Rubber Ball Pitching Practice: Benefits & Tips for Command

QuestionHi i was wondering, does practice pitching with a rubber ball help your pitching command or does it just throw you off. I know, it wont have the sa

Preparing for Girls Fastpitch Softball Tryouts: Drills & Tips

QuestionI used to play travel baseball a few years ago and would like to try out for a girls fastpitch team this year.  There are no experts for softb

Improve Your Arm Strength for Baseball: Long Toss Training Guide

QuestionI am a 15 year old junior playing left field and i want to know the best way possible to play long toss from distance, how long i should play long

Batter's Rights: What Happens When an Umpire Misses a Count?

QuestionThe umpire called a batter out after the 4th ball and the batter started going to first base. The umpire had lost count and did not realize there w

Adapting Your Arm Slot for Outfield: A Guide for High School Players

QuestionQUESTION: Two year ago, I was playing entirely infield, my coaches changed my arm slot to about 75.  Now they are converting me to an outfiel

Improve Pop-Up Catching: Drills & Tips for Tennis Players

Questionhi dennis, i have a problem with catching pop ups. I can never find where he ball is going to land. What should i do? AnswerHey John, Just have so

Mastering the Fastball: Techniques for Young Hitters

QuestionHey my name is Wilson and my age is 13 and I just started my 2008 little league season . I am a cleanup hitter for my team and I am a righty . I wa

Arm-Friendly Pitches: Change-Ups & Knuckleballs for Baseball Players

QuestionIn my league next year wee can trow curve alls. but i dont want to screw my armup. is there any breaking pitches that wont mess my arm up? would a

Sidearm Pitching in Youth Baseball: Concerns & Considerations

QuestionMy daughter is 10yrs old.  She plays on a travel fast pitch baseball with the boys.  She is a very talented baseball player and is a natu

Base Running Rules: Interference and Contact at Home Plate

QuestionLets say that a team has bases loaded when the batter hits a base hit between second and shortstop. The runners from third  and second have pr

College Baseball Prep: Pitching Velocity & Improvement - Senior Year Insights

Questionok im 16 heading into my senior year...i used to be a catcher but my varsity coach turned me into a pitcher because he said i had a live arm..ive o

Catcher Conditioning & Speed Drills for High School Freshmen

QuestionI am a catcher and i would like to condition for high school. I am also very slow and i would really appreciate some drills to help my speed. if u

Overcoming Self-Doubt in Baseball: A Pitcher's Guide to Confidence

QuestionIm a pitcher when i pitch well i always thin my success is a fluke and i always worry about doing bad and it drives me crazy i can i control my str

Third Baseman Positioning: Defensive Strategy & Play Analysis

QuestionCo-ed softball. Runner on first. Ball is hit to right field, runner rounds second and heads for third. Reaches third standing up then gets hit in t

Off-Season Sports for Baseball Players: Enhancing Performance & Skills

QuestionI read your answer to Daves question about off season sports that would compliment baseball, I did not see Tennis in your recommended sports would

Baseball Rundown Defense: Optimal Player Rotation & Strategy

QuestionJack, If a pitcher is successful in picking off a runner at third base and that runner tries to advance towards home and is caught in a run down,

Developing Young Baseball Players: Encouragement & Appropriate Training

QuestionMy son is a good player...sometimes better then most children his age. He can throw accurately and catch in the outfield line drives. He is fast an

Balk Rule Analysis: Legality of Throwing to Second Base

QuestionRunner on first base. Pitcher in stretch position. With the pitchers back foot engaged with the pitchers plate, can he lift his forward leg (like h

Helping Young Baseball Players Face Live Pitching

QuestionMy team of 8 year old boys is facing kid pitching for the first time this fall.  The kids are understandably pitching fairly wild.  As a

Safe First Base Running: Coaching Strategies for Avoiding Interference

QuestionAs a follow-up to a question asked recently, where Mr. McInnis advised that Little League rules require players to avoid collisions whenever possib