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Larry Cicchiello left a comment for Coach Ruben Corral
"Happy Birthday Coach and many more. Go have yourself a day brother!"
May 1
Brad Mumma replied to Coach Ruben Corral's discussion The Slider Is The Most Dangerous Pitch In Baseball in the group Pitching Coaches and Instructors
"This is a great topic.  Slider and slurve are often mistaken for each other.  A pitch that spins like a globe at any tilt is not a slider.  The average pitcher thinks that it is.  I thought this too until the greatest pitching…"
Mar 22
Brent Vauclin replied to Coach Ruben Corral's discussion The Slider Is The Most Dangerous Pitch In Baseball in the group Pitching Coaches and Instructors
"Dr. Marshall does perform a tremendous amount of research and studying.  However, how many pitchers do you see, at any level, using his style?  Very few if any.  Honestly, I really haven't read much of his research and…"
May 26, 2011
Coach Ruben Corral replied to Coach Ruben Corral's discussion The Slider Is The Most Dangerous Pitch In Baseball in the group Pitching Coaches and Instructors
"From my observations so far, Marshall's delivery is as "anatomically" sound as it gets from a physics perspective.  But it sure does fly in the face of conventional mechanics.  The motor mechanics takes time to develop, as…"
May 22, 2011
Coach Ruben Corral replied to Coach Ruben Corral's discussion The Slider Is The Most Dangerous Pitch In Baseball in the group Pitching Coaches and Instructors
"It definitely feels weird, for sure.  But I can throw a pronated curveball and slider.  And I never thought that was possible."
May 22, 2011
Coach Ruben Corral replied to Coach Ruben Corral's discussion The Slider Is The Most Dangerous Pitch In Baseball in the group Pitching Coaches and Instructors
"Taking Dr. Marshall's approach and applying it to conventional pitchers is the rub.  Conventional torque, rotation and force application has pitcher's arms accelerating with their labrums and decellerating with their teres minors,…"
May 22, 2011
Ted Browne replied to Coach Ruben Corral's discussion The Slider Is The Most Dangerous Pitch In Baseball in the group Pitching Coaches and Instructors
"Ruben, Tyler Matzek of the Capistrano Valley Cougars is all over youtube with "pronated" and "maxline" fastball, slider, curve, etc. He's a helluva pitcher, but to my old eyes none of the deliveries look like…"
May 22, 2011
The CheckSwing Clubhouse replied to Coach Ruben Corral's discussion The Slider Is The Most Dangerous Pitch In Baseball in the group Pitching Coaches and Instructors
"I agree."
May 22, 2011
Kip Gross replied to Coach Ruben Corral's discussion The Slider Is The Most Dangerous Pitch In Baseball in the group Pitching Coaches and Instructors
"That hurts just watching it."
May 22, 2011
Ted Browne replied to Coach Ruben Corral's discussion The Slider Is The Most Dangerous Pitch In Baseball in the group Pitching Coaches and Instructors
"Indeed.  I've watched his videos on arm injury and they are a bit technical for the average joe, but in the end you understand why arms actually hurt.  Good stuff. The way he teaches the overall pitching motion is difficult for me to…"
May 22, 2011
Coach Ruben Corral replied to Coach Ruben Corral's discussion The Slider Is The Most Dangerous Pitch In Baseball in the group Pitching Coaches and Instructors
"Unconventional indeed, but not without merit.  Dr. Marshall's life's work is to rid baseball of pitching arm injuries, not to create a more stylish form of pitching.  With that being said, read his book and try to ignore the…"
May 22, 2011
Ted Browne replied to Coach Ruben Corral's discussion The Slider Is The Most Dangerous Pitch In Baseball in the group Pitching Coaches and Instructors
"Wow I just watched his video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUgQXJlTSaU I can't imagine having that throwing motion. It's just soooo unorthodox and seems like hitting the spots would be more luck than skill."
May 22, 2011
Coach Ruben Corral is now friends with Sawyer Bowen and Cecil Hultz Jr.
May 21, 2011
Coach Ruben Corral replied to Coach Ruben Corral's discussion The Slider Is The Most Dangerous Pitch In Baseball in the group Pitching Coaches and Instructors
"Stop drinking the kool-aid that ASMI is passing out Brent, I read that article too.  The findings are relative.  The fastball causes the most stress cause it's thrown the hardest.  The curveball causes less stress because its not…"
May 21, 2011
Ted Browne replied to Coach Ruben Corral's discussion The Slider Is The Most Dangerous Pitch In Baseball in the group Pitching Coaches and Instructors
"Great video. Ruben has an excellent on-camera teaching style. We use both pitches described here on our staff. Too many high school pitchers haven't been trained to throw an effective change up by the time they get to us, but the palm ball is…"
May 21, 2011
Kip Gross replied to Coach Ruben Corral's discussion The Slider Is The Most Dangerous Pitch In Baseball in the group Pitching Coaches and Instructors
"That's the question I posted. I don't think any kid should even attempt to throw breaking balls until they are 16 years old period but I know for a fact that a pitcher like Gregg Olson wouldn't have had the success he had were it not…"
May 21, 2011

