CHICAGO, Ill – Elite Baseball Training announced the hiring of former Loyola University – Chicago Head Softball Coach, Jeff Tylka. Jeff will be stepping into the Director of Fastpitch Softball position as well as a key piece to the collegiate consulting team. Jeff and the Elite Fastpitch Staff will also be growing the fastpitch travel […]
Jeff Tylka Named Director of Fastpitch Softball
October 4th, 2019 [easy-share buttons="facebook,twitter,linkedin,mail,print" counters=0 native="no"]
Losing is hard
July 5th, 2019 [easy-share buttons="facebook,twitter,linkedin,mail,print" counters=0 native="no"]I’ve never been good at losing. One of my youth baseball coaches reminded me today that in 9 years of youth league baseball, we only lost 6 games. I think I cried after every one of them. Losing always hurt. The last week has felt like that. I lost my dad. He’s now resting next […]
Chicago Cubs Add Justin Stone as Biomechanical Hitting Consultant
June 23rd, 2018 [easy-share buttons="facebook,twitter,linkedin,mail,print" counters=0 native="no"]CHICAGO, Ill – The Chicago Cubs have recently contracted with Chicago-based, Elite Baseball Training to work with Justin Stone as a Biomechanical Hitting Consultant. Stone previously worked with the Cubs as a guest instructor during the Arizona Fall League in 2017, and joined them again for the 2018 Spring Training, where he worked with […]
7 Elite Baseball Training Players Drafted in 2016 MLB Draft
June 13th, 2016 [easy-share buttons="facebook,twitter,linkedin,mail,print" counters=0 native="no"]In just the second year with draft eligible players, Elite Baseball Training had seven of its’ former players hear their names called over the three day MLB Draft. The Elite 2016s saw 6 names called and Elite 2015 Ethan Skender was popped for the second year in a row after a year at the State […]
Fellows, Fitzgerald Garnering Draft Buzz
June 10th, 2016 [easy-share buttons="facebook,twitter,linkedin,mail,print" counters=0 native="no"]By: Oscar Valdovinos Joliet Catholic RHP Drake Fellows and Rochester SS Tyler Fitzgerald share a surprising amount of similarities. Most notably, the two prep prospects are attracting plenty of buzz as potential draft selections in the 2016 MLB Draft, which takes place June 9th-11th. The Elite Baseball Training Academy Class of 2016 grads […]
Best Hitting Drill Contest
December 9th, 2015 [easy-share buttons="facebook,twitter,linkedin,mail,print" counters=0 native="no"]We’ve seen so many bad hitting drills around cages across the country and on the internet that we’ve decided to showcase some of these drills for you and explain the negatives within these commonly used drills. Below you’ll find my video of the worst hitting drill of all time. 2015 Elite Hitting Drill Contest In […]
Elite Baseball Training Adds Former White Sox RHP Charlie Haeger to Staff
November 13th, 2015 [easy-share buttons="facebook,twitter,linkedin,mail,print" counters=0 native="no"]CHICAGO, Ill – Elite Baseball Training is thrilled to announce the hiring of Charlie Haeger to the full time staff. Haeger played 13 years of professional baseball including 5 seasons in the major leagues. He will assume the role of Director of EliteBaseball.TV and play a large role in Elite’s nationally ranked travel program. […]
Common Hitting "Mis-Teaches" Part 6: "Keep Your Eye on the Ball"
September 23rd, 2015 [easy-share buttons="facebook,twitter,linkedin,mail,print" counters=0 native="no"]“Keep your eye on the ball” is one of the most commonly used phrases when amateur coaches talk to their hitters and in reality it is a phrase that should never be used. Every youth hitter is trying to keep their eye on the ball, but there is a breakdown in their swing sequence that […]
NEW Common Hitting "Mis-Teaches"
September 22nd, 2015 [easy-share buttons="facebook,twitter,linkedin,mail,print" counters=0 native="no"]In the Fall of 2013 we put out our first Common Hitting “Mis-Teaches” series that challenged frequently used hitting phrases and showed why these “cookie cutter” phrases often fail to fix the problem at hand. This 5-part series racked up over 70,000 views on YouTube, so we decided it’s time to attack two more of […]
Justin Stone talks Elite Baseball and Hitting on Youth Baseball Talkshow on iTunes
August 7th, 2015 [easy-share buttons="facebook,twitter,linkedin,mail,print" counters=0 native="no"]Justin Stone talks all things Elite and hitting on Jim Cromer’s popular Youth Baseball Talk on iTunes. Click link below for show: goo.gl/zCBqn9
