Training Facilities / Batting Cages

Cutting Edge Softball

• New training facility located at 1844 Stone Ave, San Jose, Ca 95125
• Located off the corner of Curtner and 87
• Provide team and individual pitching, hitting and fielding clinics.
• (408) 231-1173

Hardtke World of Baseball

MVP Arena

San Jose Batting Cages

• New batting cage located near 101 and Silvercreek at the Family Community Church
  
• Be sure to ask for the South San Jose Softball discount
• 474 Piercy Drive, San Jose, CA 95138 408-360-9076

Southbay Sports Training

• New training facility located at 995 E. Santa Clara Street, San Jose, Ca 95116
• Located off the 21st Street and Santa Clara near San Jose State University
• Provide team and individual pitching, catching, hitting, speed and agility and fielding clinics.
• email: AlexSanguinetti@aol.com  (408) 607-9257

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Training Tips

Coaching

• http://www.sb2day.com/ 

Catchers

• http://youtube.com/watch?v=Bv5UWt8jWwY
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnAlGl_D6Hs&NR=1
• http://youtube.com/watch?v=QPKW9Cf4S50
• http://youtube.com/watch?v=vkAUJvWaiA8
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIlnfFmYheo
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVVZ3on1cbo&NR=1
• http://www.5min.com/Video/How-To-Play-Baseball-Throw--Catch-5150051

Dynamic Stretches

• http://stronglifts.com/7-dynamic-stretches-to-improve-your-hip-mobility/
• http://www.active.com/running/Articles/Prosperous_running__Dynamic_movement.htm
• Core power

 First Base

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIGQhT9l4ew&feature=related
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-S1PkDXP1A

Hitting

• Hitting Casting Flaws with correction drill
• http://www.baseballcoaches.org/hittingflaws3.pdf
• http://www.batspeed.com
• http://www.norcalhitting.com
• http://www.rightviewpro.com/how-rvp-works/motions
• http://youtube.com/watch?v=9UqbfaUehJc
• http://youtube.com/watch?v=nphSz0syyWA&feature=related
• http://youtube.com/watch?v=RhdBF2FeFnc&feature=related
• http://youtube.com/watch?v=vv79bBkPIFA&feature=related
• http://youtube.com/watch?v=B0TLUN7KRBI&feature=related
• http://youtube.com/watch?v=eQNv7NF7Mpw&feature=related
• http://www.rotationalhitter.com/
• Slap hitting
• http://www.beabetterhitter.com/menus/hittingdrills/hittingdrillsindex.htm
• Linear Hitting drills
• Linear Hitting
• Linear Hitting 2 
• Linear Hitting 3
• Rotational Hitting
• Rotational vs Linear

Hitting Articles

• Linear vs. Rotational
• Youth-Athlete.org Hitting Blog New!!!!!!!!!!!

Lead off stance

• http://youtube.com/watch?v=a6pE5S0Gj_k

Nutrients

• http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/nutrient.htm

Outfield

• http://www.baseball-excellence.com/index.cfm?Method=Instructions_Instructionsdetail&id=43

Pitching

• http://www.pitchsoftball.com/IncreasetheSpeedofYourFastball.html - New!
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P5-FtmSKrk&feature=fvw - New! 
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcRaIHYzjy0&feature=related
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P2sT93UXlo
• http://www.rightviewpro.com/how-rvp-works/motions 
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKUYDVH-kVY&feature=related
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocGg7-yVAk4&NR=1
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1xV8fAd2As
• Avoid injury 
• 3 hints for speed
• Change-up
• Drop Curve Change
• Riseball
• Riseball-by Jennie Finch
• Screwball

Second Base

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Rn2n3OZ1do
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwdMSFyCrSU

Short Stop

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwdMSFyCrSU

Speed and Agility Videos

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFgoqlZXxYM&NR=1
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBott39TUP4
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYzg_CULyUM&NR=1
• Dot Drills
• Skips 
• Myosourse

Third Base

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIlnfFmYheo

Throwing

• http://www.5min.com/Video/How-To-Play-Baseball-Throw--Catch-5150051
• http://youtube.com/watch?v=QEBTUkgSwoM
• http://youtube.com/watch?v=84V324Mx7RA
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFa7RyeMf28&NR=1
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRcQ6C2a6qE
• Throwing

 General Tips

• http://www.qcbaseball.com/- all drills for hitting, pitching, coaching and more.
• http://fastpitchsoftball.com/softball-drills/
• http://www.allaboutfastpitch.com/drills.html
• http://www.softballpower.tv/features/380?act=EMC-eNews_Soft_0508&Link=11
• Softball Excellence
• http://www.eteamz.com/fastpitch/instruction/tips/index.cfm?
• Web Ball - Skills clinic and product guide