Clemson University Head Coach
Coach Jack Leggett demonstrates the baseball drills he uses to improve infield play and practice efficiency in a team or group environment. More than 15 baseball drills are demonstrated including his 30 minute infield drill, the square drill and an excellent drill that combines batting and infield practice. Areas covered include ground balls, bunt offense and defense, game situations such as first and third defense and offense, pitchers fielding practice, tagging, unassisted double plays and much more! This is a great look at the key team drills being taught by one of the outstanding baseball coaches today.
38 minutes. 2003.
LD-02913B: with Brandon Hall,
University of NC-Charlotte Pitching Coach
The UNCC pitching staff was named the #1 staff in all of college baseball in 2007. Their cutting-edge expertise is packed into this DVD on the art of pitching. Coach Hall, on the mound, demonstrates the technique of using the rubber, taking signs, rocker step, rocker to balance 3-point movement, balance to power and power to delivery. Pitching out of the stretch is a skill taught in detail. Hall believes in three goals in the set-up; create a downhill plane, maximize velocity and put pitchers in the position to allow them to do the same thing every day. To relieve pressure on the arm, Hall instructs through dry drills. This keeps pitchers sharp without throwing every day. With the ball, a good drill is the hand extension and spin drill. Kneeling drills put pitchers on a knee to emphasize power and finish. Other drills include the square drill, stretch stride and stretch stride to balance. The 60-foot and 90-foot toss drill focuses on footwork and throwing. This drill works out to the player's maximum distance. Crow hop, arm action, and grips complete the drill catalog.
59 minutes. 2008.
LD-03433B: with Randy Mazey,
Texas Christian University Pitching Coach
Increase your pitching velocity this season!
Randy Mazey, who's pitching staff at TCU finished the 2008 season with a 3.63 ERA (fifth in Division I), identifies four areas that aid velocity - Linear movement, Finger placement, Large muscle strength and Rotation - and demonstrates simple, yet effective drills that will build each area in your pitcher. In a frame-by-frame video analysis of his athletes pitching, Coach Mazey presents you with examples of how leg strength, hip rotation and timing will aid your staff in developing greater velocity in their pitches.
Without the use of a state-of-the-art weight room, Mazey demonstrates simple exercises that can be done anywhere and require minimal equipment, yet deliver maximum velocity. Mazey shows you how to improve velocity by simulating the pitching motion in conditioning exercises, including a long toss drill that can build arm speed and affirm the proper release point of the pitch. He also discusses the importance of implementing rest into your pitching program.
In addition, a series of stretch band arm exercises are demonstrated that can improve arm and shoulder strength, keep pitchers healthy and mechanically sound and increase velocity over time.
By using these simple shoulder and core exercises you will see an increase in your pitching staffs' velocity, which should translate to more quality starts from your staff.
39 minutes. 2010.
LD-03714B: With Mark Brew,
Lee University Head Baseball Coach,
2010 & 2008 NAIA National Runner-up;
2008 NAIA National Coach of the Year
Increase your success on the field with this strategic, fundamental practice regimen.
Mark Brew, who has lead Lee University to the NAIA World Series each of the last four seasons (2007-10), takes you through the five key components of his dynamic coaching philosophy and demonstrates how he incorporates them into his daily practices.
Get detailed insight into how Brew designs his practice plans and watch him implement his plan into an efficient, intense practice session that will help develop your players individually and as a team.
Coach Brew's practice features eight segments that include all players working with the coaching staff on game-like situations. The practice includes:
- Pre Practice Set (individual work)
- A high-energy agility warm-up
- Form Running with Dynamic Stretching
- Base Running to All Bases - Includes a different game-like situation at each base
- Offensive Bunt Sets the work on sacrifice bunts, drag bunts and push bunts
- Position Specific Throwing Drills
- Defensive Sets
- Team Batting Practice
Now you can create game-like situations; focus, intensity and competitiveness in your practices using Brew's successful formula!
55 minutes. 2011.
LD-04093A: with Brian Cain, Sport Psychology Consultant;
former college baseball coach and adjunct professor of sport psychology; has worked with the Washington Nationals, many NCAA Division I programs across the country and the Martensdale St. Mary's (IA) High School Baseball team who, in 2011, set the all-time National High School Baseball record with 87 consecutive wins
The mental side of baseball is often neglected by coaches due to the time constraints of trying to run a successful baseball program. This video teaches you how to effectively implement mental conditioning into your daily routine making your team more successful on game day. Brian Cain, one of the world's most sought after sports psychologists, provides a number of drills and techniques to maximize your players' performance and shares his proven program for mastering the mental game.
Cain takes the Baylor University baseball team through a series of 45 mental conditioning drills that are designed to give your players a competitive advantage. He describes how coaches can get their players to invest their time in mental conditioning. Through a variety of visual and verbal "signs of success," Cain offers drills that can be used in practice and in the classroom to help your players:
- Gain confidence by learning to control the things they can control
- Develop a routine to control focus
- Improve their ability to concentrate on one pitch at a time
- Become a `champion of character' and creating standards of excellence
- Discover how to handle adversity by practicing the `so what, next pitch' attitude
Gain an understanding of Cain's "Five F's of Time Management" and why dugout organization is essential to the success of your hitters. Cain also shows you exactly how to set up your batting practice to develop good mental habits for the on deck hitter, in the hole hitter and the fourth hitter in the rotation.
Cain recognizes that all players and coaches learn differently. The mental conditioning drills in this DVD are flexible and designed to achieve the same results through a variety of teaching methods. The drills are presented in a way that allows coaches to effectively implement them into their programs. They also provide players with quick ways to take a negative and turn it into a positive by focusing on `WIN' and the process rather than the outcome.
Repeating mental mechanics in the same way you repeat physical mechanics maximizes performance. Train your athletes how to focus, so they're ready to perform at their best when it counts the most.
79 minutes. 2012.
YLB-00805: CoachDeck cards were created to assist the millions of hard-working youth sports volunteers and parents who would like to help players learn important skills and fundamentals though fun drills and games. The time commitment involved in coaching is enormous, and sometimes it is not possible to thoroughly prepare for each practice. Designed by professional coaches, the drills can be performed by players from ages 6-16 and are laid out in a fast, easy-to-understand format that allows you to conduct an extremely effective practice with little or no preparation.
The baseball deck features drills in four areas:
- Infield
- Outfield
- Hitting
- Base Running
Inside each deck you will find 52 color-coded drills. The nearly infinite number of drill combinations you can create means your players will never get tired of the same old practice. Nearly every drill contains a unique, "Make it a Game" feature that will ensure your players want practice to go on forever. Each Deck also contains two double-sided instructional cards on Safety, Terminology, Practice and How to Use CoachDeck.
52 Cards. 2010.