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Here is an Example of providing a hittingassessment of a camp attendee to your program. We have broken down thecamp attendee hitting process into our

key teaching elements and providedsome text and voice assessmentfeedback. We have also included somevideo of some drills that we wouldrecommend to the camp attendee toimprove their hitting mechanics. Thesame process could be done for pitchersand catchers and fielding if desired.

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GLANCY WILL

Hitting Instruction

Ripken Camp July2007


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00:01 Stride

A short and soft stride isbest. While there havebeen hitters, such asDave Winfield, who havebeen successful usinglonger strides, theseplayers are extremelyrare. Long-striders,unless they possess

incredible strength, aresusceptible to breakingballs and off-speedpitches. Also, the longer the stride, the more thehead drops during theswing. Hitting a baseballis hard enough whenyour eyes remain level.Think about how hard it isif your head and eyes arebouncing up and down.That’s what happenswhen you take a longstride. Your eyes candrop several inches,making it very difficult to

focus properly on theincoming pitch.


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00:01 Swing

The best swing is a short,quick, level swing thatutilizes the hands wristsand forearms to take thebarrel of the bat on adirect path to thebaseball. Because thebat starts at a positionthat is nearly level with

the back shoulder, a“level” swing means thatthe player really starts thebat in a downwardmotion, taking the handsright to the point wherethe barrel of the batintersects with the pitch.This allows the bat to

stay along a flat plane (or on the same flat path) for a longer time as it istaken through the hittingzone. The longer the batstays on the same plane,the better chance thehitter has of making solid

contact with the barrel of the bat. We like to say,“Get there quick and staythere long.” Many youngplayers make the mistakeof lowering their handsbefore taking themtoward the ball. Thiscreates a longer, looping

swing that is slower because it isn’tcapitalizing on thestrength in the wrists andforearms. That t e of


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00:01 Contact

The optimal point of contact is out in front of home plate. To hit theinside pitch properly theball should be struck wellin front of the plate,allowing for acombination of maximumbat speed and solid

barrel contact. That’s whyline drive foul balls thatare pulled down the lineare hit so hard. A pitchdown the middle shouldstill be hit out in front, justnot as far out in front asthe inside pitch. If thebatter is too far out in

front on the ball down themiddle, the pitch will hitthe end of the bat.Similarly, a pitch on theoutside part of the plateshould “get deeper” andbe hit closer to homeplate and sometimes

even slightly behind thetip of the plate. Instead of telling a player that hehas to hit the outsidepitch to the opposite field,we like to “let theindividual swing takeover.” This means that if a player is pulling the

outside pitch and hittingline drives into theoutfield – and theapproach is proper,meanin that the batter is


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00:01 Follow Through

If everything is donecorrectly to the point of contact, the followthrough should occur automatically, meaningthat the bat will wrap allthe way around the body.It doesn’t matter if a hitter

follows through with onehand on the bat or two aslong as two hands are onthe bat at the point of contact. There are manyexamples of big leaguehitters who do it bothways. You will notice thatthe highest percentagehitters tend to followthrough with the batslightly below shoulder level. Generally thismeans that they havemaintained that flat planeas the bat has traveled allthe way through the

hitting zone. A higher follow through generallymeans that the bat hasgone from low to high,which means the swinghas at least a slightupper-cut, which makes itmore difficult to makesolid contact with the

barrel of the bat.Remember, swinging updoesn’t give you a better chance of hitting home


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00:00 SETUPIn the setup position Iwould like to make surethat I am maintainingrhythm with balance. Iwould like to have somelarge muscle movement,so my muscles do not

become tense and tightprior to getting to theloaded position. As youcan see from the videomy hips and shouldersare square and I amgetting a good two eyelook at the pitcher.

ALAN COCKRELL BACKSIDE TOSS

The back toss drill is a drill specifically designed for those who

have difficulty letting the ball on the outside portion of the platetravel into the hitting zone. This drill will force us to contact theball deep in the hitting zone. It will also force our front side tostay on the ball and rotate through the ball to hit the ballcorrectly, driving it into right center field.


