Browse our large selection Improve Your Game by using our Free Articles

Check out our large selection of Instructional Training Videos


Home Videos  |  Batting Cages  |  Training Aids  |  Radar Guns  |  Gloves  |  Pitching Machines  |  Wood Bats  |  Site Map
Top 10 = Top 10 Most Popular Articles in April E-Mail Send this page to a friend  
Free Baseball Tips Newsletter
Tips from the coach, instructional articles, new product alerts and special savings offers, a slice of baseball history, quotes, wit, wisdom, links and much more delivered to your inbox....an informative read at least twice each month!

Enter E-Mail Address
 

New

Get In Playing Shape Fast!
Jon Doyle
Top 10 Team Practice Plan
Julian Mock
Batting Cage Netting Materials
Coach John Peter
Pre At-Bat Preparation
Jalal Leach
Why Arms Are Regressing in the U.S.
Alan Jaeger
Be A Great Competitor
Coach John Peter
The Coach and Player Relationship
Coach John Peter
An Off-Season Training Plan for Hitters
Coach John Peter
No Shortcut to Athletic Success
Harry Lloyd
How to Throw the Ball With More Velocity
Bill Mooney
Pitch Recognition For Catchers
Dave Weaver
Are We Playing Too Much?
Steve Zawrotny
The Batting Average Is Satan
Steve Springer
The Value of Owning Your Own Backyard Batting Cage
Coach John Peter
The Basics of Swing Building
Coach John Peter
Video Analysis of the Pitcher
Bill Thurston
Top 10 A Hitting Slump Cure That Works
Dr. Glenn G. Dahlem
Proper Throwing Techniques
Al Dilz

Baseball Drills

Speed Throw Drill
Pete Sprenkle
King of the Hill Drill
Pete Sprenkle
Using Baseballs With Colored Dots For Pitch Recognition Drill
Olan Suddeth
Top 10 Dugout! Baserunning Drill
Olan Suddeth
Dirt! Baserunning Drill
Olan Suddeth
Top 10 Bucket Drill (infield throwing)
Olan Suddeth
High 5 Drill
Tom House
The Double Play: A Defensive Lifesaver Drill
Jerry Kreber
300 Reps Indoor Hitting Drill
Thomas Arthur
Top 10 Developing Outfielders: Drills & Principles
Greg Brons
Top 10 Team Oriented Practice Drills
Bill Hutton
Top 10 County Fair (defense)
Randy Sullivan
Relay Shuttle Drill
Chris Kendziora
Top 10 Throwing Relay
Bill Deutsch

General

How To Buy A Batting Cage
Coach John Peter
The Game Eliminates Us All:
Why Some Players Leave Too Soon

Coach John Peter
The Last Stop? High School Junior Varsity Baseball
Bob Saarinen
How to Attract the Interest of College
and Professional Scouts

Steve Zawrotny
How to Protest A Game
Andy Collins
A Coach's Approach With Umpires
Arnald Swift
What Happened to Your Youth League Stars?
Coach John Peter & Ed Hirsch
The Power of Habit and Commitment
Ed Hirsch
The Will to Overcome Self-Doubt
Bobby McKinney
Enjoy Your New Ball Club by Organizing Yourself
Coach John Peter
Let The Kids Play Ball
Bruce Lambin
Eliminate Mental Errors: A Checklist
Chad McFarland
Base Running, Youth Baseball's Tenth Man
Marty Schupak
What College Baseball Coaches Look For
Bobby McKinney
Tips When Contacting College Coaches
Bobby McKinney
A Starting Line-up for Success
Michael Hunt
How To Best View & Select an Instructional Video
Coach John Peter
How To Choose a Pitching Machine
Coach John Peter
What Makes A Good Team Website?
Baseball Tips.com special
How Aggressive Should a Baseball Player Be?
Herndon P. Harding, Jr., M.D.
Tips On Running A Baseball Tryout
Joseph Pero
How To Break In A Glove
Tonto Genovese
Parental Misconduct: How Do We Stop the Violence?
Baseball Coaches Association
Players Really Are Made In The Off Season!
Bruce Lambin
Offseason Conditioning That Produces Champions
Brad Warnimont
Getting Mentally Tough For the Off-Season
Paul Reddick
Distributed Versus Massed Practice
Dr. Charles Greene
Playing Well Under Pressure
Jack Stallings
Preventing the Big Inning
Jim Mason
Youth Baseball Tryouts and The Draft
Marty Schupak
Tips For A Successful Tryout
Bruce Lambin
10 Things Kids Say They Don't
Want Their Parents to Do

