Anyone reading this knows by now that Spring Training doesn’t believe in yelling at players. Not because we aren’t competitive and not because we don’t want to push our players to succeed, but simply because yelling doesn’t work. I don’t know anyone who enjoys getting yelled at, and after a lifetime spent in competitive sports [...]

Ask anyone who plays baseball at any level what their least favorite part of the game is and I’d bet money the answer will be: going through a hitting slump. All hitters go through slumps and learning how to deal with and ultimately overcome them is an essential component to the mental makeup of a [...]

As pitchers log more and more innings this season and are starting to show more consistency in their ability to throw strikes, I often get asked whether or not it’s appropriate to start practicing “hitting the corners.” The primary goal for all young pitchers should be to throw as many strikes as possible, constantly challenging [...]

One of my favorite sayings about baseball is that the game doesn’t care how big or strong you are. Another favorite is that baseball rewards hard work more than almost all other sports. At 6′ 1”, I could try to dunk a basketball 1000 times and not get above the rim – forget about playing [...]

As many of you know, our own Coach Flikke was fortunate enough to play college ball at Stanford University under legendary coaches Mark Marquess and Dean Stotz.  The following is an email that made its way to my inbox in which Coach Stotz dispenses some very valuable advice to one of his recruits.   For [...]

Welcome to the all new STBASEBALL.com! With Little League Baseball in full swing, local lacrosse teams in action, and summer right around the corner, it’s a really exciting time for Spring Training Sports. We couldn’t think of a better time to launch the new website! Please take a look around our new home (we’ve still [...]