Hitting Approach – The Overlooked Part Of Hitting
Hitting Approach Premium Contributor – Brandon Matthews Brandon Matthews is the current hitting coach at Paul D. Camp Community College in Franklin, Virginia. He has coached at many different levels of baseball including high school and college. He played collegiately at Chowan University and has been coaching baseball since he was 20 years old. Brandon is…
Three Keys to On-Deck Preparation
Find out how you can become a better hitter by better preparing for your at-bat before it even happens! The 3 Keys to On-Deck Preparation!
External Cues and Constraint Led Approach- Part II
Part Two of a Two-Part series detailing External Cues, Constraint Led Training, and How Baseball Rebellion teaches rotational power As most of you know, I am not a fan of most of the constraint drills I see on twitter and instagram. I think many coaches who rely so heavily on constraints are unwilling or unable…
External Cues and Constraint Learning Approach
“The assumption that the body will figure out the best way to do something is a big jump to make.” -Gabe Dimock Part One of a Two-Part series detailing External…
How “Swinging at the Ceiling” Can Help a Hitter’s Posture & Head Position
How can a hitter ‘swing’ from here without hitting the net? Most hitters cannot even figure out how to start this drill or solve this problem let alone execute the swing. This is what most of our ‘answers’ look like when they start. The issue with most instruction and drills is that it is…
Optimizing Your Lineup – Score More Runs
About the author: Brandon Matthews is in his first season as an assistant coach at Paul D. Camp Community College, working with the hitters and infielders. He has coached at many different levels of baseball including high school and college. He played collegiately at Chowan University and has been coaching baseball since he was 20…
The Secret to Creating More Stability & Rotation in your Swing
Creating More Stability In Your Swing I see many corrections on a daily basis here at Baseball Rebellion and often in the swing, those corrections are balance related. Support and stability in the baseball or softball swing is paramount to creating fluidity and athleticism so the athlete can deliver as much force into the ball…
Row Til You Go: Back Shoulder Row and Bat Speed
ROW ‘TIL YOU GO Back Shoulder Row and Bat Speed Many people teach a hands first downward plane swing. As readers of the Baseball Rebellion know, we are not part of that group. The truly amazing thing about the Top Level Swing (in baseball and softball) is that there are almost NO examples of players…
The WORST Hitting Drills for Baseball and Softball EXPOSED- Part 2
The Worst Hitting Drills For Baseball and Softball Exposed, Part 2 A lot has happened at Baseball Rebellion since February 8th, 2013. On that date, I wrote “The WORST Hitting…
Should a Hitter Get his Front Foot Down Early? Baseball Rebellion Investigates.
Should a Hitter Get His Front Foot Down Early? Baseball Rebellion Investigates. Here at Baseball Rebellion, we like to say “The Swing IS The Turn”. When we coach our hitters…
Where have all the .300 hitters gone?
Where Have All the .300 Hitters Gone? Being around baseball almost my whole life has taken me many places and I have met many people. I have watched a ton of…
The Movements that Made The Rebellion – The Rebel’s Rack Revisited
Baseball Rebellion owner Chas Pippitt goes through the movements that have developed thousands of hitters at Baseball Rebellion. Featuring the Rebel’s Rack!