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Baseball Fundamentals
Sasi Karuparti
2012 Summer Baseball Camp with Coach Dick Birmingham
June 4-8, 2012
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Hitting: Hitting Position
Hitting Position:
Chin pointing toward pitcherWeight on back foot; back knee bent
Stride: short, straight, same, soft
Shoulder falls into natural slot
Front foot aligned to middle corner of home plate, wide but comfortable stance
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Hitting: Striding Position
Striding Position:
Stride: short, straight, same, soft
Stride serves as a timing mechanismWeight stays on back foot, do not come forward
Hands cocked
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Hitting: Contact Point Position
Contact Point Position:
Bat level
Head on or behind back knee
Back leg folded, front leg straight
Bat drives forward
Head follows ball
Square-up, not a circular movement
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Hitting: Follow Through Position
Follow Through Position:
Similar to Contact Point Position
Head on or behind back knee
Back leg folded, front leg straight
Bat drives forward
Head follows ball
Bat follows the ball
After Follow Through Position, release
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Fielding: Ready Position
Ready Position:
Weight on the balls of the feet
Be ready to move in 10 directions: forward, shallow left, left, deep left, shallow right, right, deep
right, down, backwards, up
Hands facing each other
Waist slightly bendChin up, facing batter
Ready to act if ball is hit
Creep into position, two steps, feet somewhat outside shoulders
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Fielding: Fielding Position
Fielding Position:
Wide base
Two explosive steps, plant foot and spread foot, get wide
Glove down moment spread foot hits the ground
Big pocket facing the ball
Other hand on top of glove so ball does not jump out
Secure glove, ready to throw
Weight on front feetCharge the ball if it is traveling slowly
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Fielding: Throwing Position
Throwing Position:Weight on back foot
Thumb to the thigh, fingers to the sky
Control the V, goes straight to the target
Stride-test the ice, then throw
Back foot pivots
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Pitching Positions
Signal Position: Hands Rocker Step/Pivot: Rocker step is a smalltogether, waiting for step to the side, then pivot front foot
signal from catcher away from body
Balance Position: Front Striding Position: Front foot goes down then forward,
knee lifted, leg below hands go past thigh to the sky (see throwing position);
knee; knee level or ball is thrown
above the hip level;
hit position, not
go through it
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Follow Through Position: Back foot to sky, Ready Position
back flat, facing catcher, go into readyposition
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Sliding Position
Sliding Position:
One leg bent, forming a four
Head and hands up
Fall and slide toward base
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Base Running
Base Running:Hands pump up: hip to lip
Run past first base, break down quickly, go if bad throw to first
Second and third, run to bag
Curve a few steps away from second/third then turn to align to next bag
Run to home from third in foul territory, run back to third in fair territory
Charge the bag, make baseman get off bag
Run past home
