Quick coaching point from a new lesson, Zac Ryan from Andrean HS in Indiana. Zac is a very talented senior who is committed to Georgia Tech. Check the coaching point video below about keeping the spring around the rear hip with a upper body, resistent, pull-back. For more information check our coaching clinics and videos […]
1st hitting coaching point with Georgia Tech Commit
December 4th, 2012 [easy-share buttons="facebook,twitter,linkedin,mail,print" counters=0 native="no"]
Throwing Arm Angle Study
December 1st, 2012 [easy-share buttons="facebook,twitter,linkedin,mail,print" counters=0 native="no"]By Travis Kerber – Head Instructor, Elite Baseball Training One of the first memories I have about throwing is from when I was in Little League and my coach use to always say, “Throw over the top”. The other throwing cue that I remember hearing from coaches was, “Don’t throw sidearm, it’s bad for you”. When you’re a […]
Travis Kerber named Head Instructor of Elite Baseball Training
November 21st, 2012 [easy-share buttons="facebook,twitter,linkedin,mail,print" counters=0 native="no"]On Friday November 23, Elite Baseball Training will add one of the most sought after instructors in the Midwest, Travis Kerber, to its full time staff. Kerber, who was a collegiate catcher, started pitching his senior year, thanks in part to a fastball that sat in the 90’s. Catching on with the independent Gary Railcats, […]
Stride Timing Study Results
May 17th, 2012 [easy-share buttons="facebook,twitter,linkedin,mail,print" counters=0 native="no"]Timing of the positive move can be difficult for youth hitters. Often times, rather than the advance being taught correctly, I often see youth coaches take it away in a quasi “no stride” approach that makes youth hitters a synchronizational nightmare (I’ve yet to see a youth hitter in the thousands I’ve worked […]
Haverford College Skype Lesson, Justin Coulter Turns Season Around And Receives All Conference Mention
May 15th, 2012 [easy-share buttons="facebook,twitter,linkedin,mail,print" counters=0 native="no"]Hitters in a slump will do about anything to turn it around, but getting instruction from 750 miles away may seem a little extreme. Not in the age of technology. Justin Coulter, a sophomore designated hitter at Haverford College outside Philadelphia, started the first two and a half weeks of the season slower than he […]
USA Baseball NTIS Tryouts Coming Soon!
April 23rd, 2012 [easy-share buttons="facebook,twitter,linkedin,mail,print" counters=0 native="no"]Great Lakes USA Baseball National Team Identification Series work outs have been set up in Illinois and in the next couple of days, sites for Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota will be finalized. This is an opportunity for baseball players 17 and under to be tested, evaluated and make the regional team so […]
Future Elite Travel Baseball To Join Elite Baseball Training
April 13th, 2012 [easy-share buttons="facebook,twitter,linkedin,mail,print" counters=0 native="no"]NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FUTURE ELITE TO JOIN ELITE BASEBALL TRAINING CHICAGO, IL – Elite Baseball Training announced today that the nationally recognized Future Elite 14U and 15U travel baseball programs will join Elite Baseball Training beginning in July of 2012. The combination of these premiere programs will provide exciting opportunities for the top amateur players in […]
Elite Instructor Bo Schultz Signed By Arizona Diamondbacks
March 8th, 2012 [easy-share buttons="facebook,twitter,linkedin,mail,print" counters=0 native="no"]Elite Baseball Training Pitching Coach Bo Schultz was signed by the Arizona Diamonbacks and left for Spring Training yesterday. Bo, a graduate of Northwestern University where he was a closer, played in the Oakland A’s farm system from 2008-2010. Bo had a good tryout with the Diamonbacks, sporting a fastball that ranged from 92-94 mph […]
Game At Bat Preparation Series – #1 Timing and Tempo
February 28th, 2012 [easy-share buttons="facebook,twitter,linkedin,mail,print" counters=0 native="no"]The hardest part about hitting a baseball isn’t mechanics, it’s timing. I say all the time, there are a handful of guys in the big leagues that I consider to have perfect swings. With a perfect swing, you would think a guy would hit .700 or .800. Of course that doesn’t happen, so there has […]
How to prepare for a successful at bat – Are you preparing correctly?
February 22nd, 2012 [easy-share buttons="facebook,twitter,linkedin,mail,print" counters=0 native="no"]I had a parent ask me the other day to evaluate his high school son at the end of a lesson. The player has a great future in the game – he’s a Division 1 talent, but I said in my evaluation that he’s prepared, he has a great swing, but now he has to […]
