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Hitting drills & techniques

Published by : Youth Sports Club, (Valley Cottage, NY :) Physical details: 1 videodisc (37 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. ISBN:0974851795; 9780974851792. Year: 2007
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Videos/Films y796.357 Hit (Browse shelf) Available 101758

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Special features: Previews of other titles by Youth Sports Club (12 min.); About coach Marty [text feature].

Bat selection -- Grip -- Three stances -- Positioning in the batter's box -- Balance check -- Rhythm -- Comfort facing live pitching -- Stride -- Stride then hit -- Hands -- Inside out swing -- Fence drill -- Trunk twister -- Complete swing -- Hitting off a tee -- Chair drill -- Two tees drill -- Rope drill -- Soft toss -- Soft focus fine focus -- Guessing colors -- Shout on contact -- Color distinction -- High low -- Drop ball -- Toss from behind -- Miniature balls -- Hit between cones -- Pivot bunt -- Square bunt -- 3 common hitting mistakes -- 10 hitting tips.

Narration by John Fishback; coaches, Bobby Woods, Marty Schupak; players, Stephen Albert, Andrew Himmelfarb, Mike Laporta, Billy Ribiero, Darren Stach.

Provides some of most creative baseball hitting drills and techniques for the youth player. Coach Marty presents coaching strategies and drills for youth level baseball. Technical skills are simplified to teach concepts such as the grip, the stance, the stride, weight transfer, and the inside-out swing. A comprehensive breakdown of the swing is augmented by over 20 creative individual and team hitting drills. This video can assist coaches in teaching skills that players will build on beyond the youth level.

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