Joe Schaefer 2-Pack

Two of the most challenging aspects of coaching a baseball practice are keeping all of your players active and covering as many game situations as possible. In this baseball video from Championship Productions, Joe Schaefer shares eight complete team defensive drills you can use to do both in your limited amount of practice time.

• All Double Play Drill: Allows infielders in every position practice turning double plays in quick succession.
• Multi-Purpose Drill: Works on pitch-outs, fielding bunts, covering steals and double plays for infielders and pitchers.
• Three-line Bunt Drill: Enables your pitching staff to practice three types of bunt situations simultaneously.
• Flip-Flop Bunt Drill: Simulates bunts to either side of the infield to fine-tune your corner coverage.
• Pick Stations Drill: Allows your entire pitching staff to work on base running management to all three bases and your catchers to work on pop up throws.
• Right/Left Dual Fungoes Drill: Get your infielders a large number of reps in a short amount of time.
• Outfield Assists Drill: A great drill for outfielders and infielders to slow down teams with aggressive base runners.

These are the same drills Coach Schaefer incorporates everyday in practice that have helped produce two NAIA Gold-Glove winners over the past two years. Sharpen your defense this season and get your players more reps in practice!

43 minutes. 2009.

Teach your hitters how to change their hitting strategy based on the situation they are facing.

In this extensive baseball video, Joe Schaefer shares eight complete hitting drills you can use to raise the level of intensity in your batting practice. Designed to maximize the number and quality of swings in each practice, these drills are executed in a game-like manner and many include a competitive element.

Schaefer's drills include:

• Execution Batting Practice Drill: Get all of your hitters on the field at once under the direction of one coach-perfect for a team with a small coaching staff.
• Two-Strike Drill: Learn to hit off-speed pitches and drive a mistake fastballs that are over the plate.
• Three-Tee Drill: Enable your athletes to hit pitches to different areas of the field based on pitch location.
• Angle Batting Practice: Develops the ability to drive breaking pitches to opposite field.
• Cross Angle Batting Practice: Works on hitting the slider and advancing runners.
• Push/Drag Challenge: Improve focus and bunt placement while breaking up the monotony of every day practice.
• Oppo Hitting Game: Improve your approach to hitting an outside pitch and focus on driving the ball on a line or on the ground to the opposite field.
• Three-lane Drill: Affords an opportunity for players to see the ball and react to its location.

Make the most out of every base runner with these situational hitting drills. Improve your team's effectiveness at the plate today.

63 minutes. 2009.