Players Really Are Made In The Off Season!

The Holidays are over! The Bowl games are over! Its time to get ready for BASEBALL!!!

If you have been involved in a strength training program, it's time to pump it up. If you haven’t been working out, start TODAY! Only the strong survive and there is still time to make a meaningful improvement. Your play next season will improve from the sweat expended now.

Now is the time to:

1. Start a good long toss program.
   This is an excellent way to improve arm strength. For details read an article in the current addition of Collegiate Baseball. I would strongly recommend you subscribe to this publication as it is always full of excellent features written by the top college baseball coaches about how to play, train, and coach baseball.

2. Now is the time to start working on the tee.
   It is crucial that your swing mechanics are fundamentally sound when you begin work on the tee, as this is when those mechanics will be engrained into your muscle memory. If you have any doubts about proper swing mechanics or about how to build a tee station in your garage or basement and how to perform proper tee drills, information is available in the Fundamentals of Hitting from the Baseball Skills and Drills video series. To perfect your swing mechanics and muscle memory using a batting tee, choose from the Quick T Automatic Batting Tee and Instructo Tee Swing Trainer.

3. Check out your equipment.
   What is going to need to be replaced? It’s a pretty good bet you are going to need new cleats. Get your glove re-laced. If you don’t and a lace breaks during the season, you will be without your glove for a week during the season, not a pleasant prospect. Also new laces will tighten and give body to an old glove that might get another year’s use before you have to purchase and break in another expensive glove.