• Mental Toughness - Maximum Velocity Sports

    Mental Toughness

    Teaching mental toughness is an intangible skill, meaning there’s no physical drill or famous quote which can instantly instill this into your play...

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  • Motivation - Maximum Velocity Sports

    Motivation

    Sports Motivation, in my opinion, is one of the most “Over Used” terms in sports. Anytime an announcer or sports figure is at a loss of words, they...

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  • Its a Game - Maximum Velocity Sports

    Its a Game

    Quick question for baseball coaches (and parents) to get things started: What does the umpire yell at the start of every baseball game? A.) Think b...

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  • Youth Hitting - Maximum Velocity Sports

    Youth Hitting

    Youth Baseball Hitting is no different than hitting in the Major Leagues….  “ You Can’t Hit It … If  You Can’t See It. “   A very simple yet powerf...

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  • Youth Coaching - Maximum Velocity Sports

    Youth Coaching

    In Coaching Youth baseball and teaching others to coach, I always stress it can be one of the most rewarding things you can do in your life, but yo...

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  • Fielding Drills: Slow Rollers - Maximum Velocity Sports

    Fielding Drills: Slow Rollers

    Drill Set Up: Divide the team up; one player on First Base, half the players will line up at the short stop position, and the rest of the players w...

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  • Youth Arm Care - Maximum Velocity Sports

    Youth Arm Care

    My own son plays in a Dixie Youth baseball league that follows the optional rule of allowing kid pitch at the “Shirt & Cap” level – in other...

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  • Player Developemnt - Maximum Velocity Sports

    Player Developemnt

    The task of any sport manager is to develop their sport at both ends of the spectrum, at the grass roots level and at the high performance level. T...

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  • BASIC LOADING AND STRIDING PRINCIPLES - Maximum Velocity Sports

    BASIC LOADING AND STRIDING PRINCIPLES

    STRIDE/LOAD, AS PITCH COMES IN (1, 2 AND 3 ARE DONE ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY) 1. PARTIAL WEIGHT SHIFT TO BACK LEG 2. HANDS MOVE BACK TO LAUNCHING ZONE...

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  • TEE BALL COACHING - Maximum Velocity Sports

    TEE BALL COACHING

    So you have either been asked or you have volunteered to coach your child’s tee-ball team. The first thing to remember is that you are coaching a g...

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