Coach Kyle NelsonCCA Podcast 023: Adjusting to college baseball
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/cornerstonecoaching/CCA_Podcast_023-_Adjusting_to_college_baseball.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS In this episode we will discuss how to help players adjust to college baseball their freshmen year: Making sure you’re at the right school to begin with Unusual demands on your time The blessing and curse of great freedom Conquering the freshmen dorms Oh no! […]
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Aug, 20, 2015
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Working on your swing vs. hitting
You have a player who is struggling badly at the plate. You guys have spent countless hours in the cage and on the tee. You have changed the stance, the load, the bat path, they’re using their body more efficiently, they are on plane with the ball, and they still aren’t hitting a lick in […]
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- Jul, 30, 2015
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CCA Podcast 014: Handling Failure at the Plate
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/cornerstonecoaching/CCA_Episode_014-_Handling_Failure_at_the_Plate.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS In this episode, you will learn Why so many players today are looking for a “quick fix.” How to handle the question “what do I need to do better?” so that your players actually improve. Why mechanical changes usually aren’t the answer to hitting slumps, and […]
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- Apr, 25, 2015
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Maximizing Your Batting Practice Session
There is no part of practice that players love more than batting practice… especially one field batting practice. But, from a coach’s perspective, this is the part of practice that has a tendency to be the least productive. There is nothing I hate more than unproductive practice time! Here are some tips to help you […]
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- Posted in Coaching Philosophy, Hitting, Outfield
- Apr, 21, 2015
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Player Development Through Tactical Games
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/cornerstonecoaching/CCA_Podcast_008-Tactical_Games.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS By popular demand after our two part “Running Efficient Practices” podcast, we have released a podcast on “Player Development Through Tactical Games.” In this episode, you will learn: What are tactical games? How often you should use tactical games in practice? How to make your […]
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- Posted in Coaching Philosophy, Hitting, Infield, Mental Game, Outfield, Pitching, Podcast, Practice Organization
- Feb, 03, 2015
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Opposite Field Hitting: Theory, Cues, and Drills (2 FREE Reports at the End)
The ability to drive the ball to all fields becomes more and more important as a player gets older and pitchers begin to locate their pitches. Show me a hitter who cannot hit the ball to the opposite field and I will show you a player whose time in the game is limited. At […]
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- Oct, 20, 2014
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My son has great mechanics, but can’t hit!
I hear this a lot when I work with young players in individual lessons, and I see it a lot in high school baseball. There is no doubt that having a proper mechanical foundation will help hitters be successful, but it is far from the ONLY ingredient for success. I would challenge that the […]
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- Jul, 04, 2014
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A New Hitting Game
“Win this pitch!” That’s a line I say all the time during games. We say it, and the kids understand what it means, but we don’t often practice it. Then I had one of those “coaching moments.” You know that time when you have 30 minutes in the cage, you have run through […]
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- Posted in Hitting, Mental Game, Practice Organization
- Apr, 18, 2014
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Taking a Good Approach at the Plate
As coaches, we have all see hitters who overachieve and underachieve their mechanics and physical abilities at the plate. We cannot, for the life of us, figure out why the kid who absolutely crushes the ball in the cage, has solid mechanics, and a quick bat hits 50 points lower than the kid who looks […]
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- Jun, 03, 2013
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