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Welcome, My Youth Baseball visitors!
Get 30% off Baseball Zone memberships with the coupon code “MYB30”. Join Baseball Zone and take advantage of their dozens of practice plans, over 200 drills and 100+ videos.
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We have memberships for both coaches and parents of baseball players.
Memberships for MYB
Welcome, My Youth Baseball visitors!
Use the Get 25% off Baseball Zone memberships with the coupon code “MYB”. Join Baseball Zone and take advantage of their dozens of practice plans, over 200 drills and 100+ videos.
This coupon code is only available for a limited time so act now.
Jody Gerut, Former MLB Player and Sporting News Rookie of the Year, introduces Baseball Zone.
Observations From the World Series: Pitcher’s Pronating Throwing Hand
This is part three of a three part post on observations from the 2012 World Series.
I’m not much of a pitching guru, but it caught my eye when I saw in super slow motion during the World Series what a pitcher’s hand actually does after release of the ball. As a right-handed thrower, the hand actually turns hard to the left after release (pronation) on a fastball. Follow the link below to see what I mean with Tim Lincecum. Does your pitching coach teach this? Does he have to or is it a natural reaction? Food for thought. Consult your local pitching professional.
How To Practice Swinging A Bat
We have talked several times about the bat path and its importance. It is one of the hardest parts of the swing to master because it is a reaction and hard to control. There a several moving parts that all need to be coordinated to optimize it. If one or more breaks down, the bat gets “offline” with the pitch and leads to inconsistent contact. It must be practiced over and over again to perfect.
Outdoor Practice Basics
If your team has been practicing indoors for the past few months, chances are you have done a ton of drill work to get your team in shape: Ground balls, throwing drills, pitching drills, hitting drills. Your space was limited, so you made the best of it, in perfect conditions. Outdoor practices now need to prepare your team for game situations and imperfect conditions.
Pre-Season Hitting - Timing
We have finally come to the tail end of our indoor training sessions. Hopefully our swings have been honed to perfection. Our focus now has to change from technique to timing. Use these next few weeks to prepare more for game situations. There is a reason major league spring training is 5-6 weeks long. It takes big leaguers that long to get their timing down.
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Working with young players is a constant challenge. Baseball Zone helps you plan practices quickly, giving you a solid practice plan in no time. These are some of the same drills we used at the major league level.
Mike MacFarlane
Former Catcher
Kansas City Royals
Owner, Mac-N-Seitz Baseball Academy
Baseball Zone is a fundamental but advanced approach to the game of baseball and its endless preparation. This program is as good as there is, the passion shows.
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Special Assistant to
the General Manager
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Lee Driggers
Head Baseball Coach
Wheaton College