Pitching: The Mental Game CD - Remastered

Spring's mental side impacts hitters. The mental side of hitting is more important than acquiring the perfect swing. Trying to improve bat speed and getting the proper baseball swing each pitch requires proper hitting mechanics. The same goes for your mental approach. If the mental side of baseball is 90 percent of the game, then why do we not spend more time training mentally? The best baseball hitting videos address this. After watching Spring's new CoachTube course�- The Mental Side of Hitting�, your approach will never be the same. One of the best baseball hitting tips you can receive is right here.�Baseball hitters, coaching professionals and parents - take advantage of this opportunity to get you or your player�s mental side of hitting right. Steve�s mental side covers a wide range of topics from setting realistic ATTAINABLE goals to the proper mental approach to hitting. This hitting course�also contains powerful training tips including Steve teaching, explaining, and demonstrating hitting the inside part of the ball. Let Steve teach you how to recognize the ideal type of power backspin that can be achieved when properly hitting the inside part of the ball. After watching this unique course, your approach will never be the same. We guarantee it!1 Intro Free 2:56 2 Working with David Nick & Hank 1:17 3 Ollie Linton 0:45 4 Working with Mark Trumbo 2:19 5 Working with Keven Pillar 1:52 6 Working with AJ Pollock 0:40 7 Working with Paul Goldschmidt 1:06 8 Working with Jose Bautista 1:30 9 The #1 Rule! Not Being a Perfectionist 2:26 10 Should You Be Hitting With Wood Bats 2:59 11 The Power of Not Collapsing 1:35 12 Achieving the Power Position on the Inside Pitch 1:48 13 The Truth About Mechanics 4:05 14 Hot to Hit Off-Speed Pitches 1:58 15 Sitting On Pitches 1:58 16 The Power of Breathing 1:19 17 Looking Hitterish & Avoiding the Pre-Overturn 2:11 18 Steve Springer Hitting Lesson 9:38 19 Attacking the Inner Half & Extension 0:50 20 Spring's Approach Works for All Ages 4:51 21 BONUS AUDIO: Quality at Bats "The Mental Side" 40:41For 8 years, Steve Springer was the performance coach & major league scout for the Toronto Blue - Jays. Spring played over 14 years as a professional and compiled over 1600 professional hits. Over 30 years in professional baseball as a baseball player, agent and scout. He resides in Huntington Beach CA, and is the author of Quality At-Bats and the founder of Quality At-Bats Academy.

50 Things a Hitter Needs to Do to Be Successful at the Plate presents a detailed list of techniques that you can use to become a more successful hitter. Based upon his personal experiences and observations from when he played professional baseball, Luis Ortiz explains and demonstrates each factor in a way that is simple and direct. This course�is designed to be appropriate for baseball coaches and players at all competitive levels.Among the topics covered:-Expecting to succeed-Knowing yourself as a hitter-Reading the pitcher-Knowing the hitting situation-Being consistent-Adhering to sound mechanics-Making adjustments1 Intro 0:43 2 Expect to Succeed 0:39 3 Know Yourself as a Hitter Free 0:35 4 Visualize Free 0:39 5 Figure Out How the Pitcher is Trying to Get You Out Free 0:40 6 Learn How to Approach Every Pitch Free 3:05 7 Always Look for the Pitcher's Fastest Pitch 0:00 8 Know Your Hitting Situations 0:00 9 Think About Hitting the Ball Hard, Not Far 0:00 10 Think About Swinging Fast, Not Hard 0:00 11 Blow Your Hands Away From You 0:00 12 Be Consistent 0:00 13 Make Adjustments 0:00 14 Be Smooth 0:00 15 Use a Bat You Can Stop and Accelerate at Will 0:00 16 Have a Stance that Works for You 0:00 17 Be Soft 0:00 18 Land and Stride on Time 0:00 19 Have Proper Timing 0:00 20 Separate