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NEBRASKA BASEBALL

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4 ELEMENTS OF TEACHING HITTING

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GOALS

MECHANICAL APPROACH

MENTAL APPROACH

IMPLEMENTATION/DRILLS

MECHANICS OF THE SWING

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BOTTOM HALF

Ready Position

70/30

DEAD FOOT

Rear Side Focus Points

Rear Side Acceleration

Contact… ACCELERATED FORCE

Finish – Balance, Balance, Balance

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TOP HALF

Grip

Hand & Arm Ready Position

Loading “C”

Hand Path – To It and Through It


Finish – Exchange Shoulders

MECHANICS OF THE SWING

TEACHING STRATEGIES

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EVALUATE

ANALYZE

INSTRUCT

TEACHING STRATEGIES

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Anderson 5 A’s

1.Accept2.Adjust3.Adapt4.Acquire 5.Achieve

TEACHING STRATEGIES

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CONFIDENCEBELIEVE AND ACT

AS IF IT WERE

IMPOSSIBLE TO FAIL

Ready Position 70/30

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60/40 70/30 65/35

Dead Foot

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Dead Foot

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Dead Foot

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Bailey Dead Foot


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Boomer Rear Side Acceleration


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Correct Improve

FinishBalance Balance Balance

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FinishBalance Balance Balance

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Christianson Balance

Grip

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Ready Position

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Hand and Arm Ready Position

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Loading “C”

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Hand PathTo It and Through It

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Kiser To It and Through it


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Kiser Reverse Soft Toss


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Grip at Contact

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Finish Exchange Shoulders

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Bailey Finish

HABIT FORMING DRILLS

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Soft Toss ProgressionsBack Up Soft TossAngle Pitch






Dry Swing and Visualization Soft Toss Progression Tee Drills Ready Position / Grip the Ground Soft Toss…Rhythm 3/3/3 Directional Tee Series Ready Position / Lower your Body Soft Toss…Dead Foot 1st “To I t” “Through I t” 2 Balls Ready Position / J ump Soft Toss…with Holds Eye Tracking Ready Position / Tension Points Soft Toss…Ladder Back up Footwork Soft Toss…Change Up Dead Foot 1st Dry-Dead Foot Back up Soft Toss Walking Tee (Lower Half) Dry-Dead Foot-Pivot Back Side Walking Tee (“C”) Dry-Slow motion; Arrow to the Ball Reverse Soft Toss Balanced Finish Knee Volleyball/Basketball Soft Toss Back hip Arm pit Bottom Hand Light Bat/PVC Bottom Hand Light Bat/PVC Chin Top Hand Light Bat/PVC Top Hand Light Bat/PVC Dry-Dead Foot- Backward “C” Pressure Points of Feet to Ground J ump Soft Toss (Balance) Five Points to the Ball Angle Pitch (Short Bat and Regular) Short Toss Self Soft Toss (Fungo) Pull Side = Inner 2/3 early Timing Rhythm Balance

Early Timing (0-0,3-1,2-0) Dead Foot 1st Change up and Off Speed Holds To it and Through it Holds Ladder Line Drive

Oppo Side = outer 2/3 Change up “B” Hack Back up Change up and Off Speed BOUNCE

Hold Batting Practice with Purpose Misc Drills Bat Control with Slugs Line Drive Point Game(Live) Situational Hitting Line Drive Point Game(Tee) Bunts Base Hit Bunts Hit and Runs MY DRILLS Move ‘em Over Drive ‘em Over Drive ‘em IN Opposite Field Line Drive Advantage Counts “B” Hacks


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Soft Toss Progressions

Soft Toss…Change Up Dead Foot 1st Dry-Dead Foot Back up Soft Toss

Soft Toss…RhythmSoft Toss…Dead Foot 1st

Soft Toss…With HoldsSoft Toss…Change UpSoft Toss…Ladder


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Soft Toss Progressions





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Back Up Soft Toss


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Reverse Soft Toss


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Short Toss Progressions





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Short Toss Progressions Short Toss…Rhythm

Short Toss…Dead Foot 1st

Short Toss…With HoldsShort Toss…Change UpShort Toss…Ladder


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Angle PitchOPPO


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Angle PitchOPPO

NO SCREEN


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