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2019 - Pre-Season PPT used to setup our Fastpitch State Championship Run

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Bat Speed Training:

1. Bat Speed Training by Driveline:  Debunking Bat Speed Myths - Driveline Baseball

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2.  How to Increase Your Bat Speed - Driveline Baseball

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3.  The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research

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Mechanics breakdown​

1. Attack angles:  Hitting Biomechanics - Driveline Baseball

 

2.  https://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1550&context=oa_dissertations  - In Depth & technical explanation of swing kinetics

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3.  https://youtu.be/vjuCbHWjpaY - TONY GWYNN BREAKING DOWN HITTING FILM

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TIMING

1. https://www.si.com/vault/2013/07/29/106348951/why-pujols-cant-and-arod-wouldnt-touch-this-pitch - IMPORTANCE OF LIVE REPS and on deck approach

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EFFECTIVE VELOCITY

1. What is Effective Velocity? by Perry Husband - Be The Best Events

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Patterns of learning, skill acquisition and execution​

1.  https://www.sbnation.com/longform/2014/6/18/5818380/effective-velocity-pitching-theory-profile-perry-husband - Effective Veolocityhttps://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/ooda-loop/ - O.O.D.A. Loop & John Boyd

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2.  https://slightlyeastofnew.com/439-2/     -  Patterns of conflict - John Boyd masterpiece on warfare through the ages​

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3.  https://www.drivelinebaseball.com/2017/07/rethinking-the-way-a-hitters-brain-works-an-eeg-case-study/ - Training motor neurons, timing and hitting

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2 Strike Hitting

1.  New hitting coach John Mallee: It's all about two strikes - ESPN - Chicago Cubs Blog- ESPN

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Vision and eye patterns

1.  Scope and Rope: A Visual Profile of Major League Hitters

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2.  Neuroscience and Hitting: Part 1 Vision – Baseball Thought Experiments

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SPEED CONVERSTION CHARTS

​1. http://www.efastball.com/baseball/pitching/equivalent-baseball-pitch-speeds-conversion-chart/ - SPEED CONVERSTION CHART

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​ MISC:                

​​​​​TREASURE TROVE OF HITTING DOCUMENTS COMPILED BY KyleLindley - @kylelindley_

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https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/when-is-too-much-hitting-instruction-dangerous/ 

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HITITING CAMP - HITTING DRILLS FOR IMPROVEMENT:

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Watching video and identifying potential issues:     https://youtube.com/shorts/5lbjgiKH1tY?si=vFTa6pQm29M7MEl6

-Lunging, Opening hips too early, Casting hands, Losing Barrel

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Connection:

 

• Ball hold on shoulder through turn: Connection Ball Hitting Drill ⚾️

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Bat Path:​

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• Hockey Drill:  Hockey Drill for hitting (Path)

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• Tee out front (Stay inside tee):  Hand Path Drill using a tee (Path) - YouTube

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• Front Arm:  Tap drill - Bottom hand / Front arm drills (Path)

 

• High Tee drill:  High Tee | Hitting Drills | Driveline Baseball

 

Load:

• Step back drill

  • On Tee:  Stepback Drill - With MLB Hitting Coach John Mallee \ Zepp

  • Front toss:  Step Backs | Hitting Drills | Driveline Baseball

 

Weight shift, direction, and balance

• Kick Through:  Kickthrough Drill (Balance)

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Offspeed drills:

• Ride drill:  Ride Drill (Adjustability)    &    Ride vs Lunge

 

 

Top hitting drills for players of all ages:

Top 6 Hitting Drills for Players of ALL Ages! [Baseball Hitting Drills That Really Work!]

 

 

Blast Baseball metrics:

Season 1 | Episode 3: What do the Metrics Mean?

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