Your Hands from the Stride 0:00 21 Separate the Stride from the Swing 0:00 22 Stay Tall and Away from the Ball 0:00 23 See the Ball Properly 0:00 24 Let the Ball Get Deep 0:00 25 Get to a Strong Position to Hit 0:00 26 Swing at a Good Pace 0:00 27 Avoid Wasted Movements at the Beginning of the Swing 0:00 28 Start Your Swing with Maximum Power 0:00 29 Swing as Fast as You Can 0:00 30 Create Torque 0:00 31 Coordinate the Hands with the Back Feet 0:00 32 Use the Power Line Within Your Swing 0:00 33 Swing Within Your Axis of Rotation 0:00 34 Use Your Hands Properly 0:00 35 Keep Your Body Back and Throw the Hands in Front 0:00 36 Stay Inside the Ball 0:00 37 Bat Awareness 0:00 38 Hit the Ball as You Are Turning 0:00 39 Have a Strong Grip on Contact 0:00 40 Palm Up / Palm Down Positions 0:00 41 Hit the Ball at an Angle 0:00 42 Hit Through the Ball 0:00 43 The 3 Sounds of the Swing 0:00 44 Keep Your Feet Apart at Least Until Contact 0:00 45 Turn First Then Push Through the Ball 0:00 46 You Have to Have a Complete Pivot of the Back Feet 0:00 47 Drive Your Knee Down 0:00 48 Your Front Leg Must Be Firm 0:00 49 Your Back Leg Turns One Unit 0:00 50 Accelerate Through the Ball 0:00 51 Finish Your Swing 0:00Luis Ortiz�grew up playing baseball in the Dominican Republic. He earned a baseball scholarship from Union University in Jackson, Tennessee, where he set many of Union's batting average and home-run records, and established the NAIA career record for slugging percentage. In 1991, Luis was drafted in the eighth round by the Boston Red Sox. Subsequently, he played 14 years of professional baseball, part of which he spent in the majors with the Red Sox and the Texas Rangers. For most of his minor-league career, he consistently hit over .300. Upon retiring from professional baseball, Luis went back to college and earned a bachelor�s degree in physical education. Currently, Luis is working on developing a state-of-the-art baseball school in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Over 6 hours of video to watch on six different DVD's. Build your coaching baseball library resources and review at your leisure.� This is better than coaches certification courses. There is more tips and techniques and 'tricks of the trade' in this video series than anywhere else on the market.� No one really talks about a coaching approach, or coaching style. This is unique information not talked about in the market today. The need for the right kind of coaching approach is apparent in baseball today. Rarely if ever do baseball coaches get any kind of training to help them develop a player minded coaching approach.1 Youth Baseball Free 4:45 2 What Did I Get Into Free 4:53 3 My Journey Through Time 4:12 4 College and Pro League 4:59 5 Exit Stage Left 4:44 6 The Big Hurdle 4:14 7 The Perfect World of Coaching 4:33 8 Player Development 4:19 9 Local Minor League System 4:21 10 Little League Parent Syndrome 4:37 11 Increased Anxiety- Watching Our Kids 4:55 12 Setting The Tone 6:09 13 Intro - CH2 2:11 14 Developing A Coaching Style 4:18 15 Over-Coaching- Know-it-all-itous Disease 4:29 16 Loud Is Not Always Better 4:31 17 Trick of the Trade 4:31 18 Failure is Part of the Game 4:34 19 Qualities of a Good Coach 4:36 20 Teamwork, Sportsmanship & Respect the Game 4:41 21 Diplomatic Skills- Pushy Parents 4:47 22 Parents Meeting Pre-Season 4:33 23 Umpires Umpire-Players Play 4:31 24 Handling the Bleacher Creatures 4:17 25 Preventing the Batting Slump 5:10 26 Wrapping Up 2:27 27 Focus on Practice 4:40 28 Practice Foundations 4:34 29 What is a Dynamic Practice 4:58 30 Play for Something 4:40 31 Pre-Season Work 4:49 32 Practice Checklist 4:48 33 Idle Hands are Devil's Tools 4:37 34 90 Minute Practice Template 4:27 35 Vital 3-Team Format 4:59 36 Playing Catch