Baseball Training Lessons
Pitching / Hitting / Defence Lessons
Throwing Lessons
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Physical
Understanding how unique each athlete is and how they move
Examining and understanding the key fundamentals of pitching: Grip, Starting stance, Windup, Pivot, Stride, Release, and the Follow-through
Overall mechanics assessment, differences between professional and amateur mechanics
Velocity Vs Command Vs Movement Vs Change of Speed
Set Vs Wind Up
Holding Runners, Pickoff Moves to 1st and 2nd
Understanding which offseason throwing phase the athlete is in, what the objectives are and how to accomplish each objective: Prime Phase, Velocity Phase, Mound Integration Phase, Game Development Phase
The Pitcher as a Fielder (Backing up bases, Covering Home Plate)
Tool Lessons
Mechanics Assessment (assessing overall movement patterns with GOATA principles)
Video Analysis
Use of the latest technology (Hit Trax, Pitch Logic, etc.)
Weighted Plyometric Balls
Bullpens and Live At-Bat’s at various intents (60%-100%)
Run and Guns, Pulldowns, Long Toss
Arm Care and Prep (Jaeger bands, plyometric balls, shoulder tube, wrist weights, plyometric trampoline)
Mental Lessons
Mental Approach to pitching; how to upset hitters’ timing.
Developing a winning pitcher’s mindset, “self-talk”, throwing the baseball with conviction
Pitch calling and selection; pitch tunneling (maximizing your arsenal with proper utilization of each pitch)
Hitting Lessons
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Physical
Stance / Weight Distribution
Balance / Posture / Rotation / Grip
Stride - Different types
Trader / Hand Position Movement
Swing / Optimal Bat Path
Understand Hip to Shoulder Separation
Power (Extension) (Med Balls / Overload / Underload / etc.)
Key Points / What separates the Pros from Joes
Everyone's different (Feel vs Real)
Visual
Critical to a hitters success
Visual Training/Hand Eye Coordination
How to Pick up on Pitcher giveaways/tendencies
Learning how to see spin/off speed
Tools / Video Analysis
Use of the latest technology (Hit Trax, Blast, Senaptec, etc.)
Measurement of key performance metrics (Exit Velo, Launch Angle, Spin, etc.)
Breakdown of Movement Patterns
Use of Hack Attack (Sequencing pitches/guessing game)
Multiple Machines and Hitting Tools (Overload/Underload)
Mental
Understanding the highs and lows of a hitter
How to handle failure/get out of slump
Hitting Approach (Understanding Pitch Counts/how to beat the Pitcher)
What Drills work for each unique player.
Learning Feel vs Real
Recruitment/How to act like an athlete
Defensive Lessons
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Outfield
How to Throw
Lining up a throw
Track Fly Balls
Hitting the Cutoff Man Vs Throwing Straight through
Ground Balls/Fielding ( Straight at you, Glove side, Throwing side, Do or Die)
Positioning (Where to play in certain situations)
Vision Training (How to keep your eyes still)
Footwork
Diving
Understanding situations and where to go with the ball
Finding the Wall
Middle Infield
How to throw (different arm slots, etc.)
Setup (Prep Step, Ect)
Reading the Hop
Fielding position
Footwork
Slow Rollers
Double Plays ( Feeds & Throws, Transfers & Quick Hands )
Relays
Pop Ups
Positioning (where to play in certain situations)
Rundowns
Diving
Understanding situations and where to go with the ball
Corner Infield
How to throw (understanding and managing throwing intent)
Setup (Prep step, ect)
Fielding Position
Footwork
Positioning (where to play in certain situations)
Reading the hop (get the hop you want)
Understanding situations and where to go with the ball
Cutoffs & Relays (Slow Rollers, Rundowns, Double Plays)
Diving / Reaction skills
Picks (especially for 1st base)
Catcher
Learning the modern way to catch
Positioning and Setup (Prep step, ect)
How to throw (creating a short, quick arm action)(Pop Time, transfer time)
Receiving (One Knee Down, Runners On Base)
Framing
Blocking
Footwork (Throws to Each Base)
Taking throws from outfield tag plays.
Home to 1B Double Plays
Rundowns
Pitch Calling
Vision Training
Flexibility