. Coach's answer: "They never doubted my ability to do anything." Green talks about how that unwavering support allowed her to become the coach, and person, that she is today. It's a life lesson for all parents and kids, whether your child plays sports or not. The Role of the Parent: Life Lessons for Athletes

Pass-Serve-Target Drill - Volleyball with Mehgan Devine
This is a 3 or 4 player volleyball drill that lets the server work on the serve and the receiver works on receiving the volleyball. Pass-Serve-Target Drill

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! Baseball Batting Practice: Small Ball Drill

GT Strength and Conditioning - SpecialTopics with Eric Ciano (in conjunction with host Georgia Strength Coaches Association)
Bigger, faster stronger is a great buzzword, but to get while preventing injuries takes a bit more. In this video series, Coach Ciano of Georgia Tech covers the basics of their strength program. GT Strength and Conditioning

Fundamental Drill Series - Baseball with Brian Shoop
Using all of your field space, all of your coaches and not wasting time helps you get the most from each and every baseball practice. In this video series, Coach Brian Shoop of UAB demonstrates using "drill series" (similar to the Fundamental Drill Series in The Baseball Playbook) during practice. Fundamental Drill Series

Tennis Skills: Mental Toughness - Tennis with Keith Swindoll
In reality, every tennis match and every tennis drill works on mental toughness. There's a lot more time spent NOT hitting the tennis ball during a match or practice than time spent hitting. What a player thinks about during this far from "down" time can mean the difference between success or failure on the tennis court. This video series covers the mental game of tennis. The information and resources in this video series will help Coaches understand the keys to the mental side of tennis, while learning practical ways to help players develop mental toughness. If you're coaching tennis, this is an invaluable video series! Tennis Skills: Mental Toughness

Tennis: Doubles Strategy - Tennis with Billy Pate (in conjunction with host University of Alabama Tennis Camps)
Billy Pate, Head Tennis Coach at the University of Alabama discusses and demonstrates Doubles Strategy and Positioning during this tennis clinic. Starting with some of the basics of the doubles strategy and continuing through communication, this series offers some simple, but effective doubles instructions to assist coaches in creating successful players. Tennis: Doubles Strategy

Coaching Tennis: Skills and Strategies for Singles and Doubles - Tennis with Joc Simmons
Joc Simmons, Director of Tennis at the Huntsville Tennis Center, started playing at the junior level. While at the University of Oklahoma, he achieved Big Eight Championships in both Singles and Doubles. In 1994, while at Mississippi State, Simmons won honors as the National Doubles Champ and was All American in Singles. He must know a little bit about how to play the game, wouldn't you say? In this video series, Simmons discusses Singles and Doubles play, outlining essential skills and strategies that will take tennis players to the top of their game. From the basics of consistency and speed, to the more complex specialty shots, this video series will help you take your game to the next level. Coaching Tennis: Skills and Strategies for Singles and Doubles

Creating Specific Strength - SpecialTopics with Jared Bidne (in conjunction with host Georgia Strength Coaches Association)
Weight lifting and physics class don't usually share the same paragraph, but if you want to create specific strength you need to understand some basic physics! Creating Specific Strength