GROUNDBALL SCRIMMAGE A few weeks back I gave you a way to measure your groundball efficiency during BP and last week we discussed a bunt scrimmage that you could use to help apply the pressure to [...]

Bunt Scrimmage We all know how important bunting has become with the recent changes in metal bats. It has changed the game which means we need to change our approach to the way we practice it. I [...]

My Favorite Animal Do you want to know what my favorite animal is? I bet you can’t guess what it is. Click the following video and you will see. MY FAVORITE ANIMAL Probably not what you [...]

Measuring the Process: Line Drives + Groundballs > Strikeouts + Flyballs All baseball and softball coaches can agree that a groundball is a tougher play to get an out on than a flyball. This [...]

THE STORY OF WARWICK A man was lost while driving through the country. He tried to read a map, he accidentally drove off the road into a ditch. Though he wasn’t injured, his car was stuck deep in [...]

BASE2 – For Player Relationships By now many of you have heard me speak, read an article, or own the 1PW Books that detail the BASE2 System. You use the BASE2 concept within your program to help [...]

S.T.R.1.K.E. S.T.R.1.K.E. is to a pitcher/defense what B.A.S.E.2. is to offense. Again, we covered the significant impact the B.A.S.E.2. System can have on the outcome of the game, if you get [...]

Measure What You Treasure A gift I bought for myself just after Christmas is a fitness tracker called the Fitbit. This is not an ad for Fitbit although I do love The Force product that I [...]

T.P.I. – TEAM PROCESS INDEX Team Process Index is a calculation that is based on a team’s performance using key indicators that, in and of themselves, are very telling of a team’s chance to win. [...]

A3P (After Three Pitches) A3P is another tool we use to measure our pitchers that goes well with first-pitch strikes. What we are measuring is our pitchers’ abilities to get the ball in play and [...]