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Former Major leaguer Jack Perconte has authored two books and continues to help players and parents with his articles.
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- How to Get Better at Baseball
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] Practice is only effective when players are performing baseball skills correctly. Here are some other suggestions to get better at baseball.
- How to Hit With Two Strikes
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] Hitters who can avoid strike outs by making contact when they have a two strike count on them are extremely valuable. Teach hitters how to consistently make contact when they have at two strike count by doing the following.
- How to Prevent Hitters From Popping Out
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] As youth ball players progress in baseball, they begin to realize that 90% of balls popped into the air are caught for easy outs. This pop-up tendency is very frustrating for hitters, coaches and parents of hitters. Knowing how to break this "easy out" habit is crucial for baseball hitting success.
- How to Improve Arm Strength For Baseball
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] Unfortunately, there is no magic formula for improving arm strength in baseball. The good news is that it is possible for players willing to practice this basic formula.
- Major League Hitting Drills
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] Wonder what drills major league hitters do? Former major leaguer discusses some of the drills he used and recommends them for youth players, too.
- 10 Tips to Make the High School Baseball Team
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] There is an obvious, easy answer to the question of how a ballplayer can make the high school baseball team and that is practice, practice, and more practice. There is no substitute for players working at their skills from a young age, especially in populated areas where competition for high school teams is acute.
- 10 Baseball Fielding Tips Guaranteed to Help
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] Hitting is only one skill players need to make the high school baseball team. Players should not neglect the other aspects of the game if they want to guarantee themselves a spot on the high school baseball team.
- Quit Wasting Your Time With Side Flips - A Better Baseball Drill Option
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] One of the most common baseball hitting drills is the side-flip drill. This drill involves a coach kneeling off to the opposite side of hitters and flipping balls into the hitting zone for players to practice their hitting.
- 10 Ways to Maintain a Good Parent-Coach Relationship
[Recreation-and-Sports] Most negative experiences in athletics involve tension between coaches and parents of athletes. Most of the time, kids are very content with playing, having fun and being around their friends. Usually, players become discontented only after mom or dad have started grumbling about the way the coach is treating their child with playing time or position played.
- One Drill That Guarantees the Correct Baseball Swing
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] Want to have a perfect baseball swing? Practice this drill until it becomes second nature.
- Two Ways to Develop Bat Quickness and Bat Speed
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] Why does the ball "jump" off some kids bats and doesn't for others? It all gets back to bat speed and bat quickness. Learn how to develop these with two drills.
- How to Teach Ballplayers to Catch a Ball in One Or Two Sessions
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] Many kids never learn to catch a ball correctly and many others take a very long time to learn because of incorrect coaching. Following is a process where players will learn correctly and relatively quickly.
- 3 Absolutes to Develop Arm Strength and Accuracy For Baseball
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] Throwing a baseball fast and accurately is possible for every ball player when they apply the correct fundamentals and are willing to practice. It is not rocket science but adhering to the correct technique is mandatory to gain accuracy and speed, as well as to avoid injury.
- Tips For Sports Parents Frustrated With Their Child's Effort
[Recreation-and-Sports] Frustration sets in for parents when observing and working with kids who play sports. Feeling helpless is the worst feeling. Following some of these tips when addressing common sports concerns can help parents get over these issues.
- 10 Ways to Increase Your Baseball Batting Average - Besides Getting a Better Swing
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] Parents and coaches should know how frustrating it can be for their sons and daughters when they don't get hits. Besides working on developing a better baseball swing, there are many other ways that baseball players can raise or maintain a high batting average.
- 3 Hitting Drills Guaranteed to Produce Hits
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] I get frustrated with parents who get upset with their children when their kids do not play well and yet parents do not provide the opportunity for them to succeed. Playing baseball is only fun when players are hitting the ball and getting base hits. Here are three drills guaranteed to help every ballplayer produce those hits.
- Helping Baseball Players Get Out of a Hitting Slump
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] Baseball batting slumps are no fun. Getting out of them as quickly as possible can save the season and save your child's interest in continuing to want to play baseball. Here are some quick fix solutions to helping baseball players get out of a hitting slump.
- Is it the Correct Baseball Swing?
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] Often, a hitter seems to have a perfect baseball swing but their statistics never seem to equal this beautiful looking swing. Looks can be deceiving! There is a way to find out if the baseball swing is as fundamentally sound as it appears. With the use of a batting tee, follow these steps to analyze the swing.
- Helping Baseball Hitters Overcome Fear
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] Getting hit by a baseball and the fear of failure when playing baseball are tough obstacles to overcome. Here are some helpful tips for parents and coaches to help ball players overcome their fears.
- Parents Don't Have to Be a Professional Instructor - Baseball Hitting Advice For Everyone
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] Parents do not have to be a experts to help baseball hitters. They actually need to know just a few simple suggestions to be of help. Often times, the less things said, the better. I have noted 5 important baseball hitting tips below. This helpful advice should be reinforced in a positive way and is appropriate for players of all ages, even major leaguer's.
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