Tip Of The Week

September
October 13th, 2014

Baseball Excellence Proudly Presents the Free Tip Of The Week! Every week we send you valuable hints and tips taken from our Newsletters, Videos, books or simply subjects chosen at random. They include tips on pitching, hitting, fielding, coaching, base running, catching, conditioning, and a sound mental approach to the game.

Catchers and drill to overcome the fear of getting hit behind the plate

Help young catchers overcome their fear behind the plate. The fear of getting hit by a foul ball is a real one for young and novice catchers. The tendency is to flinch or worse yet, turn their head exposing their one vulnerable area, the side of the neck. This action also has the unfortunate effect of causing them to lose sight of the ball. There is a way to immediately help catchers with this difficulty. Have them dress in full gear and get in a receiving stance. Have them put both hands behind their back. From 10 feet away kneel and throw baseballs at their facemask. Their challenge is not to move or even blink. I haven't seen anyone yet who could keep from blinking but they get the idea, which is to keep their eyes on the baseball. Throw the balls very sharply. Force your catchers to remain still while you go through a bucket of balls. You should not have to do this drill but once. It has a tendency to make young catchers uncomfortable but we have always found the results to be positive. We use this "trial by fire" drill with all young catchers.

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Nick Kafer wearing the ThrowMAX with Maximum Shoulder External rotation throwing a two seam fastball. The Arm blurs with acceleration as shoulders square to target. High cocked position

Nick Kafer wearing the ThrowMAX demonstrates Maximum Shoulder External rotation while throwing a two seam fastball. The Arm blurs with acceleration as shoulders square to target.

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Catchers and Drill to overcome fear behind the plate

Catchers and Drill to overcome fear behind the plate

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Quotes of the Week or ya don't say.

Things could be worse. Suppose your errors were counted and published every day, like those of a baseball player.
Author Unknown

My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.
Hank Aaron

When you've learned to believe in yourself, there's no telling how good a player you can be. That's because you have the mental edge.
Rod Carew

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