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Steve Rau - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Coach Rau has been an instructor at baseball camps and clinics for over 20 years, and has ten years of high school and college baseball coaching experience. He has worked with a number of current and past professional baseball players over the years helping them improve their skills and mental approach to the game. Though most of his playing career was as a pitcher, he has also spent many hours studying hitters and their ... [More]
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- Overanalyzing the Baseball Swing Can Create Problems
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] Coaches and baseball players have a tendency to take a perfectly solid swing and tinker with it to only create mechanical problems that will cause inconsistencies for the ballplayer. There are really only a handful of key points to stress to a player that are essential to good hitting. Don't get too consumed with mechanics, anyone who has hit a baseball for many years, knows that hitting is about 80% mental and 20% physical.
- Slow Runners Can Be Great Baserunners
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] Are you a slow runner? Is your 60 yard dash timed with a sun dial? Well in baseball, you don't need to be the quickest guy on the team to be a great baserunner.
- Do You Understand the Language of Baseball?
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] Do you want to learn the language of baseball? I'm not talking strategy and manager talk; I'm referring to the endless chatter and discussions that go on during a baseball game.
- Why Young Baseball Players Should Learn Each Position
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] One of the faults of young ballplayers and parents is to become a fixture in a position at an early age. For instance, some kids may only catch or play shortstop because that's the position he likes the most or possibly the coach doesn't trust any other player in those positions. Sometimes the parents only want the child to play the position he is best at.
- Conditioning Musts For Baseball Pitchers
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] It's a different ballgame for pitchers these days. To be an effective pitcher over a long period of time, it is imperative to be well conditioned.
- Choosing the Right Baseball Camp
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] All over the country baseball camps and clinics are popping up. These events can be as small as a dozen or so players, to as large as a few hundred kids. Camps could be of the daytime variety or may involve staying over night at a college dorm. Whatever the size or type of camp/clinic you may be seeking; there are a few things you want to be aware of before you open up your checkbook.
- Controlling the Running Game From the Mound
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] Most pitchers I know don't enjoy guys stealing on them. Too many pitchers get rattled by a speedy runner on first or a team built around bunting and running. Once a pitcher gets rattled on the mound, he is done. Even in the big leagues, we often see pitchers become so consumed with trying to keep the runner close at first that they ultimately walk the batter or give him a meatball to hit. This article will give some effective techniques to keep runners from running wild.
- 10 Techniques to a Better Fastball
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] Every baseball pitcher wants to throw a great fastball. The reality is that only a small percentage of pitchers can throw a baseball over 90 mph. The questions is 'How can I make my fastball better or more effective?' There are a number of techniques that smart pitchers use to accomplish this. Read on to learn 10 of the most important aspects of developing a good fastball.
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