I made a previous post where Don Mattingly explains hitting mechanics and drills for youth league players.  Here’s another episode of Coaches Corner where Donnie Baseball talks about an often overlooked aspect of baseball offense – situational hitting:

Don Mattingly video on Situational Hitting

Most times in youth, high school and even college baseball, hitters are just trying to get hits and put up numbers – it’s important to get noticed, right?  But something different happens as you climb the ladder of professional baseball.  It’s still important to get noticed, but it’s important to get noticed for being able to contribute to a winning baseball team.  Execution in situational hitting is part of winning baseball.  Although not always glamorous to the average fan, it does show off a hitter’s ability to handle the bat and display a complete skill set in the batter’s box.

Different Winter X-games commercials are starting to pop up on ESPN again and it reminded me of the video documentaries that were done last year to showcase snowboarder Shaun White’s practice and training efforts.  It was a big deal in the snowboarding world because White was attempting different jumps that had never been done before.  So his sponsors spent millions to create the perfect practice environment for him.

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There’s a new piece of equipment to our Bat Speed Training program – the Swing Away Pro Model Swing Trainer:

Swing Away Bat Speed Training Station

We put this hitting system together over the weekend and been taking swings on it to test it out, and the initial response has been great.

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At the Coast to Coast camp last week, I was able to meet Coach Bill Gentry.

Coach Bill Gentry and myself

Coach Gentry has a long list of baseball coaching experience, but some of the highlights are being a High School Coach of the Year in Southern California, being the head coach at the University of California Bakersfield, directing the So Cal Cardinals scout team in the MLB scout league, and covering the Southern California area as a scout for the St. Louis Cardinals.

If you are looking for instruction in the Southern California area, check out Coach Gentry’s Pro Player Academy in Bakersfield, CA.  In addition to his baseball knowledge, you’ll be impressed by his character, professionalism and how much he cares about the success of his players.

Just wanted to follow up on an earlier post about Coast to Coast baseball camp.

We finished up a week of camp that was packed with activity from start to finish.  A typical day started at 8:30 with a warm-up and then right into scrimmage games that lasted until lunch time.  Then afternoon groups were split up for instruction by position, as well as work in the batting cages and bullpens.

Coast to Coast baseball campers

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Swingtraining.net will be visiting Triple Crown Prospects Baseball Camp on the morning of December 27, 2010 to discuss the fundamentals of hitting mechanics.  Palm Beach area campers will then participate in 3 days worth of hitting, fielding, pitching, and speed & agility training.

Triple Crown Prospects

The camp is open to players ages 13 & up and will be held on the Florida Marlins’ side of the Roger Dean Stadium Complex in Jupiter, FL from December 27-29th.

Complete camp information can be found here.

****Register online*** to receive a $25 discount.

Check out the rest of the coaching staff for this TCP camp below:

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