Youth Baseball Training - Three Tips to Increase Baserunning Speed
By guest author: Jake Wyatt
Youth baseball coaches spend a lot of practice time focusing on batting, throwing, and fielding skills. Speed training often consists of just having the kids run the bases as fast as they can a few times. Coaches that take the time to work with their players on their base running speed will make their teams more competitive.
Here are some specific tips to use to help your players run faster. Working with each player individually to help them increase their speed will have the most benefit, as each player will need different improvements.
1. Arm position. The runner's arm position should be close to the body at a 90 degree angle and about waist high. As the player runs, the arms should be moving front to back. Sideways movements will slow the runner down. The shoulders and hands should be relaxed. Have players practice the correct movements in slow motion until they develop the appropriate muscle memory.
2. Focus. The runner should be looking at his destination, not at the ground in front of him. For baseball players this means the next base. However, the player does need to be aware of what's going on around him, so he doesn't get tagged on the baseline or run into another player.
3. Foot position. Keep runners OFF their heels. The proper foot position for the fastest speed is to land on the ball of the foot and push off, rolling forward to the toes. Professional running shoes have the cleats only on the front of the shoe, because this is where a runner's power comes from.
If a coach spends a few minutes every practice working with his players on their running form, his team will be faster overall. And a faster team wins more baseball games!
In order to be the best possible baseball player, training should happen year-round and be a joint effort between the coach, the player and the parents. Get more free tips to improve baseball performance, reviews of e-products related to baseball, and links to training resources at http://youth-baseball-training.com.
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Baseball Coaching Digest - Can You Name 20 Ways to Score From Third Base?
Baseball Coaching Digest - Can You Name 20 Ways to Score From Third Base?
By guest author: Nick Dixon
How many ways can you think of that a runner can score from third base.
I am a firm believer in the strategy of getting the runner to third base with less than two outs any way you can. Below, I have listed 23 ways of scoring a runner from third base that do not score the same runner from second base.
I am sure that there are more than 23. That is all that I could think of today.
1. Pitcher throws a wild pitch.
2. Catcher allows a passed ball.
3. Pitcher commits a balk.
4. Batter hits a sacrifice fly.
5. Batter properly executes a squeeze bunt.
6. Catcher commits interference.
7. The pitcher allows a base on balls.
8. Runner steals home.
9. Baseball hit ground ball that is fielded quickly by an outfielder.
10. A "bounce away" error by an infielder which requires the infielder to make a move to recover the ball.
11. Fly ball misplayed or dropped by an infielder in fair territory with 2 outs.
12. Fly ball misplayed or dropped by an outfielder in fair territory with 2 outs
13. Short fly ball hit in the outfield that is misplayed or dropped.
14. Soft line drive hit over the infielders head.
15. Pitchers hits batter with bases loaded.
16. The catcher makes an errant throw back to the pitcher. The pitchers misses the ball thrown back to him by the catcher.
17. With no outs, the batter hits a double play ground ball, with runners on 1B and 3B and the opposition turns the double play.
18. An infielder while attempting to make a play to first on the batter makes an errant throw.
19. Catcher throws the ball into center field attempting to throw out a runner trying to steal second base.
20. Middle infielder misplays and drops the throw from the catcher on a runner stealing second base.
21. Pitcher throws the ball away at third base while attempting a pick off.
22. Pitcher throws the ball away at first base while attempting a pick off.
23. Catcher throws the ball into left field while attempting to pick the runner off at third base.
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By guest author: Nick Dixon
How many ways can you think of that a runner can score from third base.
I am a firm believer in the strategy of getting the runner to third base with less than two outs any way you can. Below, I have listed 23 ways of scoring a runner from third base that do not score the same runner from second base.
I am sure that there are more than 23. That is all that I could think of today.
1. Pitcher throws a wild pitch.
2. Catcher allows a passed ball.
3. Pitcher commits a balk.
4. Batter hits a sacrifice fly.
5. Batter properly executes a squeeze bunt.
6. Catcher commits interference.
7. The pitcher allows a base on balls.
8. Runner steals home.
9. Baseball hit ground ball that is fielded quickly by an outfielder.
10. A "bounce away" error by an infielder which requires the infielder to make a move to recover the ball.
11. Fly ball misplayed or dropped by an infielder in fair territory with 2 outs.
12. Fly ball misplayed or dropped by an outfielder in fair territory with 2 outs
13. Short fly ball hit in the outfield that is misplayed or dropped.
14. Soft line drive hit over the infielders head.
15. Pitchers hits batter with bases loaded.
16. The catcher makes an errant throw back to the pitcher. The pitchers misses the ball thrown back to him by the catcher.
17. With no outs, the batter hits a double play ground ball, with runners on 1B and 3B and the opposition turns the double play.
18. An infielder while attempting to make a play to first on the batter makes an errant throw.
19. Catcher throws the ball into center field attempting to throw out a runner trying to steal second base.
20. Middle infielder misplays and drops the throw from the catcher on a runner stealing second base.
21. Pitcher throws the ball away at third base while attempting a pick off.
22. Pitcher throws the ball away at first base while attempting a pick off.
23. Catcher throws the ball into left field while attempting to pick the runner off at third base.
The CoachesBest Baseball Store has over 1400 BASEBALL PRODUCTS. Check out the BatAction Hitting Machine baseball pitching simulator. This high speed training machine is 100% Guaranteed to raise Batting Averages and has a full year warranty.
Make sure to visit Blog4Coaches and the Baseball Coaching Digest for free coaching articles, drills and tips.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Nick_Dixon
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