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Coach Crowhop's Baseball Camps  2013
Serving Fort Bend Youth Baseball Since 1995...Featuring Ft. Bend Area High School Coaches

 


COACH CROWHOPISMS                                        

 

What makes a GREAT BASEBALL PLAYER- the 3 A’S:                                                   REMEMBER- IT'S A GAME; ENJOY IT & HAVE A BALL   

GREAT ATTITUDE- Love the game ; Want the ball                                                                    

GREAT AGGRESSIVENESS- Lay Out ; Get Dirty; Take the Extra Base; Charge The Ball; Good pitch- Take A Rip

GREAT ANTICIPATION- Stay a Pitch/Play Ahead

                               

HITTING- 4 R’s       Resting Ready Rock Rip                                               WE CAN’T COACH The 7 C's

                                                                                                                               CHARACTER   CLASS            

NAME OF THE GAME!!!!                                                                                 CONFIDENCE  COURAGE       

                Stay Ahead in the Count as a Hitter                                                 CONCENTRATION  COACHABILITY           

                Stay Ahead in the Count as a Pitcher                                               COMPETETIVENESS                         

                                                                                                                                                               

3 UNPARDONABLE SINS OF HITTING!!!!

                Don't Move Your Head                                                      IT'S A GAME OF THE HEART, MIND ,  BODY, & SOUL

                Don't Be on Your Heels                                                     IT'S A GAME DESIGNED TO BREAK YOUR HEART.             

                Got to keep your hands back                                        NO MATTER THE AGE, IT BRINGS OUT THE JOY OF A LITTLE BOY 

 

MOST IMPORTANT POINT IN  HITTING!!!!   Watch the Ball- Release, Rotation , Location                                                 

 

CHIN POSITION- Front Shoulder to Back Shoulder                                                                                                5 T's Of Hitting:                                         5 T's of Pitching:

                                                                                                                                                                                              Tuck, Throw, Top hand Drive                         Take The Time To Tuck  

                                                                                                                                                                                              Turn the hips, Twist the feet                   

MOST EXCITING HIT IS A TRIPLE- Hustle, Speed, Power                                                          

Finish the Swing- Stay on the Diving Board (Balance) & Pose for Sport's Illustrated                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

3 L's- Listen to the Coach                                                                                                                                                

       Lay Out- Be Aggressive                                                                                                                                             THROWING: Grip the handles: the laces

       Love the Game- Give It All You Got & It                                                                                                                                            Pressure point- fingertips

                                      Will Give Back To You                                                                                                                                          Extension out the front,  Extension out the back

RESPECT- 1) The Umpire: We Can't Play without Them;                                                                                                                      Keep front side closed

                                               Put yourself in their shoes                                                                                                                           Palms down

                                               They are out there because they love the game too                                                                                   3 P's--Push  Pull   Pop

                     2) The Other Team: We can't play without them                                                                                         You throw with your feet ; Good crowhop makes your arm stronger                                                                                                    

                     3)  The Equipment: We can't play without it . It's not the helmet's fault                                                           Remember: Front side is your gunsite    Back side is your power

 

FIELDING:

Catching- Above waist- thumbs in      Below waist- thumbs out

FIELDING STANCE- Feet: If playing up- feet square                                                           Ground balls: Look for candy -easiest way to        

                                                     (corner infielders)                                                                               catch a ground ball is in the air.         

     If back- Play Deep and Creep                                                             Charge it; 1st possible bounce.

     (middle inf.'s & OF's)                                                                          Extend arms; catch ball out in front.

      Hands: Alligator mouth; glove open to hitter                                                 Be an alligator; eat the ball.  

                                                                                                                                                                       Cushion the catch; stab your throwing side                                                                                                                                                                                       

3 THINGS IN GLOVE- Ball, Throwing  Hand, Bill of Cap                                                             As you make the catch, throwing foot is back; allows for crowhop step

                                                                                                                                                   

BUNTING-More desire than skill      Catch the ball with the barrel                                    Fly Balls- Get your face behind the ball

`                  Belly to the pitcher            Cushion the catch                                                                             Be moving forward on the catch  

                   Bat in the eyes                     Don't move the bat ; bend the knees