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FBLI Instructional

DVD/Video Library

The following DVD titles are available from the new FBLI Video Library to all directors and coaches. To borrow any of the below DVD's, please feel free to contact Vin Mavaro at vmavaro@gmail.com:

1. The 59 Minute Baseball Practice

During more than a decade of coaching youth baseball teams, Marty Shupak realized that he kept seeing coaches and teams put hour after hour into practices that became so repetitive that they served only to bore the Little Leaguers forced to endure them. He sought to remedy the problem by devising practice routines that can take less than an hour, and which consist of drills that the kids will not only find fun and interesting, but will help them consistently develop their baseball skills. In this video, Shupak and a band of Little Leaguers demonstrate more than 30 different drills that can be used on the practice field with an entire team as well as by parents and children in a backyard session. The drills focus on basics such as base running, hitting, and fielding, but they often provide a wrinkle designed to keep the kids enthused, such as a defensive drill in which fielders practice throwing from third to first while in a kneeling position, or hitting drills in which a very soft ball made of old rags and masking tape is used. This video is not flashy yet the camera work is very professional, and the practical advice is imparted in an engaging manner.

2. Basics 1-2-3: The Basics & Fundamentals for the Windmill Pitcher

In this easy to follow video Coach Bob Todd teaches the beginning and intermediate athlete the first steps in learning a sound foundation for the windmill pitch. Lots of fun drills illustrate the proper execution of all the common denominators of pitching: the grip, the stance, the stride and the follow-through.

3. Backyard Baseball Drills

From The Youth Sports Club The producers of the best selling videos, "The 59 Minute Baseball Practice" and "48 Championship Basketball Drills","Championship Soccer Drills" and "Winning Baseball Strategies" comes our newest DVD: "Backyard Baseball Drills". "Backyard Baseball Drills" has taken over two years to complete. This creative DVD is geared for all parents and kids who love baseball or softball. The DVD is comprised of over 30 great drills that can be played in one’s own backyard. Coach Marty Schupak shows parents how to get the most out of common items found in one’s home and creates different and new baseball drills and games. Using things such as a bathroom plunger, a plastic milk container and a cinder block, coach Schupak goes through some basic drills a child age four or five can do. He also shows alternatives for baseball training props such as a "do it yourself" tarp made for under twenty dollars which does the same job as a two hundred dollar net.! The DVD also contains some advanced drills kids ages eight to fourteen can do. This is a true baseball lovers delight that parents will use continually as a resource.

4. Pitching Drills & Techniques

From Marty Schupak: "Pitching Drills & Techniques" explores the most fundamental aspects of throwing a baseball. In my years of coaching youth baseball, rather then explaining to kids under the age of 12 the different theories about pitching, I took the most basic throwing drills to show that different parts of the body are involved with the pitching motion and not just the arm. Pitchers throw a baseball from their toes all the way up to the top of their head. Young players that understand this will be successful and be able to understand more advanced techniques. Don't over coach and confuse the kids. These drills work!

5. Baseball Worlds Defensive Drills

Defensive Drills is a must have for any coach. This DVD includes a complete training program based on the drills featured daily at the award-winning camps at Baseball World's Training Center in Orlando, Florida. It is a revolutionary video in baseball instruction.

Coach Tom Emanski gives his secrets on how to make your team's defense fundamentally sound. The program on this tape will dramatically improve arm strength, running speed, practice organization, infield and outfield skills, fielding ability, and quickness and agility. (1990, 54 minutes)

6. Baseball Worlds Dynamic Practice Organization

Dynamic Practice Organization will make any coach look like a genius! Emanski details a complete practice program based on the same drills featured at Baseball World s Training Center in Orlando, Fla. This is a proven training program that will help improve team batting practice, infield and outfield drills and conditioning drills.