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00:01 SET ANDLOADED POSITION

As the pitcher winds andis set to deliver the ball tohome, as a hitter we needto get into a good SETPOSITION. The headstays centered in thebody, the hands will setanywhere over the back

foot and above the top of the strike zone. From thisposition I can fire myhands, and rotate downto through the baseballand cover the entirestrike zone. As you noticemy front arm remains in asmall L or a little flex toensure my bat will besnapped through thestrike zone, as opposedto a stiff front arm wherethe bat will drag throughthe hitting zone


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00:01 STRIDE

As we get to the strideposition, it is important tonote that as we are aboutto begin our movementinto the baseball, our head is positioned in thecenter in the body, thehips and shoulders aresquared up to the pitcher

and the length and thesoftness of the stride.The stride should beanywhere from four to sixinches and when we landon the ball of our foot thatensures good balancemaking sure our headremains calm and still.This will help usrecognize the pitch.


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00:01 ROTATION TOCONTACT

Key to Backside TossDrill

As we begin the rotationto contact on the pitch inthe middle to middleaway, it’s important tonote that the hips and the

bottom hand are workingtogether to stay on thisball away. These twounits working together are important to keepballs fair that are on theinner portion of the plate,and especially importantto stay on the ball anddrive it into the off field.


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00:01 CONTACT


As we get to the point of contact, imagine for amoment that you have acamera sitting inside your belly button. As our lower half rotates and our

bottom hand works thebat down to the baseball,we need to be able totake a picture of that ballwith our camera at thepoint of contact. If our lower half rotates toquickly or spins to quicklyour hands will drag

through the hitting zone,the barrel will workunderneath the ballcausing weak pop-ups or swings and missies. If our rotation and hands areworking together we cantake a snapshot of the

baseball at contact. Wewill be able to drive theball to all fields!


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00:01 FOLLOWTHROUGH TO

FINISH

Keys to Backside tossdrill

As we get to the followthrough to finish position,you can see because Iwas able to take asnapshot of the ball at thepoint of contact. Thisallows me to extendthrough the hitting zoneand drive this pitch toright center field

ALAN COCKRELL BACKSIDE TOSS FRONT

The back toss drill is a drill specifically designed for those whohave difficulty letting the ball on the outside portion of the platetravel into the hitting zone. This drill will force us to contact theball deep in the hitting zone. It will also force our front side tostay on the ball and rotate through the ball to hit the ballcorrectly, driving it into right center field.


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00:00 SETUP

In the setup position Iwould like to make surethat I am maintainingrhythm with balance. Iwould like to have somelarge muscle movement,so my muscles do notbecome tense and tightprior to getting to the

loaded position. As youcan see from the videomy hips and shouldersare square and I amgetting a good two eyelook at the pitcher.


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00:00 STRIDE




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As we begin the rotationto contact on the pitch inthe middle to middleaway, it’s important tonote that the hips and the

bottom hand are workingtogether to stay on thisball away. These twounits working together are important to keepballs fair that are on theinner portion of the plate,and especially importantto stay on the ball anddrive it into the off field.


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00:01 CONTACT


As we get to the point of contact, imagine for amoment that you have acamera sitting inside your belly button. As our lower half rotates and our

bottom hand works thebat down to the baseball,we need to be able totake a picture of that ballwith our camera at thepoint of contact. If our lower half rotates toquickly or spins to quicklyour hands will drag

through the hitting zone,the barrel will workunderneath the ballcausing weak pop-ups or swings and missies. If our rotation and hands areworking together we cantake a snapshot of the

baseball at contact. Wewill be able to drive theball to all fields!


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FINISH

Keys to Backside tossdrill

As we get to the followthrough to finish position,you can see because Iwas able to take asnapshot of the ball at thepoint of contact. Thisallows me to extendthrough the hitting zoneand drive this pitch toright center

ALAN COCKRELL INSIDE OUTSIDE OPP FRONT

The purpose the inside outside two tee drill is to make sure weare allowing ourselves the opportunity to have strike-zonecoverage. You will need a coach or a teammate to help you withthis drill. As you are getting loaded in the set position your coach or teammate will say either inside or outside. It is then upto the student to take the same swing allowing them to be your set of eyes.


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00:00 SETUP




Key Instruction for Insideoutside two tee drill

As we get to the set andloaded position. You can

see my hips andshoulders are squaredup, I can handle either pitch. At this point thecoach or teammate hasgiven me the instructionthat my eyes wouldnormally pick up whichball to hit


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00:01 STRIDE




As we begin Rotation toContact, the head needsto stay behind the ball or centered towards thepoint of contact. Thebottom hand is pullinginside and forward downto the baseball.