Dr. Darrell J. Burnett

Defense

Infield Practice for Pre-Game
Julian Mock
The Care and Feeding of Your New Glove (Do's and Don'ts)
Coach John Peter
Rundowns: Slam Dunks of Defensive Baseball
Brian Priebe
The Five Essentials of Infield Play
John P. Diatte
Defensive Concepts
Gordie Gillespie
Four-Runs-or-Less
Todd Guilliams
Infield Skills
Joe Ketchum
Improving the First Baseman's Stretch
Bruce Lambin
1st Base Tasks and Tips
Scoreboard Canada
Shortstop Tasks and Tips
Scoreboard Canada
3rd Base Tasks and Tips
Scoreboard Canada
Outfield Tips
Bernie Walter, Jr.

Catching

Don't Ever Let Your Catchers Frame a Pitch!
Dave Weaver
The Most Wasted 20 Minutes in a Catcher's Life
Dave Weaver
Evaluating a Catcher's Throw to 2nd Base
Dave Weaver
Handling Passed Balls
Dave Weaver

Softball Articles & Drills

Keys to Great Fastpitch Softball Hitting
Andy Collins
Wall Drill
Norm Chadwick

For more softball articles, visit:
Coach John Peter's Softball Tips



Baseball Tips
165 articles and counting!

Coaching

Top 10 Making Practice Fun and Effective
Olan Suddeth
Organization Leads to a Successful Season
Chuck Hudak
Coaches Needed - YES, You're Qualified!
Coach John Peter
So You're The New Coach
Coach John Peter
Which Type of Coach Are You?
Todd Williams
Coaching Gaffes
Bruce Lambin
Plan to Succeed
Coach John Peter
Approaching Your Child's Coach
Dr. Richard Stratton
How to Handle Parents
Bruce Lambin
Great Habits for the New Season
Coach John Peter
Good Team, Good Coaches
Coach John Peter
What It Takes To Be A Good Coach
Gordie Gillespie
Put Me In Coach:
Setting the Tone for a Positive Experience

Dr. Darrell J. Burnett
Youth Baseball Practices Don't Have To
Be Long To Be Good

Marty Schupak
Getting Kids to Practice on Time
Marty Schupak
Practice When No Field Is Available
Marty Schupak
Coach Them With Confidence. Not Fear!
Bruce Lambin
Techniques For Teaching Younger Children
Terry Churchfield
Teaching Your Boy the Game
Coach John Peter
Coach's Responsibilities Go Beyond
the Playing Field

Rick Steen
The Parents Meeting
Marty Schupak
Coaching Your Own Child
Dr. Richard Stratton
Signing - Running an Aggressive Offense
Brian Priebe
What You Have To Know As A Base Coach
Brian Priebe

Hitting and Offense

Hitting Tips
Ben Boulware
Why You Should Hit Line Drives and Grounders
Todd Williams
Learning to Be Your Own Batting Coach
Coach John Peter
Hitting When It Counts: At the End of the Game
Jim Kosmerick
Successful Hitters Always Have a Plan!
Coach John Peter
Does the Batter Own the Batter's Box?
Todd Williams
Why Hitting a Small Ball Leads to Big Results
Coach John Peter
A Practice and Game Offensive Philosophy
David Svoboda
Hitting Simplification
Rob Ellis
Real Players Hit With Wood
Coach John Peter
How to Choose a Wood Baseball Bat
Coach John Peter
Lost Secrets of Hitting
Rob Ellis
The Secret of Hitting the Curve Ball
Rob Ellis
Reasons Why Pro Baseball Can't Teach Hitting
Rob Ellis
Taking Back the Inside Part of the Plate
Chip Cohen
Training With Wood Builds Bat Speed
Jim Cassalino
Sliding
Tom O'Connell
Effective Two-Strike Hitting
Sam Piraro
Perfecting the Stride
Jon Hoelter
How to Really Take a Level Swing
Jon Hoelter
Avoiding Strikeouts with a Two-Strike Swing
Jon Hoelter
How to Prevent Stepping Out on the Pitch
Jon Hoelter
How to Avoid a Late Swing
Jon Hoelter
Determine Your Bat Size by Age
Jon Hoelter
Batting Fundamentals by Ty Cobb
Ty Cobb
Teach & Learn Confident & Aggressive Base Running!
Bruce Lambin
NCAA Certified Bats Web Site
List of bats that have passed NCAA certification
Bunt Young, Bunt Often
Marty Schupak

