Steve Bieser Open Practice 3-Pack

with Steve Bieser,
University of Missouri Head Coach;
former Southeast Missouri State Head Coach, 2x Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year; led Southeast Missouri to 3 straight Ohio Valley Conference Championships

Steve Bieser takes you inside the methods he employs with his Missouri Tigers to run an efficient baseball practice. Learn how to accomplish more in less time as Bieser explains how he runs a practice that includes base-running, throwing, and defensive and offensive execution.

Coach Bieser provides a classroom description for every drill covered and then moves to the field to show the team executing the drill or segment in a practice setting. Each area is organized to create game-like situations at faster than game speed rates. Additionally, the areas will increase the number of repetitions players go through, meaning your team's practice time is used more efficiently. This results in incorporating conditioning during the act of play as opposed to a separate phase that may not combine conditioning with performing baseball moves.

The main focus of this practice is on defense. Coach Bieser demonstrates six drills to use throughout the year to address defensive execution. Drills cover first and third defense, a bunt defense system, double play team circuit, team rundown drills, and a pop-up communication priority system.

Other areas covered in practice include:

• Baserunning Cycle - Combines conditioning with game-like situations and works on base-running mechanics at every base. Also utilizes base coaches to help direct the runners and every player gets a read from a different base throughout the drill.
• Daily Throwing Program - Details Coach Bieser's approach to long toss and how it is implemented in a position-specific way.
• Bunt System and Situational Hitting - Teach good execution on the base paths by incorporating situational bunting and hitting into your practice plan.

Coach Bieser's practice organization will give you and your team an efficient, game-like practice plan that increases the number of repetitions for all of your players.

132 minutes. 2017.

with Patrick Hallmark,
University of the Incarnate Word Head Coach;
former University of Missouri Pitching Coach;
former Rice University Pitching Coach

Developing an elite baseball pitcher is about more than just pitching mechanics. The greats not only have the mechanics to be successful, but they understand how to use their pitches, can field their position, and take care of their arms so they stay healthy. Patrick Hallmark will show you how to develop pitchers who can do it all.

Take a look inside University of Missouri's baseball program and how they develop, maintain, and enhance their pitching staff. Using a series of drills, Coach Hallmark explains his pitching system compromised of concepts important for any baseball team.

Drills to Develop Pitching Mechanics

Learn how to safely improve velocity and strengthen the throwing arm. Coach Hallmark introduces three drills to help improve pitching mechanics, while training the body to throw harder. His throwing program focuses on long toss and throwing different pitches from 90 feet to increase arm strength, gain velocity and improve control of each pitch.

Pitcher's Fielding Practice

Batters are constantly trying to hit the ball up the middle to the biggest hole in the defense. Hallmark demonstrates a series of station drills where several groups can efficiently work on pitcher defense. Each station focuses on a different scenario crucial to any team defense. Players focus on defending bunts, come-backers, right-side hits, and double plays.

Develop a Purposeful Bullpen Session

Watch the master at work as Hallmark has his pitchers throw a bullpen session working on fastballs, breaking balls, and the change-up in different zones. Throughout the session, you're able to hear many of his coaching cues and instruction to his pitchers. Help teach your pitchers how to think on the mound as Hallmark chimes in with sage advice about how the pitchers can use their pitches to set up batters.

Arm Recovery Exercises

Pitching in baseball is a violent motion that is hard on the arm and shoulder joint, making arm care one of the most critical parts of pitching. Pitchers and pitching coaches alike are constantly trying to find new and better ways to keep the arm healthy. Coach Hallmark introduces you to five recovery exercises using mini-trampolines, weighted balls, surgical tubing, kettle bells, and a vibration bar that will help develop arm stability and endurance.

The training methods within this program will get your pitchers throwing harder with good mechanics, all while staying healthy.

65 minutes. 2017.

with Dillon Lawson,
New York Yankees Minor League Hitting Coordinator;
former University of Missouri Hitting Coach;
2016 Quad Cities River Bandits Hitting Coach (Houston Astros' Class A affiliate);
former Southeast Missouri State Hitting Coach

Hitting a baseball is often called the hardest thing to do in all of sports. In this video, Dillon Lawson gives you everything you need to develop hitters from the ground up without delay.

Coach Lawson offers 16 drills focused on building the swing and executing a plan for hitting success. He covers everything a hitter will need to be successful, from the basics of the mechanics to how to shrink the strike zone depending on your count. Additionally, you'll learn how to incorporate a basic understanding of biomechanics, blend it together with proper drill sequencing, and end up with on-field results that matter.

Hitting Plan

Having a good swing is only half the battle in hitting. A great hitter has to understand his strengths and weaknesses and understand which pitches to swing at to capitalize on his strengths. Coach Lawson explains when to use a 7-ball, 5-ball and 3-ball zone to help the hitter shrink the strike zone into a manageable area. He also explains how they practice using these zones, and offers six drills to improve strike zone awareness.

Coach Lawson also assists with "count hitting," a technique that helps hitters to focus on their most effective sections of the strike zone and vary the size of their coverage area based on the current ball-strike count. This approach proves advantageous for hitters' success level at the plate.

Hitting Mechanics

Learn the scientifically-proven best way to swing. Coach Lawson builds the swing based on scientific principles borrowed from the field of biomechanics. Learn the proper way to get loaded, the strongest body position at contact point, and how to get good extension.

Hitting Drills

Coach Lawson believes in building the swing through drills that give the hitter instant feedback about his success. Coach Lawson demonstrates 10 drills he uses with his hitters to build a solid and consistent swing. In one particular target hitting drill, targets are strung from the top of the batting cage. The batter's goal is to hit the ball through the targets, which helps to train the true line drive hit.

With this video, you can learn a hitting system that has led to success at the collegiate and professional levels!

50 minutes. 2017.