I’m linking to a fantastic article from Geoff Miller at The Winning Mind regarding visualization and it’s fantastic capabilities to help baseball athletes prepare. What is Visualization? Visualization is the widely used mental technique of “seeing” your performance in your mind. The technique is generally done by closing your eyes and imagining a play or […]
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I’m linking to a great article from COR (a California based physical therapy firm) that outlines specific, baseball related strengthening and flexibility exercises. Baseball is unique in that many typical weight training exercises can be counterproductive, as players really need to stay flexible, but strong at the same time. Doing bodybuilding type work can […]
I’ve consistently pointed out that the mental part of baseball is an undervalued and lesser taught piece of this great game. Sure, mental toughness and “having a good approach” are buzzwords used by coaches every day…but what can you do to teach it? Well, I’m linking an article by Alan Jaeger regarding some specific advice […]
Weighted baseball training has been a widely debated prescription for increasing throwing velocity since the first research on it was published in the 1960s, though it has gained greater attention in the last twenty years. Why Weighted Baseballs? These types of training programs utilizing weighted baseballs continue to rise in popularity for pitchers of all […]
Paul Petricca’s Hitting With Torque This is a fantastic read – not only from the physical adjustments that must be made, but to the mental side, as well. Get in your ready hitting position early, players! Paul is the hitting coach at Wheaton College in Chicago, and I know him pretty well. He works with both […]