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I can answer all questions relating to the fundamentals of baseball from t-ball to college, individual and team instruction, game strategy, drills, practice organizaton, coaching philosophies and, last, but not least, the mental game.
4 years little league 4 years high school baseball( 2 varsity) 2 years junior college baseball 1 summer, Central Illinois Collegiate League, Galesburg, Pioneers 2 years, four year college
I am the owner/builder of theoleballgame.com, a website for playing and coaching youth baseball.
Retired teacher 31 years (retired 4) 34 years high school baseball coaching/15 as a head coach/19 varsity asst, 2008 was the 34th. I am in my 8th year as a coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks Training Centers, the official youth baseball and fast pitch softball camps of The Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Stephen: Thank you for your questions. When he looks up at the ball it opens up his front shoulder, which in turn drops his throwing arm elbow below his shoulder, causing the ball to come out of the
Winston: This is assuming the infield fly rule has not been called, or would not apply. Intentionally dropping the ball is a judgement call from the umpire. If in the umpires opinion the defensive
Chris: I don't have any California contacts; but the process from Arizona to Calif won't be that much different. If I were in your situation here, I would approach it from this perspective: 1.
Don: I am not sure which answer or answers to people you are referring to, but there is no absolutely correct, or incorrect information on this point, other than to not adjust your stride to hit the base
Jay: With a runner on second, the responsibility for keeping him close goes to both the shortstop and second baseman. Generally that is determined by whether the batter is left or right handed, or
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