How to organize a baseball practice

I’ve had a lot of new subscribers to the site so I don’t want to assume everyone has seen all the resources within the site.  Every year I get many questions regarding how to organize practices for every age group.  Since the season is beginning for most of you, I’d thought I would list some […]

Throwing inside for effect and strikes

Today’s video tip is for pitchers and catchers and involves one of the best pitch combinations in baseball. Unfortunately, It’s also one of the least used combinations as well.      *To plan for the upcoming season, check out all the eBooks from Baseball By The Yard by clicking HERE! *My Four-Week Guide to Developing […]

Heading to South Carolina!

Hi everyone! The baseball team from the high school where I teach (North Penn HS) is traveling to Mryle Beach, SC, next week for a Spring trip.  They will be playing at the Ripken Complex.  I am chaperoning and will be helping with the team.   If anyone lives/coaches in that area, shoot me an […]

Catchers, you don’t need to know who is covering

Today’s video tip is for catchers and it involved another pet-peeve of mine.     *To plan for the upcoming season, check out all the eBooks from Baseball By The Yard by clicking HERE! *My Four-Week Guide to Developing Pitchers For Game #1 has been a big hit!  Get it HERE!  It’s less than 5 […]

Tilting the tee for better hitting drills

I’m a gigantic fan of tee work.  So are a huge majority of major league hitters so I think I’m in good company.  It’s tough to improve upon something that has worked for so many generations but I may have found an exception. An assistant on my son’s 11u travel team (who is also a […]

Seminar – Foundations of pitching

The following presentation was given at the 2018 North Penn HS Parents and Coaches Baseball Clinic in Lansdale, PA.  The speaker is Coach Kevin Manero – head coach of the North Penn HS Varsity Baseball team.     *To plan for the upcoming season, check out all the eBooks from Baseball By The Yard by […]

Seminar – Building a defensive foundation

  Below is the video of a seminar I gave at this year’s annual youth level coaches and parents clinic at North Penn HS in Lansdale, PA.  It is similar to one I gave there a couple years ago on the same topic.  Some things have been added since.  I hope you find it useful. […]

2018 North Penn Coaching Clinic – Opening address

A week or so ago, I spoke at my high school’s baseball coaching clinic for area youth coaches and parents.  The head coach of North Penn High School – Mr. Kevin Manero – started things off with his views on the state of youth baseball and some valuable tips related to organizing a well-run practice […]

Win the even counts

There are twelve ball/strike counts in baseball:  0-0, 0-1, 0-2, 1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-0, 2-1, 2-2, 3-0, 3-1, and 3-2.   All counts require focus but the success of a pitcher, both short and long-term, often will be determined by how they do in three of them.  0-0, 1-1, and 2-2.     The even counts. […]