Batting
How To Stay Warm During Baseball's Early Weeks
Baseball season is officially here, at least two weeks in advance of warmer spring temperatures in northern cities. But some might argue that professional baseball players have it easy. While [...]
One-Handed Hitting Drill for Improved Bat Swing
UC Irvine associate head baseball coach Pat Shine demonstrates a One-Handed Hitting Drill to help you improve your bat swing . Shine implements the drill daily in the Anteaters' [...]
Exercise of the Week: Cable Rotation With Physioball
Rotational strength is a major source of power for many sport skills, including batting, throwing, shooting a hockey puck and hitting a tennis groundstroke. When performing one of these moves, [...]
Develop Quicker Bat Speed With South Alabama
The battle for dominance between a pitcher and hitter is one of the greatest one-on-one competitions in any sport. But once batters learn how the University of South Alabama baseball [...]
Locker Room Quote of the Week: October 4
“It never feels good, but I've had a couple of heartbreakers where I could have won the game, but instead ended the season. You learn from that.” —Chipper Jones, Atlanta [...]
Dynavision Visual Training For Performance & Rehab
As an athlete, you work tirelessly to gain a competitive edge—primarily through hard work and dedication to practice and weight room training sessions. Your skills improve over time, but you [...]
Locker Room Quote of the Week: August 23
“The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the [...]
Learning From the Legends
We recently had the opportunity to spend time in Cooperstown, NY, home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Beyond its cool artifacts and plethora of interesting facts [...]
Improve OF Reaction With Stanford Softball
Once you’ve mastered the Cardinal Rules of the Outfield, as prescribed by Stanford softball head coach John Rittman, you’re ready to take the field and hone the fundamental skills needed [...]
STACK All-Stars
Even if your hometown team is a cellar-dweller, or your team’s go-to player has been shelved on the DL longer than that can of corn in your cupboard, or [...]