Playing Baseball
Improve your play on the field with sites that provide advice and drills for all levels of players, or find the most reliable sources for equipment on the Web.
Expand All Guide SectionsHow to Improve at Baseball
Are you seeking to improve your batting average or add another couple of miles per hour to your fastball? The Web is full of sites dedicated to helping hitters hit, fielders field, and pitchers pitch.
Dulcinea's Insight
- Some sites are geared toward parents and coaches, and provide not only practice drills but also information on how to be a positive influence on the diamond.
Dulcinea's Picks
GetGreat.com
is a Web site created by Ripken Baseball and MLB that features online instructional videos led by Cal and Billy Ripken. Access to all videos costs $29.95, while access to a single category—hitting, pitching, defense, playing your position, playing as a team and “extra innings”—costs $9.95.
Baseball Plays and Drills
focuses on defense and the many different alignments involved. Every possible defensive play is shown in diagram form. There's not much information in terms of instruction, but the diagrams are self-explanatory and indicate where each player on the field needs to go in various situations.
Quality Coaching Baseball
stresses that coaches should be a positive influence on their young players. The site has drills for hitting, pitching, bunting, throwing, and catching. It also gives advice on coaching philosophies and winning the mental game.
Baseball Tips
has articles on various parts of the game, which includes conditioning and the mental aspect of baseball. There is an illustrated article on how to throw various pitches, and even an article on hitting fundamentals written by Ty Cobb.
Buying Baseball Equipment
Baseball equipment manufacturers are continuously developing new technology that can help you hit ... read more »
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