Pitching

How Many Pitches Should I Allow My Child To Throw?
American Sports Medicine Institute
Top 10 How to Throw Basic Pitches: Fastballs, Curve and the Circle Change
Ryan Schnier
Different Pitches and the Reasons We Throw Them
Chris Cumberland
Pitchers Push Up Workout
Paul Reddick
Getting Pitchers to Throw Inside
Paul Reddick
Recognizing Pitching Faults and Injury Patterns
Bill Thurston
Rediscovering The Lost Art of Long Toss
Alan Jaeger
Thrive on Throwing: Arm Strength and Conditioning Program
Alan Jaeger
Correct Pitching Mechanics by Playing Catch
Terry Mularski
Count Strikes.Not Strikeouts!
Bruce Lambin
Batting Practice/Pitching Practice
Terry Mularski
Pitching Burnout in Baseball
Marty Schupak
Common Causes of Pitching Arm Injuries
Bill Thurston
"Flying Open:" A Common Mechanical Pitching Fault
Bill Thurston
How to Effectively Use Your Bullpen
Paul Fletcher
Teaching the Psychology of Pitching
Mike Matulia
Having a Plan
Aaron Quinn
When and How to Throw a Curveball
Andrew Tinnish
When and How to Teach the Curve Ball
Bill Thurston
Change Up: The Pitch for a Strong Arm's Lifetime
David Osinski

Fall Ball

Fall Baseball - A Great Time To Really Coach
Coach John Peter
Fall Baseball Is A Great Time To Learn!
Bruce Lambin
Running A Youth Baseball Fall League
Marty Schupak
Tips for Pitching Successfully in the Fall
Paul Reddick

Youth Baseball Experiences

Playing Baseball: The Story of the
2002 Muskegon (MI) Channel Cats

Jim Bodrie

Health/Strength Training

Not Drinking Enough Water Leads to Problems
Baseball Tips.com Health Tip
Health Tips Every Youth Baseball Coach Should Know
Temple University Hospital
Training: How Much Is Too Much?
Lyle J. Micheli, M.D.
Stress In Youth Sports
Dr. Richard Stratton
Injury Prevention For The Upcoming Season
Dr. Michael Krackow
Power Moves to Increase Speed & Strength
Paul Reddick
Training Differences of Baseball Players vs.
Other Athletes

Charles Slavik

Ask the Coach Archives
 by Arnald Swift

Fear of Getting Hit By A Pitch
Treatment For A Sore Arm
Rounding the Base With Your Left Foot
Torque In Your Swing
Setting Goals to Instill Confidence
Improving Throwing Velocity to 2nd Base for Catchers
Choosing Between A Junior College and Four Year University
Is Three Years Old Too Young to Encourage A Child's Love of Baseball?
Making the Varsity Baseball Team
How to Develop a Young Pitcher
A Creative Way to Motivate Youth Baseball Players
Cut-Off Procedures For Balls Hit to the Outfield
Keeping Your Team Focused and Motivated
Getting Back Into Playing Shape
Keeping Young Players Interested and Involved at Baseball Practice
Mentally Preparing Yourself to Avoid A Hitting Slump
Why Kids Are Afraid to Pitch
Getting Inside Movement on a Two-Seam Fastball
How to Determine How Heavy A Bat Your Child Needs