Hitting Slumps

How To Stop Striking Out: Patience & Flow

On occasion, while working on something in batting practice, it’s tempting to want to see results appear immediately. Sometimes the change comes quickly after a small tweak. Sometimes the change comes suddenly

Coaching Tips

Facing Stephen Strasburg

I remember, my SR year at Bethune Cookman, we got our schedule for the spring season at the end of the fall, and the first team on the schedule was

Pitch Recognition App

How To Be a Great Lead-Off Hitter.

I was a lead-off hitter for most of my career and i never bought into the idea that the lead-off hitter should take pitches so that his teammates can "see

pitch recognition

Motivation Triggers For Elite Ballplayers.

So much of how we perform on the field is dictated by the energy we bring. For the average player, the energy is dictated by how they may be feeling today

3 Ways To Deal With Failure & Setbacks in Baseball.

As ballplayers, much of our progress and development will occur underneath the surface. It's the routines and commitment to an approach that will get us through the failures, and setbacks

pitch recognition

One Tip To Help Develop Confidence At The Plate.

Own the at-bat. The numbers don’t lie. Statistically, the deeper in the count you go, the tougher it is to win the at-bat, especially against elite pitching. This doesn’t mean you become afraid

pitch recognition

Pitch Recognition App

Youth Baseball Hitting Tips That Work.

Below is a list of youth baseball hitting tips that work. I tend to return to this page to add additional ideas & thoughts about peak performance on the ball

Coaching Advice

Baseball Confidence Tips & Quotes.

For a lot of young ballplayers, they will fall short of their abilities & potential because they hold the assumption that their talent is what’s keeping them from getting to

How To Achieve The Perfect Batting Stance. (It’s Not What You Think.)

I've been getting this question often - "Hey Mark, any tips on how to achieve the perfect batting stance?". For me, there is no perfect batting stance, just like there is