7. Teaching the Mechanics of Major League Swing

This tape provides a complete training program based on the actual swing mechanics of the accomplished professional hitter. This video was created during actual instructional classes at the Baseball World Training Center. Coach Emanski's latest hitting release is no doubt baseball's finest batting instructional video... it takes the mystery out of hitting! Baseball World's drills are used daily in our award winning camps! Baseball World's school trained teams have won back to back to back AAU National Championship tournaments, setting ,many offensive/defensive records... Discover the secrets of America's finest Baseball School

8. Hitting Drills & Techniques

Hitting Drills & Techniques continues with the tradition of the Youth Sports Club and VideosForCoaches.com as nationally known youth coach and video producer Marty Schupak, has put together one of the most creative sports instructional videos to date. This DVD shows some of the best hitting drills used by teams on the recreational level all the way up through the professional ranks. The Hitting Drills & Techniques DVD is appropriate for ages 8 and up including high school, and is a MUST for Little League Coaches who want to help improve individual hitting skills on their team

9.Softball Drills

In this comprehensive program, Coach Stacy Iveson provides a wide variety of proven drills for establishing a winning softball program. These individual and team drills will help to keep players actively involved and make the most of your practice time. Drills covered and demonstrated include: infield, outfield, catching, pitching, hitting, base running and team drills. This DVD will benefit coaches and players at all competitive levels.

9. Catching Fundamentals and Techniques

Catching Fundamentals and Techniques presents a comprehensive overview of the key skills involved in effective catcher play. In a step-by-step manner, the DVD explains and demonstrates how to develop each skill. The DVD provides an invaluable tool for coaches who want to improve the play of their catchers. Among the topics covered: stance, footwork, throwing grip and rotation, receiving basics, executing pickoffs, and fielding bunts.

11. Hitting Skills And Drills For Youth Baseball Players

Hitting Skills and Drills for Youth Baseball Players presents a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals and techniques involved in teaching youth baseball players the mechanics of sound hitting and bunting. In an easy-to-understand and apply manner, the DVD explains and demonstrates how to develop the key components of hitting. Among the topics covered: basic hitting fundamentals, basic swing mechanics, bunting techniques, putting it all together, and coaching pointers.

12. Pitching Drills And Fielding Skills For Youth Baseball Players

Pitching Drills and Fielding Skills for Youth Baseball Players presents a series of game-tested pitching drills and a detailed overview of fielding fundamentals and techniques for youth baseball players. In an easy-to-understand and apply manner, the DVD shows youth baseball coaches how to enhance the skill level of their pitchers and fielders. Among the topics covered: pitching drills, fundamentals of fielding ground balls, first base play, middle infielder play, third base play, outfield play, fielding drills, and coaching pointers.

13. How to Conduct a Practice

Little League Baseball- HOW TO CONDUCT A PRACTICE features Bruce Lambin, World Championship Coach and producer of the acclaimed BASEBALL SKILLS AND DRILLS video series, the only series approved by Little League Baseball, Dixie Youth Baseball, PONY Baseball, and the National Association Of High School Athletic Coaches for the training of their coaches and players. With HOW TO CONDUCT A PRACTICE you will learn how to Get your players warm, Drills to improve throwing mechanics and accuracy, Defensive drills designed to maximize the number of learning experiences/reps, Defensive situational practices designed to teach not only how to make the play but where to throw the ball, where to position yourself as well as base running, During batting practice to divide the team into groups and cycle them through drill stations so as to get the maximum number of quality swings, Drills designed to improve visual acuity and strike zone judgment, Fun competitions designed to emphasize pitch selection and cut off and relay skills. With this DVD you will be able to provide your team with an efficient and fun practice experience.

14. How to Hit and Run

Helps you to coach kids 8 and up to master the winning skills of defensive baseball. You will learn the mechanics of a sound swing, bunting, smarter base running and sliding. This proven system can help develop the most talented young players as well as beginners.

15. BASEBALL THE RIPKEN WAY: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF HITTING DVD

Bill Ripken and Cal Ripken, Jr. have developed a method of baseball instruction based on their combined 33 years of major league experience and the teachings of their father, Cal Ripken, Sr. The Ripken Way is based on the following principles: Keep It Simple, Make It Fun, Explain Why and Celebrate The Individual. This unique series of instructional programs explores how to play baseball the ? Ripken Way .? Actual footage of professional baseball players is used to illustrate each lesson. Understanding and applying the ? Ripken Way ? can help youth baseball players improve all aspects of their game. Featuring: Cal Ripken, Jr., Bill Ripken, John Habyan 51 minutes

16. BASEBALL THE RIPKEN WAY: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF DEFENSE DVD

17. BASEBALL THE RIPKEN WAY: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF PITCHING DVD