Nate Barnett

The Baseball Swing - A Couple Fallacies

Do you know why you teach what you teach to your hitters? If I stopped you right now and asked you to tell me a couple advantages of any part of what you're teaching, could you do it? If not, it's time to kick into gear your learning habit and pick up some instructional strategies. I've picked a couple parts of the baseball swing mechanics I hear taught repeatedly that are incorrect. Don't worry, I'll... (posted by Nate 3 years 199 days ago.)

Teaching Younger Hitters a Good Baseball Swing

I love teaching 11 and 12 year olds how to play baseball. They are still at the age (most of them) where they don't know everything there is about the baseball swing. But, one of the best rewards from teaching youth baseball drills is the excitement on their faces when they figure out for themselves how to crush the baseball. The first step to teaching youth baseball drills is to understand the part... (posted by Nate 3 years 199 days ago.)

Baseball Instruction - How to Add 50 Points to Your Batting Average Sitting on the Couch

Don't worry, this is not a promo article on some illegal growth hormone, or some attempt to counter all you've ever learned during your baseball instruction about hard work, practice, and dedication. What I'm about to help reveal to you takes different practice compared to going out to the ballpark every day to work on your skills. It takes more dedication than... (posted by Nate 3 years 199 days ago.)

Baseball Drills - Staying Motivated While You Practice

One of the biggest challenges a coach faces is to successfully instill a long-term motivation and vision in practice during the typical lengthy baseball season. It's not uncommon for a high school player to spend February through August doing baseball drills, workouts, training, and of course participating in games. So the question must be asked, how can you create a sense of urgency... (posted by Nate 3 years 199 days ago.)