Baseball Training Lessons

Pitching / Hitting / Defence Lessons

Throwing Lessons

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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