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Off Season Pitching Workout | Pitching for the Offseason

Spring 2010 will be here before you know it. Here's what to do ahead of time.

For pitchers, the off-season is a time to work hard at getting stronger for the season to come. This involves a combination of workout elements - throwing, running and weight lifting (if your coaches and parents approve).
Here are some things to consider for an off season pitching workout to prepare for the upcoming season.

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Infield Fly Rule | the Infield Fly Rule for Coaches and Parents

Infield Fly ! Many of us have heard Infield Fly ! called, (or not) What exactly is the infield fly rule in youth baseball? It's the same as MLB. The "In-field Fly" rule can be confusing, especially for youth baseball and youth baseball coaches and parents.
Lets take a moment to discuss the infield fly rule.
The rule is often a point of controversy among coaches, players and spectators watching the game, often times umpires. Many ask, "what is the 'In-field" fly rule? When does the "In-field Fly" baseball rule apply? Here we explain the reason for this rule of baseball, the situations under which this baseball rule applies, and some additional info to help coaches and parents of youth baseball better understand the infield fly rule.

Why do we have the "In-field" fly rule?

Baseball Hitting drills | Youth Baseball Batting Drills

Why Baseball Hitting Drills - The art of hitting a round ball with a rounded stick was identified by USA Today as the hardest feat in all of sports…what other sport identifies prime talent as those who only fail 7 out of 10 times (a .300 BA) and the greats of the game by failing only 6.50% of the time (a .350 BA)!Your actually considered pretty good hitter with a .280 batting average.

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Youth Baseball Bat Size Chart

Youth Baseball Bat Size Chart just in time for Christmas! We have got with our blog partner at Youth Baseball Bats and updated their youth baseball bat size chart. You can receive it in the Downloads section
Youth Baseball Bat Size Chart

Little League pitching Rules

Little League Pitching Rules New

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Youth Baseball Drills | Bunt Defense youth baseball drill

Here is a couple of youth baseball drills provided by youth baseball drills. These youth baseball drills are for bunt defense in youth baseball.

Know your Strengths and Weaknesses as a Hitter

Every hitter has their weaknesses. Perhaps it is a low, outside strike. Maybe they have difficulty with anything off speed, or pitches on the inner half of the plate. When you stop and think about it, the strike zone, from the knees to the letters, ranging from the inner half to the outer half of the plate, is a fairly large area to cover with a 32-34 inch bat. Great hitters understand this, and they discipline themselves to lay off pitches they know they struggle with early in the count.

Successful hitters understand their strengths as well. They understand the pitch they hit the hardest and most consistently. For me, it was the fastball up and in. When I saw this pitch, my eyes lit up, and I was swinging from my heels. What is your best pitch to handle? What pitches give you trouble? These are very important questions you must ask yourself. Once you know the pitches you like and dislike, you are well on your way towards developing a successful hitting plan.

Evaluating College Recruiting Resources

The amount of recruiting resource available to student-athletes can be overwhelming. If you type college recruiting into any internet search engine, you will easily be bombarded with hundreds of different resources aimed at helping student athletes in the college recruiting process. These resources include elite showcases, college camps, summer exposure travel teams, and college recruiting services. However, does the existence of these resources make college recruiting easier to understand? Do all of these services provide each student-athlete with a greater chance of achieving success in the recruiting process compared to past generations when few of these resources existed? Does the cost of these recruiting resources justify their benefits?

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While there are certainly a greater amount of recruiting resources available to today’s student athletes, I would argue that their existence has caused greater confusion about the process, in addition to thousands of dollars wasted. Many families are also unclear as to how to properly utilize these available resources, a fact that further hinders student athletes from being successful with this process.

Not only do perspective college recruits and their families need to be educated about the recruiting process in general, but they also need to understand the truth behind all of these recruiting resources and their limitations in order to avoid destructive traps that can take student-athletes off the correct path.

Youth Baseball Drills | Cover on Steal Youth Baseball Drill

Here is another free youth baseball drill. This youth baseball drill is for covering the bases on steal attempts in youth baseball. This is a very simple youth baseball drill that involves all the infield positions. This youth baseball drill will prepare your players for the steal and know how to cover the bases.

Interference and Obstruction | Little League Interference and or Obstruction

One of the most confusing and controversial aspects of baseball is a situation where a defensive and offensive player either collide or interfere with each other. We have seen many angry coaches and parents over not understanding the rules of interference and obstruction in youth baseball. Also, Many youth baseball umpires do not have full understanding of all the rules. I'm not sure anyone does. But I would consider youth baseball interference and obstruction a common play occurrence that coaches and umpires should know and be able to explain.