All Blog Posts (11)

Tag The Base Not The Runner

Tag the Base Not the Runner When we look at a non-force out on the bases, there are a few things the infielder needs to know when making the tag. The first mistake young infielders make on a tag play is, they go after the runner. What we want to do is tag the base not the runner. I want you to think about what the runner is trying to do. I teach base runners that their #1 goal is always get to the next base. The runner has to touch 2nd base before they can go to 3rd base, that’s the rule. So i… Continue

Added by Caleb Allen on February 15, 2010 at 8:58pm — No Comments

San Diego Padres Coaches Clinic

http://www.eteamz.com/southbayll/news/ That's our write up on the Clinic the guys at ASAP put on. All I want to add is, these guys were GREAT! From Juan, Jered, Caleb, Coach Brown and Gary and the Catcher dude, sorry forgot his name, we at the South Bay Little League appreciated all their instruction and knowledge they shared with us. Go to our little league site and see some pictures I took of this event. AGAIN, THANKS GUYS GREAT JOB! Continue

Added by Ed Lopez on February 4, 2010 at 12:33pm — No Comments

2010 San Diego Padres Coaches Clinic

Just got back from volunteering all day....a very long day, at the 2010 San Diego Padres Coaches Clinic hosted by Jared Eichelberger & his amazing BaseballASAP Staff. I have a great time, I am very thankful & proud to have been apart of it! What an amazing turn out & in return, very positive feedback from the managers, coaches & the few parents who did attend.… Continue

Added by Santee Trojans on February 1, 2010 at 5:00am — No Comments

Balance as a Baseball Player

Balance as a Baseball Player If you read my last article you already know my beliefs on balance as an athlete and how the feet and the head are key balance points. As well as my belief that balance is maintaining complete control of the body relative to gravity pulling you down. So lets talk about balance as a baseball player. I will talk briefly about pitching balance but I will let Coach Juan write about it more in detail in the future. He is the mastermind when it comes to balance while pi… Continue

Added by Caleb Allen on January 19, 2010 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Ramona Bulldogs 10u & 11u looking for players

The Ramona Bulldogs are looking for players to help fill in for tourney's as the recreational season is about to begin. If anyone is interested, please get in touch with Trevor Bailey or Luis Collazo. Continue

Added by Trevor - Ramona Bulldogs 10u/11u on January 17, 2010 at 8:47am — No Comments

Chula Vista BOMBERS 10U

The Chula Vista BOMBERS 10U team is looking for additional players to try out for a second 10U team. We are also looking for a Manager and Coaching staff for this team. We have had a tremendous amount of requests for us to start up a second team, but we would like to start with a coaching staff before we start having try outs. Please contact Gabe Diaz at cvbombers@gmail.com if you are interested. Thank You! Continue

Added by Gabriel Diaz on January 15, 2010 at 10:31am — No Comments

Balance As An Athlete

Balance As An Athlete Balance is a term we use in Baseball ASAP consistently. It is the one thing that every athlete has to have in order to be successful. If an athlete loses balance they lose control, power, and accuracy. It doesn’t matter what sport you play balance is a very important issue. So what is balance? My definition of balance: Having complete control of your body relative to gravity pulling you down. This means that every sport you play will have different aspects of balance b… Continue

Added by Caleb Allen on January 14, 2010 at 4:58pm — No Comments

The 3 Catcher's Stances

THE 3 CATCHERS STANCES There are three basic catchers stances. There is the sign stance, the receiving stance with no runners on base, and the receiving stance with runners on. The most important concept to all these stances is that the catcher is comfortable to make athletic plays. With all the different movements a catcher might have to make it is very important he is in a position to make strong movements. A catcher has to make close pitches look like strikes, block a ball in the dirt, throw… Continue

Added by Caleb Allen on January 11, 2010 at 5:00am — No Comments

The “YES YES YES” Approach At The Plate

Once a batter steps into the batters box he has a mental decision to make. Am I going to step in with confidence or am I going to step in the box with fear? It is very natural for a hitter to be fearful or doubtful when there is a dominating pitcher on the hill. It is also natural for a hitter to gain a ton of confidence when there is a weaker pitcher on the hill, especially when the hitters before him are already hitting him pretty good. So what does this tell us, I think it means our opponent,… Continue

Added by Caleb Allen on January 7, 2010 at 9:09pm — 1 Comment

Mound Etiquette

MOUND ETIQUETTE Mound Etiquette Over the years I’ve had the pleasure of pitching on numerous mounds of all different shapes and sizes. My favorite was the mound at Cheney Stadium, home of the Tacoma Rainiers (Seattle Mariners AAA Affiliate). When I pitched there, it felt like I was standing two feet higher than the batters. The best attribute of Tacoma’s mound was the slope. The angle created from the mound all… Continue

Added by Juan Eichelberger on December 25, 2009 at 4:31pm — No Comments

"There Are No Plateaus"

“THERE ARE NO PLATEAUS” BaseballASAP Chief Hitting and Catching Instructor Caleb Allen explains the importance for all players to continue to trying to improve. “There are no plateaus” is a slogan my father used to say to me day in and day out throughout my years. I also heard him tell the speech in his change of command and retirement speeches in the Navy. I would overhear him tell it to some of his junior officers as well. The bottom line is that this phrase works for every single situation… Continue

Added by Jared Eichelberger on December 21, 2009 at 10:17pm — 3 Comments