Not every practice is the same from day to day, but for the most part every practice will have the same basic structure. At some point during practice you’ll warm up, do some kind of position specific defense, team defense, baserunning, and hit batting practice. Now every practice might not be in that order or … More An Infielder’s Guide to Maximizing Team Practice
The above picture was a thought I shared on twitter some time ago. I have the same thought every time I watch The Sandlot. Don’t get me wrong. I LOVE the movie. It’s one of my favorite movies and I could watch it everyday. What’s not to love? It’s a movie about some kids having … More The Rundown on Rundowns
Our overarching goal as a defense is to get 3 outs as fast as we can so that the opposing team doesn’t score runs. To score runs the offense tries to take as many extra bases as they can so to prevent runs from scoring we need to limit the number of bases the offense … More Breaking Down the Tandem Relay
Any time there’s a ball in the gap or down the line that leads to extra bases for the hitter there’s potential for one of the most exciting and entertaining plays in baseball; the relay. Many times when a relay is necessary there’s a momentum type of play happening. We could have a runner trying … More Relay Rules
Recently, Stick and Ball TV hosted a zoom call to discuss team defense. The webinar was hosted by Jeremy “Sheets” Sheetinger, Head Coach of the Georgia-Gwinnett College Grizzlies. His guest speakers were Erik Bakich, Head Coach at the University of Michigan, and Kai Correa, Bench Coach for the San Francisco Giants and founder of the … More Team Defense: Understanding the desired outcome
Defend the Diamond 