Baseball Speed Training

Understanding Baseball Speed Training: Part I
I remember the spring days very well. My friends and I would be outside at the first sign of warm weather. We would grab our ball gloves and stomp through the damp muddy ground to play some catch or perhaps engage in an intense game of run-down. Whatever the activity [...]

Total Baseball Speed Conditioning

Total Speed Conditioning
With so many articles on Speed Training, you would assume that there is plenty of great information available. The problem is that the topic of speed is not being totally covered. There are categories of training that are just not being discussed.
There are so many athletes specializing at a young age, and we [...]

Top 10 Baseball Speed Training Myths Revealed

Speed Training Myths: Top 10 Speed Training Myths Revealed
Each day we receive questions about training speed. So we’ve taken those questions that we hear the most and answered them in a slightly different format.
1. Static stretching prepares you to compete/practice
Static stretching actually reduces power output. Athletes should prepare for practice by doing a dynamic warm [...]

How to Develop Plyometric Power for Baseball

Plyometric Power!
Plyometric training is an excellent supplement to your speed, strength and power training program. Plyometrics can greatly improve your power levels and help increase body control since they deal with moving your own bodyweight through hopping or bounding exercises, medicine ball throws, etc.
However, this type of training requires high levels of coordination, power, strength [...]

How to Increase Baseball Running Speed

Increase Running Speed
by Patrick Beith
In this article, we’ll address what I consider to be the critical training components that are a part of every successful speed development program to increase running speed of your athletes.
After all, the fastest athletes on any team and in any sport are almost always the quickest and fastest on the [...]

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