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Cover: skills and drills for outfielders
Skills and Drills for Outfielders
with Randy Mazey,
Texas Christian University Pitching Coach

Get to more balls in the outfield this season.

Randy Mazey, a three-time All ACC outfielder at Clemson, takes pride in outfield defense and he believes that an outfielder that plays with pride is a better player for it. He shares his philosophies on the importance of outfield play and how to become a good outfielder in the game of baseball.

Coach Mazey divides outfield play into mental preparation and physical preparation.

  • Learn how to stay focused for every pitch and how anticipation through visualization can aid in getting to the ball quicker.
  • Discover a variety of footwork and timing techniques to improve your jump on the ball no matter where the ball is hit.
  • Learn to field ground balls and fly balls in throwing and non-throwing situations.
  • Get valuable drills for training your players to get better jumps, find the ball quicker and chase it down.
  • Mazey's instruction features hands-on demonstrations and frame-by-frame video analysis of a live TCU scrimmage.

    Mazey closes the video with tips for practicing outfield play and explains the outfield responsibilities for backing up bases and getting the ball back to the infield.

    Improve your mental and physical approach to outfield play this season using the proven techniques and drills in this excellent DVD.

    73 minutes. 2010.

DVD
Buy at Championship Productions

Cover: situational baseball drills for team defense
Situational Baseball Drills for Team Defense
with Joe Schaefer,
Point Loma Nazarene University Head Coach;
2009 NAIA national runner up; two NAIA World Series appearances;
two conference championships; Eight consecutive postseason appearances

Two of the most challenging aspects of coaching a baseball practice are keeping all of your players active and covering as many game situations as possible. In this baseball DVD from Championship Productions, Joe Schaefer shares eight complete team defensive drills you can use to do both in your limited amount of practice time.

  • All Double Play Drill: Allows infielders in every position practice turning double plays in quick succession.
  • Multi-Purpose Drill: Works on pitch-outs, fielding bunts, covering steals and double plays for infielders and pitchers.
  • Three-line Bunt Drill: Enables your pitching staff to practice three types of bunt situations simultaneously.
  • Flip-Flop Bunt Drill: Simulates bunts to either side of the infield to fine-tune your corner coverage.
  • Pick Stations Drill: Allows your entire pitching staff to work on base running management to all three bases and your catchers to work on pop up throws.
  • Right/Left Dual Fungoes Drill: Get your infielders a large number of reps in a short amount of time.
  • Outfield Assists Drill: A great drill for outfielders and infielders to slow down teams with aggressive base runners.

These are the same drills Coach Schaefer incorporates everyday in practice that have helped produce two NAIA Gold-Glove winners over the past two years. Sharpen your defense this season and get your players more reps in practice!

43 minutes. 2009.

DVD
Buy at Championship Productions

Cover: skills and drills for baserunning
Skills and Drills for Baserunning
with Randy Mazey,
Texas Christian University Pitching Coach

Make baserunning instinctive for your players.

Randy Mazey's number one baserunning rule at TCU is: Know where the baseball is at all times. Throughout the DVD, Mazey demonstrates how your players can locate the baseball while effectively running the bases.

Train your players to get a feel for the bases using Mazey's drill progression for baserunning. This drill progression will help your players get a feel for the bases so that in game situations they can locate the baseball as they run the bases.

Take a tour of the bases as Mazey explains each base-to-base situation as a TCU athlete demonstrates the key points. Learn various base approaches, lead offs, and steals from each base as they relate to game situations. Watch frame-by-frame video analysis of a live scrimmage highlighting critical need-to-know techniques and concepts.

Increase your success on the base paths using Mazey's concepts on preparing for overthrows, watching the ball out of the pitcher's hand, how to slide and when to slide.

Need a great drill for baserunning practice? Mazey delivers a drill that encompasses every baserunning technique into one effective drill.

Baserunning can change the outcome of an inning, a game, or a season. Prepare your team for success on the base paths with this essential baserunning DVD.

87 minutes. 2010.

DVD
Buy at Championship Productions

Cover: skills and drills for team practice
Skills and Drills for Team Practice
with Jim Schlossnagle,
Texas Christian University Head Coach;
5x MWC Coach of the Year (2003-09);
over 350 career victories

Get all the tools you need to get on the field and have a great time, play with energy and get better in a game-like atmosphere.

From 2004 to 2009, TCU has won six straight conference championships and made six appearances to the NCAA tournament. This success is due in part to great practices. In this extensive instructional DVD from Championship Productions, TCU Head Coach Jim Schlossnagle will show you how to plan out a practice that suits your needs and achieve goals for your team.

Coach Schlossnagle explains the three absolutes that go into planning a great practice and 10 factors that need to be considered when planning practices.

Schlossnagle outlines an eight period daily practice structure, which he demonstrates on field. These periods provide time when players can work on areas in an individual setting, up-tempo drill work and more.

Schlossnagle includes a plethora of drills including fielding drills, bunting drills, baserunning drills, throwing progression and batting practice.

Ever wonder how much time you're putting into each facet of the game? Schlossnagel also explains how to use a practice index so you will have a running total of how many times you practiced specific techniques during the year.

Improve your practices this season. Get proven drills, techniques and practice philosophies from one of the most successful coaches in the country.

80 minutes 2010

DVD
Buy at Championship Productions

Cover: aggressive baserunning
Aggressive Baserunning
with Gary Gilmore,
Coastal Carolina University Head Coach;
5x Big South Coach of the Year,
over 800 career wins, Nine 40+ win seasons in the past 11 years

Good base runners with great instinct create more offense for their teammates.

Join Gary Gilmore, the head coach at Coastal Carolina University, as he leads you through the principles and methods of aggressive baserunning that will make anyone on your team a threat on the base paths.

Gilmore takes you through a base-by-base breakdown of everything necessary to be productive on the bases. He starts in the batter's box, concentrating on how to find the ball coming out of the box. This gives your runners an advantage to maximize speed and puts pressure on the infield to make the play. He includes two drills to help your team stretch singles to doubles.

Once on base, Coastal Carolina strives for an 85% success rate on steals. Gilmore passes along the important reads to look for to get a great jump versus right- or left-handed pitchers. He also shows you the keys to safe, yet effective primary and secondary leads. Gilmore touches on fake steals and how to disrupt the pitcher and catcher's rhythm, which will not only lead to more successful steals, but better pitches to hit.

Gilmore also demonstrates the nuances on reads and leads when your runner reaches second. See how these techniques can open up the left side of the infield for your batters, force the pitcher to change his pitching strategy and make stealing third easier. He also covers tagging on fly balls to get in scoring position, fake steals and advancing on ground balls in detail.

Learn to score from third on ground balls, the suicide squeeze, tagging and stealing home.

With these techniques and philosophies, you will be able to put pressure on opposing teams and place your runners in situations to score at any time!

83 minutes. 2009.

DVD
Buy at Championship Productions


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