Baseball

It helps to throw 100 mph or to have a nasty slider but every pitcher can be successful by learning their opponents weaknesses.

Most baseball players get comfortable with a glove and want to have their "gamer" with them for every game and practice. It becomes a favorite piece of equipment that they can't do without. That's...

The winter months can make it difficult in most climates to go outside and work on your skills. However, there are plenty of different activities you can work on without stepping foot on the field...

Taking a long trip in a car can become quite boring after awhile. As radio stations fade in and out and the conversation lags, you might feel like playing a game or two to make the time pass...

Playing baseball all year long can be difficult in northern regions, where the cold and snow pushes players indoors. But, by building an indoor batting cage, you can successfully keep improving...

At every level of the game, the job of baseball umpire is to maintain authority on the field. This requires knowledge of the rules, quick decision-making, the ability to explain and defend his...

In an ideal world, talent alone would be enough to ensure success in high school baseball. But high school baseball coaches, like coaches of any other sport at that level, often play favorites or...

Whether you are new to baseball or are veteran of the sport who wants to be ready for a new season, proper preparation to play baseball is important. If you are new to the game, you do not want to...

A baseball helmet is one of the most important pieces of equipment any player wears. The baseball helmet is required at all levels of the game and many youth leagues require a face mask to be...

Keeping score at a baseball tournament can be a bit more challenging than keeping score for one of your team's regular-season games. When your school is hosting the tournament, there will be games...

Youth baseball coaches have one of the toughest jobs in sports. It's very difficult to teach the game to young players who may want to play but are not familiar with how to hit, throw or catch the...

The pitching mound in baseball is designed to help the pitcher utilize his entire body when delivering a pitch. Since a slight adjustment in the mound can give a pitcher a greater advantage over...

Teaching baseball to young players is a difficult assignment. There are skills to learn, rules to be taught and the concept of teamwork needs to be introduced. At the same time, the game has to be...

High school sports have become a sophisticated operation. No longer is it a matter of a high school baseball coach taking a look at the incoming class of freshman and sophomore players and making...

The term "juice a bat" refers to the unsanctioned modification of a baseball bat to make the bat more "lively." Juicing a baseball bat makes the baseball travel farther, with greater velocity....

The United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) promotes sports for young people throughout the United States. It divides the country by regions and organizes sports leagues, including...

When you are in charge of making a roster for your youth baseball league's travel team or all-star competitions, you have a difficult job in front of you. Not only do you need to make a list of...

If you have ever coached a youth baseball team or even been the parent of a player, you quickly realize that your children are not playing on major league diamonds that have full-time grounds...

Becoming a professional umpire takes commitment, drive, a great work ethic and a talent for running a baseball game. In order to work your way up to becoming a professional umpire, you have to...

The Gold Glove Award is the highest honor the American League and National League hand out for defensive play. Sportswriters who cover Major League Baseball vote on the awards based on the plays...

Running a practice poses many unforeseeable challenges, but many of those challenges can be addressed by having practice routines. In designing a practice, it's critical that coaches understand...

Baseball has aptly been named America's pastime, Historians believe that as far Baseball has aptly been named America's pastime. Historians believe that as far back as the Civil War men were...

A dislocated shoulder is a painful, game-changing injury for a baseball pitcher. The road to recovery is long and arduous, and it requires patience. Attempting to return too quickly could...

Hitting a baseball is not as hard as it seems if you receive the proper training. Do you want to hit a homerun? Of course! We all want to hit homeruns; however, before we can hit a homer we...

The screwball is a challenging pitch to throw. It is also a dangerous pitch to throw, this is why we rarely find a screwball pitcher in the big leagues. However, if you think that including the...

Any serious player understands practice makes perfection. In the game of baseball this idea is extremely important. Pitchers sometime don't train on realistic turf. Installing a mound in your...

Baseball is one of the most competitive sports for youngsters in the United States. After the game is learned at an early age--usually before 9--the winnowing process begins. Good players advance...

A backyard batting cage can be the envy of the neighborhood -- or the bane of it, if it's not built properly. Because they are large, and feature relatively unattractive nets, they should be...

The Wiffle ball was invented in Fairfield, Connecticut, in 1953 as a means for children to play a form of baseball without damaging their arms attempting to throw curveballs. The Wiffle ball is...

Ever since many Boston Red Sox fans have been children, they have dreamed of watching the Red Sox play from on top of the beloved Green Monster at Fenway Park. While the tickets atop the Green...

The split-finger fastball is yet another very effective pitch for the baseball pitcher. The split-finger is a variant of a two-seam fastball, but the fingers are "split" and grip the...

The two-seam fastball is a pitch that has become more and more influential in baseball. While the traditional four-seam fastball usually has 2-3 more mph than the two-seam fastball, it moves in a...

Baseball workout programs are helpful if you want to be well conditioned for the entire season. Here is how you can do a workout that is geared towards baseball.

The screwball made its way into the major leagues through the hall of fame pitcher Christy Mathewson, who knew the pitch as the “fade away”. The screwball gets its name because of its uneasy...

It takes more than just a strong arm to be able to throw a baseball past a hitter before they can blink an eye. Learning to throw a baseball faster takes a combination of weight training for the...

Ever want to make your own baseball cleats? Read on to learn how to make baseball cleats with materials you can find around the house!

Baseball equipment has evolved significantly since the game was first introduced. Originally, players used sticks to hit balls and then began carving their own bats from blank pieces of wood....

Hitting a home run can be difficult even for experienced baseball players. Most great hitters, including home run hitters, say they are trying to make hard contact rather than trying to hit the...

This article explains how to throw a big breaking overhand curveball. There are different types of curveballs to throw depending on the situation. If the pitcher is trying to get a swinging strike...

Becoming a better hitter takes a lot of practice and time, but knowing how to spend your practice time is the most important thing a batter can do to become better.

Hitting a baseball is probably the hardest feat in all of sports. Not only do you need to have great coordination and timing, but you need that hard-to-describe feel. You need to feel at one with...

Throwing a curveball is one of the coolest things a person could ever strive to do in life. If you have never thrown a curveball, that's a shame. Here's your chance to get in on the action, the...

When a pitcher throws a Knuckleball he knows it will follow an erratic path to the batter. It won't move quickly. It won't have any spin on it so the aerodynamic principles that apply to most...

Each baseball team is unique is their own way. Being a pitcher is very important part of any team. Finding enough playing time could be changeling , for some players. We will discuss a few key...

For parents or students my article is about what is needed to prepare mentally and what actions should be taken in any sport if your goal is to become a college athlete. You will learn how to take...

Using a broken baseball bat can be dangerous. In any organized game at the high school level and above, it is simply not done. Whether it's an aluminum bat or a wooden one, repairs to the barrel...

The importance of holding runners on base can't be overstated. About four in every five steal attempts are successful in major league baseball and the ratio increases at the lower levels. Keeping...

Hitting a baseball consistently is widely acknowledged to be one of the most difficult tasks in sports. Not only does the hitter have to hit a round ball with a round bat squarely, he has to do it...

Nothing looks easier than watching a catcher throw off his mask and catch a foul pop up. Looks can be deceiving. It may look simple on television or from the stands, but it is actually one of the...

A pitcher has a lot on his plate. He has to master at least two or three pitches, he has to learn how to hold runners close when they reach base and he has to field his position. While it would...