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Mike Posey - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Mike Posey has been coaching HS baseball in Florida for the past twenty-five years. Coach Posey's teams have won mutiple championships and over 65 of his players have gone on to play college or professional baseball.
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- Tips For a Great Batting Practice
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] Batting practice (BP) s an important part of baseball practice, but it is also the part of practice that can really bog things down. If you are not smart about running an effective batting practice, your players will become bored and accomplish little. Here are a few tips for smart BP!
- Three Tips to Help Baseball Players Overcome Anxiety and Fear During Competition
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] It's not uncommon for baseball players to lose focus or concentration during a game, the key is how to get it back quickly. Many players lose concentration due to fear and anxiety during competition. Fear of failure or fear of losing can keep young athletes from realizing their potential. This article will summarize several key tips in helping young players overcome their anxieties and reaching their potential.
- Is Anyone Making Money on the Internet?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Affiliate-Revenue] Is anyone really making money on the internet? This is a question I asked myself about two years ago. It seemed like all the ads I saw were a hoax or a scam. But I later found out, I didn't know what the internet really was and how to pick the good from the bad. Don't worry about all the things you don't know and concentrate on the few things that make the internet work.
- How to Help Young Players Deal With Baseball Fears and Anxieties
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] For young players, anxieties and fears can come in all packages. As adults, we may not always recognize the symptoms of such fears. When we do recognize them we usually try to calm the child using our adult logic. Unfortunately, this does not work well and both the young player and the adult become frustrated. There are some simple techniques that can be used to help young players overcome their fears and anxieties.
- Three Tips For Improving a Pitcher's Control
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] Are you confident the next pitch will go exactly where you planned? How can you be sure your pitcher will locate the next pitch exactly where you want it? A pitcher with great control can sure make the the coach look good.
- Double Play Danger - Sliding at Second Base During a Double Play
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] This article discusses the misunderstood rule of sliding at second base during a double play. It also looks at the importance of understanding this rule and how the art of properly breaking up the double play at second base is not taught in youth baseball.
- Don't Dream It, Do it - Baseball Goal Setting Part I
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] Goal setting is important, but too often we waste our time making dreams. Coaches and parents must learn the techniques of helping players develop good goal setting skills to obtain the unthinkable.
- Don't Dream It, Do it - Baseball Goal Setting Part II
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] Dreams can be obtainable if you write them down and set a path for accomplishment. In baseball, its important for coaches (and parents) to help their baseball players achieve their dreams.
- Baseball Bunting - To Squeeze Or Not To Squeeze
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] All good teams must be able to bunt, but is the squeeze play really a high percentage play? The following article gives talks about the positive and negatives for the bunt squeeze and discusses the best alternative.
- Baseball Lessons For Hire - Good Or Bad?
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] In youth league and high school baseball today hired instructors are common. It seems that anyone with any baseball experience can hire themselves out for extra income. But does a paid instructor really help a player develop?
- Hitting With Big Barrel Bats in Youth League
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] My eight year old was playing baseball this fall on a coached pitched team. It was the perfect situation for the fall with only one practice every Sunday afternoon from 2:00-3:30. It was a great experience, one in which he learned a lot.
- What is Mental Toughness and Why Is It Important?
[Self-Improvement:Inspirational] Why do some players wilt under adverse conditions and other thrive? Is it an inborn trait or something that can be learned? Coaches must understand the key components of mental toughness and how to develop it in their players.
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