Take a seat in the stands and watch Nathan Blackwood run two complete Lubbock Christian baseball practices. Coach Blackwood shares an all access look at how to develop potential talent into a competitive baseball team through a fall baseball practice.

In Blackwood's eight seasons at Lubbock Christian he has appeared in three NAIA World Series, winning the championship in 2009. He knows what it takes to master the art of bringing together a cohesive unit using a comprehensive practice regiment. Blackwood will explain the importance of creating a full day of practice that includes the players academic requirements.

In this DVD, you will see an intense fall practice day that includes:

• Pre-Practice Indoor Hitting Routine: Features three different hitting routines. A soft toss drill with a weighted bat for hand and swing strength through the hitting zone, a drill that trains hitters to adjust to swing speed that simulates game-type pitching and a rubber band workout to developing a quick and compact swing through the zone and gives the hitters to stay inside the ball and stay compact.
• Team Defense: This workout gets the entire team involved and focuses on making quick decisions in high pressure situations in both the infield and outfield. This trains your players think on the spot, which will allow them to react naturally during the game.
• Team Offense: A unique eight-round batting practice progression that involves entire team ... infielders take grounders on bunt plays, outfielders are playing normal reading fly balls. The first two round work on bunt situations, rounds three and four work on hit-and run and scoring runners from second, and the final four round gives your batters a chance to swing away, simulating a hitter's count. You can put an emphasis on where to hit the ball, whether it is hitting the ball away, up the middle, down the line etc.
• Conditioning Drills: Innovative tactics to make your players reach their maximum potential. Pitchers go through a rope workout to strengthen shoulders and rotator cuffs, with a timed lap that adds a cardiovascular element. Hitters work on foot speed by increasing stride strength and length using sleds and parachutes.

In the second session, you will see Blackwood put his team through a situational scrimmage that includes three sets of situational hitting. This style will allow your players to make decisions on their own and gain knowledge on how to understand reads as a hitter, a defensive player or as a base runner.

With each session you will gain a plethora of information that will help your team grow together and obtain future success. This baseball DVD will help you design the perfect sessions to increase productivity in practice and lead your team to a "Championship" season.

132 minutes. 2010.

Finally! An instructional video on how to run a youth baseball practice (8-15 year old players).

Coach Steve Smith discusses the basic principles for a successful baseball practice. These principles include how much time to spend on each area, using groups and stations to keep things moving, focusing on the major issues, varying routines to fit your needs, and keeping practices creative. Smith and the Midway All-Star team demonstrate a day of practice. Coach Mitch Thompson explains the factors in determining the correct position for each player, how to put together a batting order, and how to put together a good system of signs for your style of coaching. This is a great instructional baseball DVD for those who are coaching youth baseball.

2000. 54 minutes.

If you've ever wondered how a National Championship coach runs his baseball practices, here is the answer to your question! Jim Morris explains his weekly, daily, and game-day practice schedules. In his daily schedule, Coach Morris demonstrates how he breaks down each segment, his use of stations, and his concept of 3-team lineups during scrimmage situations, which allows his players to practice at more than one position. He shows how to maximize the efficiency of fielding drills and batting practice, and how to incorporate special game situations into your baseball practice. Morris' effective practice plan covers it all - fielding, batting practice, conditioning, and baserunning.

45 minutes. 2002.

As a Division II coach, Coach Bonneau knows what it's like to work with limited resources. In this DVD, Coach Bonneau shares his knowledge of practice planning, organization and team drills that he has used to develop a successful program. Bonneau covers four types of practice plans: pre-season, conference season, conference tournament and national tournament. Each plan emphasizes specific drills, methods and schedules to get the most out of your team. Bonneau diagrams each part of the practice plan and discusses then demonstrates it on the field. As you watch his team in a practice setting, Bonneau explains and teaches the finer points of each drill. Through his explanation, Bonneau offers tips on implementation, which includes rotation, frequency of drills, how "light" and "heavy" practices differ and how to be efficient. You and your athletes will benefit from Bonneau's lessons.

54 minutes. 2009.

Get ready for the ultimate guide for innovative, fun and competitive games for baseball players. In this 3-DVD set, Coach Baker present over seven hours worth of drills, games and activities from his book, Baseball Drills for Young People. Designed to help players develop their skills in every area of the game, most of these drills and games can be adapted for players of any age and skill level. Baker shares dozens of activities covering warm-ups, base running, bunting, catching, fielding, hitting, pitching and more. He even covers a variety of activities to use during rain delays at the game. In this 3-DVD set, Baker uses real baseball players to show you nearly 150 games and drills. Develop technique, encourage friendly competition among teammates and get players to interact with each other and their coaches, all while having fun and learning the game of baseball. These activities can be modified for indoor practice, and can be used at camps, clinics, practices, pre-game warm-up and PE classes.

7 hours 14 minutes

2008.