High school and high level coaches biggest complaint about incoming players is not that they don't have enough power, don't throw hard enough, or don't run fast enough. It's that they don't know how to play. The showcase environment has put so much emphasis on individual skill that players are not learning the game. Get ahead of your opponent by understanding the nuances of every situation on a baseball field.
Team and player data in this situation from the postseason. Also, lessons to be learned from the successes and failures in the World Series.
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Kevin Rojko
Data from the MLB Postseason. A deep dive on batted ball types and their success/failure rates driving in runners from 3rd base with less than two outs.
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Kevin Rojko
How to run an inside move and what you're trying to accomplish with it. Also, the mechanics of the play that you NEED to know.
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Kevin Rojko
Everyone wants to throw hard. How Kyle Hendricks threw 7 shutout innings without topping 88 mph and other lessons from Tuesday's game between the Twins and Angels.
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Kevin Rojko
Runner on 3rd, less than two outs doesn't always mean bringing the infield in. The score, the inning, your team's offense, and much more can determine whether your infield should be in or back.
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Kevin Rojko
Get him over, GET HIM IN! Breaking down the approach you should have with a runner on 3rd and less than two outs. Remember, "the money lies in the RBI." - Jeff Kent
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Kevin Rojko
I always get asked what to do in this scenario when I'm coaching 3rd base. 1st and 3rd, one out groundballs broken down.
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Kevin Rojko
Baserunner responsibilities and mechanics for running the contact play. Also a broken down decision tree for what to do based on a few variables.
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Kevin Rojko
What is the contact play? Why/when do we run it? What does it look like when run successfully?
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Kevin Rojko
