Pitcher weight training

QuestionHi Sean, I saw you gave advice to an 18 y.o. regarding workouts. How about for a 13 y.o.? My son is 54, 96 lbs. He runs daily, and can endure toug

How to get my little leaguer son (age 8) to be more aggressive at the plate?

Question(PLEASE NOTE - You are the second expert I am submitting this same question to just in case one of you folks are too busy to reply now.)  We l

Scoring At-Bat

QuestionScenario: Runner on 1st, 0 outs. The hitter lays down a sac bunt. The bunt is fielded by the 3rd-Baseman. The fielder throws the ball out-of-reach

Runner hit by batted ball

QuestionThere were no outs and the batter hit a line drive that hit the runner who was off of first base.  The fielder caught the ball off the deflect

hit by pitch

QuestionHow do you handle when a player was intentionally hit in the helmet by a pitch? AnswerJessica:  Thank you for your question. To specifically

Pitching for a 11 year old.

QuestionI have an 11 year old cousin and I am trying to teach him to be a pitch. I need to know what kinds of pitches he needs to know and how much we need

batters interference/catchers obstruction

QuestionA coach was recently discovered to have been telling his catcher to make contact with the batter during steals.  I know its a judgment call, b

senior varsity player not playing

QuestionMy son has been playing for his high school team since he was a freshman.  He was brought to the varsity level during his sophomore year. &nbs

Icing arms

QuestionHave you ever heard of icing a players shoulder prior to practice. What woould be the reasoning to this? AnswerJay, I am not a doctor so I can no

sore elbow

QuestionMy son is 13, playing in 13-14 yo division. He is our primary catcher, and one of our pitchers. After a tournament last weekend he complained of a

Overcoming fear of ball

QuestionMy 7 year old is in his first year of kid pitch.  In the last 2 years he has done both coach pitch and machine pitch, and has not shown himsel

Wood Bats

QuestionHi, Im playing in a wood bat league for the first time.  Im interested in learning about the different models.  Most commonly I see 110

Youth Pitcher vs Catcher

QuestionHello, My son is 8 and is athletic, a good listener, and learns quickly. He is currently playing catcher and loves it and is very good at the posit

Foul Ball To Catcher

QuestionBabe Ruth baseball: ages 12-15 yrs.   Batter hits a pitch that goes back towards the catcher and has a noticible arc that does not go directly

HS Baseball Coaches

QuestionMy son is a sophomore in HS. Played JV as a Freshman and back this year as a 10th grader. Easily made the team, above average skill and ability. Ni

Drafting Rules

QuestionThis year we have signed both sons up for baseball. 1 on A (7-8)-no try-outs the other is AA (9-10)this division had try-outs. My husbands job has

official scoring of assist

QuestionA ground ball is batted and a 3b man dives and deflects the ball and the ss picks it up and throws out the runner...they both get an assist...but w

3rd base

QuestionHow far off third base does a 3rd baseman need to be? Also, if the ball is hit between shortstop and third base, whose play is it? My son plays thi

instruction

Questionhi. i am 14 and i have trouble making contact with the ball and i want to pitch better. can you send me some drills i can work on. AnswerPatrick,

Combines

QuestionI am 13 and I am trying to find combines or GOOD training camps to get my name out there so some recruits listen for me when I am in high school in