Baseball Defensive Plays: Bunt to Third with Runner on Third

In baseball, all nine fielders have defined responsibilities and need to move on every play.

Bunt to third with runner on third (potential squeeze bunt), the play is based on the catchers directions. More...

Softball Defensive Plays: Bunt to First with Bases Empty

In softball, all nine fielders have defined responsibilities and need to move on every play.

Bunt to first with bases empty, the play goes to first. More...

Mental Game - Attitudes

Each person is unique based on our inherited biology and acquired experiences.  They give each player different perceptions from others involved with the same game in the same situation.  Although the players share a common purpose to win, the intensity with which it is felt varies between the individuals.  Different genes and different experiences yield different player attitudes in the same situation.  Our attitude is our state of mind as we approach and experience our lives.  More...

Baseball Defensive Plays: Bunt to First with Bases Empty

In baseball, all nine fielders have defined responsibilities and need to move on every play.

Bunt to first with bases empty, the play goes to first. More...

Softball Defensive Plays: Bunt to the Pitcher with Bases Empty

In softball, all nine fielders have defined responsibilities and need to move on every play.

Bunt to the pitcher with bases empty, the play goes to first. More...

Tony Gwynn's Secrets on Hitting a Baseball

Tony Gwynn spent 20 years in Major League Baseball playing for the San Diego Padres and was inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame in 2007.  During that 20 year stint, he accumulated 3141 hits and had a lifetime batting average of 0.338 to rank 17th on MLB's All-Time Career Batting Average list.  He won five major league batting titles, eight national league batting titles, seven silver slugger awards, and five national league gold gloves.

This past year, Tony Gwynn and SportsSkool developed this video that describes his secrets to hitting a baseball. More...

Baseball Defensive Plays: Bunt to the Pitcher with Bases Empty

In baseball, all nine fielders have defined responsibilities and need to move on every play.

Bunt to the pitcher with bases empty, the play goes to first. More...

Team USA Head Softball Coach Mike Candrea on Hitting

Mike Candrea and Lovieanne Jung from Team USA worked with SportsSkool to create an instructional hitting video.  Coach Candrea demonstrates the basic mechanics of hitting:  the grip, the stance, negative movement (loading), positive movement (striding), contact, and finish (follow through). More...

Softball Defensive Plays: Bunt to Third with Bases Empty

In softball, all nine fielders have defined responsibilities and need to move on every play.

Bunt to third with bases empty, the play goes to first. More...

Baseball Defensive Plays: Bunt to Third with Bases Empty

In baseball, all nine fielders have defined responsibilities and need to move on every play.

Bunt to third with bases empty, the play goes to first. More...