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00:01 CONTACT


As we move into thecontact position, you cansee I have beeninstructed to hit the ballaway. My head hasstayed behind the ball,

my bottom hand haspulled the knob inside thebaseball so the barrel of the bat can stay throughthe ball driving the ballinto right center field.


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FINISH

As we get into the Finishto Follow-through aspectof the inside tee drill, it isimportant to notice thatthe head has stayedbehind the ball. The headand eyes are down intothe hitting positionallowing a full backsideturn to hit this pitch to theback of the cage.

ALAN COCKRELL INSIDE OUTSIDE OPP SIDE

The purpose the inside outside two tee drill is to make sure weare allowing ourselves the opportunity to have strike-zonecoverage. You will need a coach or a teammate to help you withthis drill. As you are getting loaded in the set position your coach or teammate will say either inside or outside. It is then upto the student to take the same swing allowing them to be your set of eyes.


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00:00 SETUP





As we get to the set andloaded position. You can

see my hips andshoulders are squaredup, I can handle either pitch. At this point thecoach or teammate hasgiven me the instructionthat my eyes wouldnormally pick up whichball to hit


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00:01 STRIDE




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00:01 CONTACT


As we move into thecontact position, you cansee I have beeninstructed to hit the ballaway. My head hasstayed behind the ball,

my bottom hand haspulled the knob inside thebaseball so the barrel of the bat can stay throughthe ball driving the ballinto right center field.


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FINISH

As we get to the followthrough and the finish of the swing, again we notethe position of the headand eyes past contact.Both the head and eyesremain down in the hittingzone to ensure the factthat the barrel of the bathas traveled fullextension through thehitting zone. The instantmy head and eyes comeout of the hitting area thebat will come up and off

of the ball out of the strikezone.

ALAN COCKRELL MIDDLE TEE DRILL SIDE

In the Middle Tee drill our goal is to cover the entire mechanicsof the swing itself. From rhythm, balance and setup, to therotation of your lower half in sync with your hands together through the baseball. As you can see in the video I have set thebaseball on a tee about two feet out from my center of gravity.This will ensure that I maintain head discipline pass the contactposition. This will allow the barrel of the bat to finish through thehitting zone and complete the swing process.


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00:01 SETUP




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After the stride foot haslanded and we begin our rotation into contact, our lower half of our body is asource for power and our hands which are a sourceof direction need to workin conjunction towards

the baseball. A commonproblem with hitters of allages is that the lower half of the body gets ahead of the hands causing the batto drag and the bat willwork under the baseballresulting in missing theball or pop-ups.


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00:02 CONTACT

As you can see just prior to the bat making contactwith the baseball, thehead stays centeredwhich allows for balanceand as the I enter thecontact position I amfirming up my front-side.This is similar to what you

would see with a boxer about to throw aknock-out punch. It is theleverage needed for thehands and bat to travelthrough the baseball anddrive the ball to all fields.You can also see that myhands are in a

palm-up/palm-downposition at the point of contact which allow for alevel swing to andthrough the baseball.


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FINISH



ALAN COCKRELL MIDDLE TEE FRONT

In the Middle Tee drill our goal is to cover the entire mechanicsof the swing itself. From rhythm, balance and setup, to therotation of your lower half in sync with your hands together through the baseball. As you can see in the video I have set thebaseball about two feet out in front of the tee This will ensure Imaintain head disipline past contact and allow the barrel of thebat to finish through the hitting zone and complete the swingprocess.


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00:01 SETUP




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00:01 STRIDE




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After the stride foot haslanded and we begin our rotation into contact, our lower half of our body is asource for power and our hands which are a sourceof direction need to workin conjunction towards

the baseball. A commonproblem with hitters of allages is that the lower half of the body gets ahead of the hands causing the batto drag and the bat willwork under the baseballresulting in missing theball or pop-ups.


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00:02 CONTACT

As you can see just prior to the bat making contactwith the baseball, thehead stays centeredwhich allows for balanceand as the I enter thecontact position I amfirming up my front-side.This is similar to what you

would see with a boxer about to throw aknock-out punch. It is theleverage needed for thehands and bat to travelthrough the baseball anddrive the ball to all fields.You can also see that myhands are in a

palm-up/palm-downposition at the point of contact which allow for alevel swing to andthrough the baseball.


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FINISH




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