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Baseball / Softball skills

18 skills, beginner to advanced. 16 of them can be checked from a phone video with honest form analysis — no fake scores.

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Beginner

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Batting Stance & Grip
Every good swing starts from a balanced stance and a relaxed grip — the foundation the who
Analysis
The Load & Stride
The load and stride start your swing's timing and create the stretch that powers it. As th
Analysis
Hip-Shoulder Separation
Hip-shoulder separation is THE signature power source of the swing (and of throwing) — the
Analysis
Tee Work & Contact
The batting tee is the #1 tool for grooving your swing — no live-pitch timing, just clean,
Analysis
Basic Throwing Mechanics
Before pitching, everyone needs sound basic throwing — it's the foundation of every throw
Analysis

Intermediate

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The Swing Path
The swing path is the route the bat takes to the ball, and a good one is COMPACT, DIRECT,
Analysis
Weight Transfer & Firm Front Side
Power flows from transferring your weight back-to-front and then rotating against a FIRM f
Analysis
Soft-Toss Timing
Soft-toss bridges the gap between the static tee and a live pitch — a partner gently tosse
Analysis
Overhand Pitch: Windup & Stride
The overhand pitch is a whole-body, proximal-to-distal motion, and it starts with a balanc
Analysis
Fielding Ready Position
Before every pitch, good fielders get into a ready (athletic) position so they can react a
Analysis

Advanced

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Pitching: Arm Up at Foot Strike
The single most important — and most injury-relevant — timing checkpoint in pitching is th
Analysis
Pitching: Sequence & Follow-Through
After the arm is up at foot strike, the pitch finishes with an explosive proximal-to-dista
Analysis
Hitting for Power
Power hitting is about maximizing the energy through the kinetic chain AND matching your s
Analysis
Windmill Pitch (Softball)
Fastpitch softball uses a WINDMILL pitch — a completely different motion from baseball's o
Analysis
Pitch-Count & Arm Safety
This is the most important SAFETY lesson in baseball, and it's largely about WORKLOAD, not

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Elite Bat Speed & Quickness
At the elite level, hitting is about generating high BAT SPEED while staying QUICK and adj
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Advanced Pitch Velocity
Elite pitching velocity comes from maximizing efficient energy transfer up the kinetic cha
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Hitting the Live Pitch
The ultimate hitting challenge is squaring up a LIVE pitch — and this is largely a VISION,
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