I'm coaching a new 8U travel team. This Fall is our first season as a team. It's going very well.

This weekend we are playing in a tournament. Two games on Saturday, one game on Sunday. 18 innings of baseball.

Here is what I am debating:

1- Try our best to win the tournament? We have a good shot at winning the tournament. Playing well lately and we have as good a shot as any of the teams to win it. This means I play my best lineup most of the time.

2- Focus on…

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We all know there are certain things about coaching that nobody

likes. Complaints from parents, all the extra paperwork, the

liability, being blamed for losses, and the list goes on...



But there is a reason we are still coaching.  It's because the

good outweighs the bad. It's because we have seen the positive

impact we can have on students, athletes, and families,…

With Derek Jeter and Paul Konerko retiring from MLB this week, you hear the phrase "he played the game the right way" quite a bit.

I hear many coaches and players say "you need to play the game the right way." It gets thrown around A LOT.  

It seems a bit cliche' at times and depending on who is saying it, hypocritical. It's such a broad statement to make since baseball has so many elements within the game.

What does "play the game the right way" mean to…

Learning to throw the change-up can be one of the most frustrating experiences for pitchers.  Many times, the way the change-up is taught makes it terribly difficult to throw and pitcher end up casting it aside in frustration. 

This video blog post gives practical tips to help pitchers of all ages throw effective change ups.  

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IN A GAME EVERY SO MANY INNINGS U WILL SE A RUNNER ON 1ST AND 3RD. THAT=1 RUN AND THE RUNNER FROM 1ST ON 3RD BASE AFTER WE TOOK A CHANCE AND TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE DEFENSE AS THEY ARE NOT PRO WE TOOK ADVANTAGE AS IN OUR PRACTICES WE PRACTICE THE DOUBLE STEAL. THE MAN FROM 1ST WOULD START JOGGING TO SECOND. THE…

One of the best baseball experiences of my life has been being a part of developing the first Special Olympics baseball program in the USA.  The journey started 2 years ago with open tryouts and rubber baseballs and progressed to a roster of 17 players ranging in age from 15-54 with varying degrees of ability, but the concept of a team in place. As one of the players named it "Big team, little me".  The culmination of the journey was watching these players throughout the USA Games in June…

Have you ever thought about what your fielders should be doing between pitches? What should they be thinking? In tee-ball, as long as they are not making mini sand castles on the infield dirt, they are ahead of the game. But as your players get older and more competitive, there are a few essential things they should be doing between pitches when on defense. This is called the Pre-Pitch Routine.

What is a Pre-Pitch Routine?

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Can mental toughness be taught?

You want to know what I think?

Yes!

But you know what…

• It starts with parents and coaches like us, we’ve got to hold our kids accountable inside every single activity!
• We can’t let them off the hook and point the finger at the umpire, coach or teacher and when that “poor me” body language pops up…

SQUASH IT! 

If…

I had a chance to review the Marucci CAT 6 this last week end and here are my thoughts: Marucci CAT 6 Review

Overall:

We Recommend the 2015 Marucci CAT 6 for hitters who: Like the honest feel…

Here's my latest video post at BaseballThinkTank....enjoy!

Why do we make pitching so complicated?

Most coaches are quick to blame everything on pitching mechanics, but very few realize that your ability to throw strikes has very little to do with pitching mechanics!

In fact, it starts with your EYES!

It's true, the first adjustment every pitcher should make is....THE EYES!

You'll be amazed at how quickly this changes things for your pitchers, don't believe me....try it yourself!

Click the link below and SEE for…

As you all know, I'm always looking for things to write or share here on CheckSwing. There are nearly 8,000 members in our baseball community here on CS. I've had the pleasure of meeting some of you in real life, but most of us communicate here on the site. I feel like I know many of you as you share your background in your CS profile and in our baseball discussions.  It's easy to see the personality of a person when they discuss the great game of baseball.

With that, I want…

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MiLB Pittsburgh Pirate Batting Title

UGA All-Time Stolen Base Champion

MLB Scout School Graduate

Mike Schmidt: Today's hitters don't want much help

By MIKE SCHMIDT, For The Associated Press | August 7, 2014



I just returned from Hall of Fame induction weekend, where I find that my cronies and I are slowly becoming the older generation of the membership.



Most of us are in our 60s, having made our mark on the game in the late 1970s and '80s. Like any club or fraternity, the Hall's…

Two Things High School Coaches are looking for at tryouts:

"We are looking for two things at the tryout, a reason to cut you or a reason to keep you."…