How to Have Confidence Pitching An Important Game

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It’s every pitcher’s nightmare. It’s the championship game, everyone is watching you. Your team is counting on you. How will you perform? Here are some helpful tips to help with your pitching performance.

Steps

1. Don’t be distressed in the time leading up to the game. Keep your head, and don’t start sweating.
2. Remember, the starting pitcher for the other team is JUST as scared as you are. If you can conquer your fear before he does, you have a excellent chance to do well.
3. When you’re driving to your game, warming up or practicing, take deep breaths. Don’t get over concerned while you watch the other team take batting practice. KEEP YOUR HEAD!
4. As a pitcher, this cannot be stressed enough. Remember that you are the boss. You have control of the ball. Be confident! You have control over whether or not that team gets a hit.
5. If you start getting in a jam, or it’s a close game and you’re starting to get wild, call time, get your catcher out there, and just talk with him for a minute. Don’t think about your next pitch. Think about relaxing for a second. Meanwhile, that batter is standing there, and if you’re lucky. He is over-thinking about the upcoming pitches.
6. Keep composure on the mound. You’re the boss, remember? If that batter sees you getting all irritated or hot about a bad call, he’ll most definitely have more confidence. Once you can learn to move on and keep your cool, the closer you are to becoming an effective pitcher.
7. Don’t blame yourself. Last but not least, if you end up losing the game, don’t get all depressed and put all the blame on yourself. You win as a team and lose as a team. If your defense was sloppy, so what?! If the bats weren’t swinging good enough, so what?! You have to move on. Every pitcher has bad days, but one of the things that makes you a good pitcher is the ability to move on.

Tips

• If you end up losing, don’t toss your glove at the umpire and yell in his face. Umpiring is one of the hardest things to do in baseball. By the way, he might be bigger than you, so don’t tick him off too bad!

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This is actually more like batting practice than an actual drill, and it is focused on developing a player’s approach to the plate. It starts with the pitcher close enough to the batter to have better control over the direction of the ball. The ball will be thrown 10 times for each player, with the number of strikes before stepping to the plate being announced beforehand. Each batter will have to adjust their approach depending on this strike count.

If 0 strikes are announced, the batter will hold the bat out, showing the pitcher where they would like to have the ball thrown. The number of swings that a batter has left will be determined by whether or not he swings at the ball inside or outside his hitting zone.

If only 1 strike is announced, the player’s cut is reduced by 1 each time he or she swings at a strike. If the batter swings at a pitch that goes outside the strike zone, he or she gets a penalty pitch.

If 2 strikes are announced, the batter gets a pitch penalty for every miss that falls out of the strike zone. A borderline pitch that is missed results in yet another pitch penalty. Failing to hit a strike will end the batter’s turn.

The drill begins with the batter placing the bat behind the back, pinning it between the lower arms and the biceps, with the bat’s barrel towards the catcher. The player then assumes the normal batting stance, keeping the bat in the same locked position the entire time. With the designated pitcher winding up and delivering an imaginary throw, and the coach shouting out whether the pitch is inside or outside, the batter then goes through the normal coil and stride movements, rotating his hips as well. On an inside pitch, this rotation will be slightly wider than it would be for an outside pitch. Throughout this motion, the player should make sure that it is the back hip that is powering the movement. The coach must make sure that the player is actually rotating as opposed to moving forward to the pitcher, as many players tend to do. While the player’s weight should be transferred slightly with this movement, the hind foot should remain flat on the ground the entire time.

In this drill, the coach should make sure that the player’s hips rotate on a smooth and even plane. The player should not lean forward or move back, and maintain balance the entire time. The rotation should pivot on the back foot to ensure proper form, and the movement should end with the player standing solidly on his or her front leg. Coaches should instruct players to keep from bending the knee to maintain proper balance. The head should also stay at the same height throughout the course of the movement.

This drill can either be done as a form of batting practice or as an essential aid in developing proper defensive techniques. It begins with the baseball tee being set up to approximate an inside pitch–that is towards the front and inside of the plate. The second tee is then set up to approximate an outside pitch, or towards the middle and to the outside of the plate. Make sure that the height of the tee that represents the inside pitch tee is lower than the tee that represents the outside pitch. Place a ball on each of these tees, and have the batter stride while you call out each pitch as inside or outside. The batter will then have to swing at the ball in the appropriate location.

It is important to make sure that the calls are made after the stride in order to train the batter into making a decision quickly and instinctively, without too much time spent on thinking.

The drill begins with each player going into the proper stance. With the designated pitcher winding up and throwing an imaginary ball, the coach yells out whether the pitch is inside or outside. The batters then go through the coil, stride, and swing movements.

Throughout this drill, the coach should makes sure that the players shoulders swivel along a level line of motion and that the bat is led by the player’s hands. The drill can be repeated as many times as the coach feels is necessary.

The drill starts off with the player holding the bat with the proper grip and standing in the batters box in the proper batting stance. A designated pitcher will then windup and pitch an imaginary ball, with each batter working on the coil as well as the freeze upon completion of the swing.

For this drill, it is important to pay particular attention to maintain the proper grip on the bat, and to perform the maneuver in a relaxed and comfortable manner. Care must also be taken that the weight of the batter does not excessively shift throughout the course of the swing, especially with regard to transferring the weight to the outer part of the hind foot.

With regard to the grip, the batter must make sure to wrap his or her hands around the bat and avoid dropping them at the end of the swing.

