Author: Mark Hertz

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11 High School Baseball Fielding Drills

Winning baseball games requires good hitting and good defense. If a batting lineup has power gaps, or the bottom of the batting order is weak, team hitting needs to be improved. In the meantime, games can be won when you have a stellar defense that limits the amount of runs […]

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6 Baseball Hitting Tips for Beginners

If you want to become a good or even a great hitter, it’s important to master the fundamentals. When starting out, it should be just you and the baseball bat. A batting tee and a net are also recommended once you have perfected your swing mechanics. By following these baseball […]

The Best Baseball Bat for a 10 Year Old

Choosing the best bat for a 10 year old can be challenging. There are so many manufacturers today making youth baseball bats, one would think it would be hard to get a consensus, and find a bat that is known for being exceptional and having qualities above and beyond the […]

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How to Optimize Your Baseball Batting Lineup

If you’re a baseball coach for players age 10 and under, your batting lineup is going to be different that a team of players age 11 and up. There’s more freedom in preparing a lineup for the youngest, and it isn’t a bad idea to give each player a chance […]

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How to Swing a Baseball Bat – Complete Hitting Mechanics

Playing baseball is not as easy as sportscasters on popular networks sometimes make is sound. Every aspect of the game, from fielding a position, to throwing the baseball accurately, to swinging a piece of wood or composite material to connect with a small object, is studied with an aim towards […]

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How to be a Baseball Catcher (The Complete Guide)

The catcher position on a baseball team is unique, completely unlike any other field position. In a way, catchers are a lot like a manager on the field in that he must be aware of everything happening on the field, especially when runners are one base. If you’ve thought about […]

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How to Properly Break in a New Baseball Glove

Baseball gloves have undergone a remarkable evolution from the very first time they were used in organized team play. Materials have changed, and the types of leather and lacing used now are dramatically different than they were 120 years ago. Baseball gloves are better now than ever before, which raises […]

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How To Coach Little League Baseball – A Complete Guide

The key to good coaching is time management. In the space of an hour to 90 minutes, we are tasked with teaching the fundamentals of baseball, create drills that improve players’ performance, make the drills fun so players stay interested and engaged, and finally, to inspire our players to tap […]

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Little League Elbow – What Is It and How Do I Prevent It?

Organized sports has seen a rapid increase in popularity, with more and more children involved in baseball, football and basketball in the last two decades than ever before. With that growth there has also been an increase in overuse injuries, and in little league baseball, a condition known as “Little […]