Building a Baseball Player from the Ground Up

Tabbed by Baseball America as one of the nation's top assistant coaches, Bill Mosiello has over 25 years of coaching experience, including seven years of managing teams in the minor leagues. Most recently he lead the AA Arkansas Travelers in the Angels organization where he tutored Mike Trout for nearly two seasons. He began his career at Cerritos College, winning two California state junior college championships in his first four years as head coach. Mosiello has received Manager of the Year honors twice in the Alaska Summer League (1990, 1991) and once in the Cape Cod Baseball League (1998).

Successful hitters are built in the cage with hard work and discipline. Now, you can help your players build a winning approach at the plate with an explosive swing and exceptional game day focus.

TCU associate head coach, Bill Mosiello, shares his successful hitting program with tips and insights for developing competitive hitters. Coach Mosiello walks you through individual and team batting sessions that will help players gain confidence, focus mentally and learn how to compete at the plate.

Mental Approach

Coach Mosiello outlines the foundation of what makes hitters successful with plan to capitalize on one's mental approach and plate discipline development, combined with fundamental swing absolutes and power techniques.

Hitting Program

See live demonstrations of drills for improving rhythm, barrel awareness, strength, momentum, separation, focus, and competitive desire to succeed offensively. Using this program, you'll learn how to:

• Increase bat speed - Using a series of one arm drills and weight jackets, your hitters will strengthen their hitting muscles without changing their swings. Many of these drills can be done individually or with a teammate.
• Create a more powerful swing - These drills help those "arm swing only" hitters create separation and momentum in their swing. Generating separation will allow players to hit the ball harder. Coach Mosiello also shares drills that show hitters to stay back on the ball and concentrate on each pitch.
• Use offset batting practice to teach directional hitting - This drill brings it all together to help hitters find their "hit spots," make adjustments and identify the pitch they can drive.

Coach Mosiello provides drills and strategies that allow players to embrace their individual style while improving their weaknesses. Utilizing this knowledge can help athletes make the adjustments necessary to build a powerful swing.

59 minutes. 2015.

Tabbed by Baseball America as one of the nation's top assistant coaches, Bill Mosiello has over 25 years of coaching experience, including seven years of managing teams in the minor leagues. Most recently he lead the AA Arkansas Travelers in the Angels organization where he tutored Mike Trout for nearly two seasons. He began his career at Cerritos College, winning two California state junior college championships in his first four years as head coach. Mosiello has received Manager of the Year honors twice in the Alaska Summer League (1990, 1991) and once in the Cape Cod Baseball League (1998).

Learn the same drills and techniques used by one of the top college baseball programs in America.

TCU associate head coach, Bill Mosiello, delivers detailed training on proper fielding techniques for:

• routine ground balls
• backhanders
• ground balls to the glove side
• slow rollers
• do or die ground balls
• catch plays

Your players will learn strategies at game-like speeds while gaining knowledge of the adjustments and communication they need for success.

Fielding Technique

Coach Mosiello details his players' pre practice warm-up routine that emphasizes using proper technique for various infield plays. You'll see athletes go through numerous situations, including execution of proper technique without baseballs (dry fundamentals). Coach Mosiello challenges his players to visualize, then demonstrate the correct form for each play. Examples of the plays include routine ground balls, ground balls to the left, ground balls to the right and slow rollers.

Infield play starts with a great first step and seeing the ball into your hands. These drills give athletes an opportunity to perfect the position-specific actions they will be performing during practice and games. The drills are quick and efficient, and can be repeated on a daily basis to create good habits for infield play at all levels.

Fielding Fundamentals

Players put their techniques into action with various "live ball" drills. Your athletes will learn to lock in good fielding habits in a live setting. The 4-corners slow roller drill challenges players to make different plays from many angles. The roller drill is an extension of the dry fundamental drills performed during warm ups. This series trains players to adjust strategy and technique based on pace of slow rollers, runner's speed and game situations. Coach Mosiello highlights the importance of hand placement and body position when making plays.

Double Plays

One of the most important aspects of being an infielder is the ability to start and finish double plays. From underhanded flips, option pitches, to how and where to place your foot on the bag when turning the double play, Coach Mosiello details all facets of starting and turning double plays.

"Playing defense is the name of the game, you can't hit until you get the third out," according to Coach Mosiello.

Train your players to become dependable infielders by practicing the drills provided in this video.

112 minutes. 2015.