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		<title>Use Colored Dots to Improve Batter Recognition</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 05:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest challenges encountered by youth baseball coaches is the difficulty that players have in following and identifying the pitch. In younger players, a common problem is that the batter doesn&#8217;t pick up the ball until it is too close to hit. In older players, the issue is more that the batter doesn&#8217;t [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tommybloggingsports.wordpress.com&blog=2744208&post=1398&subd=tommybloggingsports&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Throwing Relay Race</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 05:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In baseball, we tend to emphasize &#8211; as we should &#8211; the need to get rid of the ball quickly. Of course, that doesn&#8217;t do us any good if the throws aren&#8217;t good, or the other guy drops it. Use this little drill as a competition to practice good throws and good catches.
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		<title>Run Quality Practices With Stations</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 05:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tommybloggingsports</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, it&#8217;s time for baseball practice. After some good warmups &#8211; maybe a short jog, defintiely some throw and catch &#8211; you are ready to begin. You line your fielders up in their positions and begin hitting grounders. In order to give some game situational repititions, you go through the infield, having players make outs [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tommybloggingsports.wordpress.com&blog=2744208&post=1394&subd=tommybloggingsports&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Selecting a Proper Youth Baseball Bat</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 05:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Possibly the most important choice your player will make prior to any given season is on what bat to use. There are a host of different choices out there, ranging from inexpensive ($20-$30) to extremely pricey ($250+). You&#8217;ll need to decide what sort of price range you have prior to shopping for bats, so that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tommybloggingsports.wordpress.com&blog=2744208&post=1391&subd=tommybloggingsports&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Run Past First Base on Every Hit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 05:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I  cannot count the number of times I have watched a young player get out on a play when they should have been safe at first, had they simply ran hard. This is a very preventable out, and one that will cost you several runs over the course of the season if you don&#8217;t nip [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tommybloggingsports.wordpress.com&blog=2744208&post=1387&subd=tommybloggingsports&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Baserunning Drill for Balls in the Dirt</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 05:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A big part of successful baserunning involves properly reading balls in the dirt. This drill will help your players to learn to properly judge the trajectory of a pitched ball that bounces in the dirt.
Station a baserunner at each base &#8211; first, second, and third. Runners should be independent of one another, since the responsibilities [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tommybloggingsports.wordpress.com&blog=2744208&post=1384&subd=tommybloggingsports&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Making Practice Fun and Effective</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Baseball practice can be, by definition, a chore. In order to perfect game-related skills, players must perform repetitive, sometimes mundane tasks in a quest to build muscle memory and skill. Even so, beware of making practice boring &#8211; players who dread practice won&#8217;t get as much (or anything) out of it, will distract the rest [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tommybloggingsports.wordpress.com&blog=2744208&post=1380&subd=tommybloggingsports&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Classic Fence Drill</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have a player who is suffering from a long, looping swing, then the old standby of the fence drill may be just the prescription for what ails him.
In hitting, the name of the game is batspeed, period. In order to obtain optimal batspeed, the bat must be held with the elbow &#8220;in the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tommybloggingsports.wordpress.com&blog=2744208&post=1378&subd=tommybloggingsports&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Improve Throwing Accuracy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 05:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a fun, productive drill, especially for younger kids,though older kids can gain benefit from it, too. It focuses on the importance of getting rid of the ball in a hurry.
Split your squad into two teams. Line the first team up, one behind another, at the shortstop position. Take the second squad and place [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tommybloggingsports.wordpress.com&blog=2744208&post=1375&subd=tommybloggingsports&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>For New Coaches&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 05:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to have the happiest team in the league, you need to realize right off the bat that it’s not always about winning. Ask almost any child, and they will tell you that what they want in a coach is someone who boosts the morale of the team and keeps everyone excited about [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tommybloggingsports.wordpress.com&blog=2744208&post=1373&subd=tommybloggingsports&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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