most popular video this week
Keys to developing velocity in your pitchers -
Baseball with Ron Wolforth
(in conjunction with host Alabama Baseball Coaches Association)
Ron Wolforth of Pitching Central covers the keys to developing velocity in your pitchers
Keys to developing velocity in your pitchers
Coaching Baseball: Team Building -
Baseball with Jan Weisberg
(in conjunction with host Alabama Baseball Coaches Association)
"Unless we learn how to do things together we are just going to be spinning our wheels." ~ Jan Weisberg, Head Baseball Coach, Birmingham Southern College. This video series isn't just for baseball coaches. Anyone who is a Coach or leader, whether in sports or in any capacity, will benefit from this clinic on Team Building. Coach Weisberg talks about what it takes to form uniquely talented individuals into a successful whole.
Coaching Baseball: Team Building
Baseball Signals: How to Create an Effective System -
Baseball with Ron Polk
(in conjunction with host Alabama Baseball Coaches Association)
Remember the old Abbott and Costello Baseball routine? You know the one... "Who's on First"? Miscommunication at its funniest! But, when you're on the baseball field, there's nothing funny about being confused. A good baseball signal system allows a Coach to communicate quickly and effectively with his athletes. What makes for effective baseball signals? (So glad you asked!) That's what Coach Ron Polk of Mississippi State will tell you in this video series. First rule: Keep it simple. The simplest thing for you to do right now is to watch Coach Polk as he offers up humor and reality in discussing effective baseball signal systems.
Baseball Signals: How to Create an Effective System
Baseball - Hitting Fundamentals -
Baseball with Tommy Raffo
This series of hitting drills helps build the perfect batting swing by taking a batter through each step of the swing and helps the hitter learn the "feel" of a perfect batting swing.
Baseball - Hitting Fundamentals
Building Complete Hitters -
Baseball with Link Jarrett
(in conjunction with host Alabama Baseball Coaches Association)
To build a complete baseball hitter, you must know the fundamentals of good baseball swing. In addition to a good swing, you have to know the mental aspects of baseball and you must have a good approach to teaching your baseball players.
Building Complete Hitters
What Is The Baseball Playbook
The Baseball Playbook is 520 pages of everything baseball. Since 1982, this book has been a fixture on the desks of baseball coaches and is still published by Coach Polk himself.
Ordering Information
The best way to order The Baseball Playbook is online by clicking here. If you order by 4:00 PM Central time we'll usually ship your book the same day from Birmingham AL via UPS.
BOOKSTORE ORDERS are handled directly by Coach Polk. If you are a bookstore, please call Coach Polk at (662) 418-6843.
about this website
The Baseball Playbook website is not only designed to insure people can find The Baseball Playbook on the internet, but is a coaching resource where you'll find video of clinics and drills from many of the world's top coaches...available for a period of 1 year after paying a nominal subscription fee. In addition to accessing the video library yourself, you'll be able to share your access with 3 other coaches PLUS you'll be able to share video with your teams (next paragraph).
In addition to a huge video library, you'll find easy to you team websites that are built to work. We've found that team websites with lots of frills tend to be cool for the first few visits, then they simply create work for the coach so our design insured that won't happen here.