Monday: Day in the Life
Next Level Ballplayer’s Day in the Life Blog features guest posts from professional ballplayers and coaches. Players are free to write whatever they want; most of the time about their journey to the next level and what it took to get there. These are the guys grinding it out in the minors today so they can be the stars of tomorrow. If you like what you read, please feel free to drop a comment and the writer will get back to you at his earliest convenience.
Spring Training Through the Lens of St. Louis Cardinals Second Round Draft Pick Bryce Denton
Spring training is basically what you think it would be. Everything is designed to get you ready for the upcoming season. It's a full-time job, 7 days a week. I’ve been waking up every day at 6:30AM, heading straight to the field, some days not leaving until...
Tuesday: Baseball Skills
Everything baseball skills straight from the Next Level to help you in every aspect of your game.
The Simplest Hitting Approach That Led to the Highest Team Batting Average in the Country
What simple hitting trick led to the highest team batting average in the country? In this video, Coach Jason Rathbun of Herkimer College talks about the key to coaching successful hitters: simplicity. With your hitters, sometimes the worst thing you can do is over...
Wednesday: Recruiting
3 Things Hitters Can Do to Get Recruited
In this week’s video, Coach Durba from the University of Maine talks about what he looks for when recruiting high school hitters. Coach Durba is a big proponent of the leg kick; he wants to see a player that has a great gather and consistently puts good swings on...
Thursday: Parent / Coaching
Coaching tips and drills from our Baseball Coaching Academy featuring the best players and coaches in the country.
Are You Making This Common Infield Mistake? Big Ten Coach Shares The Easy Fix
In this week’s Coaching Blog, Iowa Head Coach Rick Heller shares a simple tip to improve the angles of your infielders. “Use your glove as a gun”: you should always have the tip of your glove and the ball in your peripheral vision as you are working towards making the...
Saturday: Staturday
Staturday blog giving you insights into analytics and the way they are changing the game of baseball.
Mike Moustakas Responds to the Market…
One of the bigger surprises of the offseason was the Kansas City Royals signing of free agent Mike Moustakas, their hot corner of the last 6 years, to a one-year deal for $6.5 million with a mutual option (that I feel comfortable saying will not get picked up). Many...
