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Skills and Drills for Hitting
with Todd Whitting,
Texas Christian University Associate Head Coach;
Six straight MWC Championships (2004-09)

Learn how to develop a hitting plan for swing mechanics and gain over 30 drills to improve your at bats.

Todd Whitting breaks down the swing into five main components, provides a thorough walk through of each component and identifies key principles that must be present during each part.

He then shows you how to customize your hitting plan to improve your players' individual weaknesses.

Whitting demonstrates over 30 drills pulled directly from the TCU hitting program. Each drill includes in-depth instruction for proper execution, key points, how it corrects your swing, and more! These drills will improve critical areas such as hip rotation, swing path, rhythm, and head movement.

Finally, Whitting incorporates all of TCU's hitting philosophies and techniques into a live batting practice.

Give your hitters more confidence at the plate and create a hitting program that will put more runs on the board.

63 minutes. 2010.

DVD
Buy at Championship Productions

Cover: skills and drills for pitching mechanics
Skills and Drills for Pitching Mechanics
with Randy Mazey,
Texas Christian University Pitching Coach

Through good mechanics your pitchers will produce more strikes.

Randy Mazey, with more than 15 years of coaching experience at the Division I level, gives a head-to-toe demonstration on how to establish proper mechanics, and develop the ability to repeat that delivery through every pitch. Coach Mazey addresses three fundamentals of pitching mechanics: balance, direction and finish, and relates the fundamentals to each part of the body.

Learn how the head, shoulders, arms, hands, hips and legs work together at each stage of a pitch. See live pitching mechanics in action as Mazey provides a frame-by-frame video analysis of his athletes exemplifying both good and bad mechanics.

Mazey identifies the five most common mechanical problems seen at all levels of competition, and explains how they affect a pitch. He runs his TCU athletes through five drills that work specifically on correcting the common problems of head tilting, shoulder tilting, throwing across the body, over rotating and falling off the finish.

If you have good balance, direction and finish, the ball will go where you want it to go.

70 minutes. 2010.

DVD
Buy at Championship Productions

Cover: skills and drills for pitching velocity
Skills and Drills for Pitching Velocity
with Randy Mazey,
Texas Christian University Pitching Coach

Increase your pitching velocity this season!

Randy Mazey, who's pitching staff at TCU finished the 2008 season with a 3.63 ERA (fifth in Division I), identifies four areas that aid velocity - Linear movement, Finger placement, Large muscle strength and Rotation - and demonstrates simple, yet effective drills that will build each area in your pitcher. In a frame-by-frame video analysis of his athletes pitching, Coach Mazey presents you with examples of how leg strength, hip rotation and timing will aid your staff in developing greater velocity in their pitches.

Without the use of a state-of-the-art weight room, Mazey demonstrates simple exercises that can be done anywhere and require minimal equipment, yet deliver maximum velocity. Mazey shows you how to improve velocity by simulating the pitching motion in conditioning exercises, including a long toss drill that can build arm speed and affirm the proper release point of the pitch. He also discusses the importance of implementing rest into your pitching program.

In addition, a series of stretch band arm exercises are demonstrated that can improve arm and shoulder strength, keep pitchers healthy and mechanically sound and increase velocity over time.

By using these simple shoulder and core exercises you will see an increase in your pitching staffs' velocity, which should translate to more quality starts from your staff.

39 minutes. 2010.

DVD
Buy at Championship Productions

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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

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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


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