It is also important for the coach to make sure that the batter has a clear line of vision throughout the entire swing. Many players tend to turn their shoulder and hip too far, which can cause the head to follow. At the completion of the swing, the coach must make sure that the player can see clearly with both eyes.

The drill can be repeated as necessary, after which time the player should step out of the box. This drill can also be augmented with additional exercise targeting specific playing situations, and can be used as the starting point for developing playing strategies.

This drill requires the use of a protective screen for the pitcher, balls, bats, and helmets. This can also be done as regular part of your batting practice session.

The drill simply involves throwing balls to the batter, who then hits them back towards the screen. This can be a beneficial part of your regular batting practice, and you can have the batter first hitting the ball one way, then to the opposite direction, and then towards the middle of the screen, and then finally away from the screen. You can even limit each batter to 10 swings, with extra swings being awarded for successful hits.

You can further expand this drill by grouping your players into 2 teams, with each batter getting 2 or 3 turns at the bat. Points can then be awarded for every ball that successfully connects with the screen.

This week we are going to go over the Step-by-step process
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Moving on.

One of the deadliest mistakes I see ballers doing, is sitting back
thinking that coaches and teams are going to find them…

Good Luck with that one!

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coaches and teams RIGHT NOW!

Even if that team or school is not one you want to go play for… Just having the contact is worth and could save your career… Here are some easy, effective ways to get in touch with coaches and teams. Simply email them, call them, or send them a letter or footage of your game.

One thing you have to understand is that these teams and coaches need you
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Now when you contact them, don’t just say,- hello my name is ****
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Instead, be more personal, do some research on the coach, his team, records
stats, and history.

They will just simply melt if you know some things they might not even have known about their team, it also shows that you are a student of the game, and not just another baller that thinks he is the best in the world.

==Pro Secret==

And also tell them, that you were wondering if they might be interested in you, but if they weren’t, could they reefer some other coaches or pass you information along to someone that would be able to help you and might be interested in your game…

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I know a bunch of ballers that have used this tip to get tot he Division-1 level, Steve Nash as a matter of fact… Remember, there are allot of ballers out there that believe they can get to the next level, just like you, they are hungry, eager and determined.

But you can’t always just play harder, you have to play smarter too! Get out there right now and be pro active and watch all the great things that will happen.

Rock On!

Your Coach,

Rali Todd

www.GoBasketballPro.com

Great question. And It’s not as hard as you think!

I have always said and believed that the Greatest basketball
player in the world will do nothing unless the right people, and I mean the right people know of him.

You see,one of the most important aspects of basketball
( exposure) has been completely neglected for centuries…

THEY ALWAYS SAY JUST GO play on a Travel Team and you will
get noticed…

you have a better shot at making a full court,
behind the back, with a blind fold shoot!

While travel teams will help, most of the scouts that
attend the games already have an idea of who they are looking for,
most of the time they are there because t hey know one or two
of the players and are just checking up on how there ” merchandise”
is doing.

I have a better, more productive way of getting massive exposure
and having your name spreading like wild fire to thousands of
coaches, scouts and teams.

Don’t believe me?
See what this baller had to say:

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Without your knowledge and expertise I would Just Be
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Hope you are having great success, I will see you in A
few Months when I Come back down to Miami.

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Professional Basketball Player
Former Division 1 All star

Amazing Isn’t it!

This baller came form a No NAME Community College down in
Miami, and I helped Him get a D-1 Scholarship To TCU, and
then I Got him a Pro Contract Over In Brazil…

Now I know Brazil is not the NBA, But he is playing pro ball
and getting paid for something he loves…

Plus,now he has an opportunity to get his name out there
and Participate In NBA Workouts…

I know what your next question Is….

How Did I Do It? Whats my secret?

You Want to Know My secret?

Okay Here it is….

One of the easiest, but most effective ways you can get
scouts and recruits Knowing of you and attending all your
games is by contacting them…

That’s’ Right, contacting them.

But there is a system you have to follow…

Here is the system: First you have to really know what your game
is like, what you do great and what you do horrible…

What is your niche…
Ask your coach, other coaches, teammates, parents, get
as much info as you cane…

Then you need to do some research…

Go on the Web at start looking at different schools and teams, see what there roster is like, and see all the years the
players have been there…

This is a great way for you to secretively find out what
that team is looking for, and what they are interested in…

let’s use an example…

If you are a point guard, that is small, but has a lot of skills

like you can really shoot the ball, dribble under control and pressure
and have a low turnover to assist ratio, and you find a team
where their starting point guard is in his last year, and they
had a high average of turnovers last year, and their reserve point guard
isn’t all that good…

Then you found a Goldmine…

You are exactly what that team needs and is looking for!

But now if that team has three guards, that were High school
All Americans, and none of them are higher then sophomores..

Then you better move on… they already have your spot filled!

This is what I call being Pro Active… It is the difference between
PLAYING HARD AN PLAYING SMART…

It is also the difference between most of the players that get scholarships, and most of the ones that end up Sitting at home,
watching ESPN…

So now you know that that team need someone like you,
now you can begin contacting them.

Stay tuned for Part 2 Of this Course which
Will Be Next Week.

Start researching some teams, and start asking coaches,
trainers, players and parents what they think of you game
so you can get progress report
to use when researching those teams..

Your Coach
Rali Todd
www.GoBasketballPro.com