Front Text – Baseball is Like Church. Many Attend, Few Understand

Looking at the most intriguing Major League players this year and next year in 2018, you will find players like Adrian Beltre, Ichiro Suzuki, Josh Donaldson, Jake Arrieta, Bryce Harper, Jose Altube, Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger, Byron Buxton, or even the next super stars in the making, Hunter Greene and the Japanese product Hohei Otani.  These are All-Stars caliber players regardless how tall they are, how strong they are, or where they come from. Each one of them has his unique characteristics, body type, personality and even play with his unique styles.

Many players are trying to be like their baseball idols. The truth is, no matter how hard you try, you will not be exactly like any one of them. Yet, you can be the best of yourself.

Pitching accuracy chart
Pitching accuracy with different positions on the rubber
Spread Chart of Pitching Location

As a pitcher, velocity is good, but you don’t necessary need to throw the hardest to be the best pitcher. In contrary, the first thing about a good pitcher is knowing where to throw to and execute that pitch. Better yet, if he knows how to make the ball move the way he wants to, and mix the velocity, he will be the best pitcher among all.

Also, you can improve your hitting by getting stronger. However, the even more important things about batting are a smooth swing, and good plate approach.

Result from the reaction time drills
Results from the top speed drill

Another example is the base stealing. You don’t have to run the fastest to be the base stealer. However, you can learn how to read pitches, how to do a good lead off, how to make a good jump, to be good at base stealing. Wanna learn more about base stealing?

Baseball is not easy to understand, yet it is the most interesting sport you can find. At CoachMePro, we provide the platform for you to start recording your plays, analyze your data, videos, communicate with others and making plan for your training. Let’s work together to make everyone a better player.