Like Pros 5:01 37 Catch & Throw Skills & Drills 4:49 38 Ultimate Batting Practice 4:59 39 Pre-Game Is 'Gold' 5:23 40 Dynamic Practice Review 2:57 41 Turning Your System Around 4:20 42 More Than "Just Win Baby" 4:42 43 Game Over 5:28 44 Leading Takes Courage 5:58 45 My Letter To Parents 6:36 46 Entry Level Tee Ball 5:55 47 7-8 year olds 6:10 48 10 & under 6:12 49 11 & 12 Year Olds 6:48 50 The "Big Jump" 6:04 51 'AA' & 'AAA' & The 'Show' 6:31 52 Another Option to 'All-Stars' 7:44 53 A Horse In The Race 7:24 54 CH - 4 Intro 2:39 55 Setting Your Philosophy 6:01 56 Player Expectation 6:51 57 How To Set Up Procedures 6:39 58 Ethics In Coaching Award 7:05 59 Lead for God's Sake 6:17 60 Practice Coaching 6:00 61 3-Team-It 5:25 62 Building the 'System' 6:26 63 The 'Show' 6:33 64 Spring Training 6:22 65 Post Game Wrap-Up 2:58 66 CH5 - Intro 2:55 67 The 'Pace Car' Approach 4:51 68 On-Field Culture & Climate 4:56 69 Extra Players Bench Duties 4:41 70 Go Over Our Signs 4:06 71 Defensive Strategies 4:50 72 Building Your Line Up Card 5:22 73 Defending the Running Game 4:38 74 Swing-It! 5:34 75 In-Game Baserunning 5:08 76 Coach like the Pros 5:23 77 In-Game Teaching Tips 5:50 78 Post Game Wrap-up 3:04Dave signed with the Red Sox in 1979 after being selected in the June draft (20th round). That summer he played at Elmira (NYPenn) then spent 3 seasons with Winter Haven (Florida State League) hitting .269 in 1981, his best average. *Reprinted from 1993 Boston Red Sox Media Guide. Player development baseball expert Dave Holt minor league manager.Dave spent 11 seasons managing in the Red Sox minor league system helping to develop several major league ballplayers like Jeff Bagwell, Curt Schilling, Brady Anderson, Jody Reed, John Flaherty, Ellis Burks, Paul Quantrill, John Valentin, Josias Manzanillo, Dana Kiecker and many others. After leaving the Red Sox after 1994, Dave managed and recruited teams in the Independent Professional Baseball leagues for 3 years.

Monte is a straight forward coach who loves keeping the game simple. This simplicity has allowed his Clemson Tigers to be one of the most feared teams in NCAA Baseball. During this course, you'll get to learn from Monte as he shares with you how he teaches approach to his Clemson Tigers baseball players. This is one of his two presentations from the 2020 Virtual Baseball Coaches Summit. You will get an inside look into the reasons why his hitters are so successful. Monte is going to teach you things like: 0, 1, & 2 Strike Hitting Philosophies "B-Hack" How To Chart Swings & AB's For Maximum Performance and much more! Stick around to the end of a great Q/A session, maybe one of yours will be brought up!1 Goals & Philosophy 4:35 2 No Strike Approach 3:16 3 Rules In The Box 3:17 4 Talking Timing 5:52 5 1 Strike Philosophy 2:38 6 Machine Pitch During Season 2:12 7 2 Strike System 4:52 8 Dealing With 3-2 Counts Free 2:11 9 "B-Hack" 2:39 10 Sitting On Pitches 2:23 11 Training For Eye Level Changes 2:36 12 Clemson Offensive Goals 3:41 13 Swing Decisions 2:27 14 Charting Swing Decisions 7:38 15 Opening Q/A 2:26 16 Talking Weighted Bats 5:33 17 Upcoming Summer Season? 2:49Monte Lee has been the head coach at Clemson University for 5 years where he has a 182-86 (.679) record. Those 182 wins are tied for 13th most in the nation during that time period. Monte has led the Tigers to the NCAA Tournament each of his first 4 seasons. The Tigers have gone 80-54 against ACC teams. Monte has coached 8 All-Americans at Clemson. 26 different players have also gone on to be drafted during his tenure at Clemson University. Before Clemson, Monte was the head coach for seven years at College of Charleston (2009-15). Lee has a 458-231 record (.665), including 12 winning seasons and eight NCAA Tournament appearances.