Profile Information

Bats:
Both
Throws:
Right
Height:
6'6"
Weight:
225
Position(s):
P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, DH
I currently:
Play Baseball, Coach Baseball
Baseball Playing Experience:
Little League, Babe Ruth, High School, American Legion, Minor League, 18+
Baseball Coaching Experience:
Little League, Babe Ruth, High School, American Legion, College, Minor League
Softball Playing Experience:
None
More About Me:
Coach Ruben Corral began playing baseball at the age of 8 in El Monte, California. Born to hardworking parents, he spent much of his time playing some form of baseball whether it was over-the-line, tapeball, little league, and especially watching baseball on TV.

Coach Corral played baseball at Arroyo High School and was drafted in the 10th round (294th overall) by the Toronto Blue Jays and played for several seasons, living his dream. Throughout his playing career and now as a coach, Coach Corral has taught at numerous baseball camps and coaches clinics throughout Southen California.

His playing resume includes: Dodgers Scout Team, Phillies Scout Team, Blue Jays Scout Team, Mariners Scout Team, 1993 Mission Valley League Player of the Year, San Gabriel Valley All-Star Team, California North/South All-Star Team, Sunbelt National Classic All-Star Team, Dodgers Area Code All-Star Team.

Coach Corral's coaching resume includes: Arroyo High School JV Assistant Coach 1997; 1998-1999 Grand Slam Baseball School, Monrovia, California; 2000-2001 Capo Valley High School, Orange County, California; 2003-2007 Junipero Serra Catholic High School, Orange County, California; RealDealBaseball Camps, Orange County, California; El Monte Dukes Baseball Camps, El Monte, California, Capo Cats Baseball Club, Orange County, California and is currently the pitching coach at Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, CA.
His past coaches include: Darren Balsley, current San Diego Padres Pitching Coach, Rick Peterson, current New York Mets pitching coach, Alfredo Griffin, current Los Angeles Angels first base coach, Bruce Walton, current Toronto Blue Jays bullpen coach.
Website:
http://www.TeachingBetterBaseball.com

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Update from Coach Corral - Happy New Year

Posted on January 25, 2010 at 10:12am 1 Comment

I'll give you my status update. Over the summer, I was offered the pitching coach job at Vanguard University (NAIA) here in Southern California, which I accepted. I took over a staff which had an ERA of 6.99 last season, which amazes me since proper pitch sequencing should cut that by at least 2.00 runs per game. The two high schools I had coached at prior had been Division 1 powerhouses with ample talent, so taking this job was a unique opportunity to turn the program around and establish my… Continue

Youth Tryouts Part 1

Posted on July 21, 2009 at 10:50am 1 Comment

Tryouts for my 13u teams began this Saturday.



I love tryouts. We hold them once a year and the turnout we get is tremendous. My coaching partner Chris and I meet at 6:30am for breakfast then get to the high school to set up the pitching machines and drag the infield.



The kids show up early with their parents and mill about the outfield, along the first base foul line, until a few brave, but proactive players begin to stretch and warm up. My former 12u players from last… Continue

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At 9:04am on May 1, 2012, Larry Cicchiello said…

Happy Birthday Coach and many more. Go have yourself a day brother!

At 2:54pm on July 27, 2010, jaime cevallos said…
ruben:

What's up man. All is great here. Moving to San Jose in a month.
The 2012 ABCA looks like it will be in Anaheim. So we'll probably see each other then!

Jaime
At 12:28pm on February 2, 2010, Travis Wallace said…
Thanks man and i will keep working at it.
At 2:16pm on August 17, 2009, Kyle Grucci said…
Hey Coach,

I just read some of the articles on your site, including this one...

Very well written... Feel free to cross post them here on CheckSwing and include a link back to TeachingBetterBaseball.com.
At 1:03am on July 6, 2009, Ric Akers said…
Coach, thanks for the input! We have spent this year playing with 14U kids, some of them can throw some JUNK!!! When he remains disciplined at the plate, he hits everyone, however, that has been his struggle this year playing with the older kids! Thanks again!
At 12:35pm on July 4, 2009, Bill Stanton said…
Coach Ruben- Thanks for joining us at CheckSwing! Have a great time making new connections and talking baseball. Please invite any players and coaches that you know to join us as well. Enjoy!
At 2:34pm on July 3, 2009, Kyle Grucci said…
Welcome to CheckSwing, Coach! That's quite a resume!

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