The stats don’t lie: baseball is a game of failure! That means that not only will you fail, but so will your teammates. What’s important is how you handle that failure, but also how you treat your teammates when they go through the same thing. Let’s say you’ve just struck out. Now, obviously you didn’t…
Recent changes to the UIL regulations stipulate pitch counts that are certainly beneficial to players and the health of their arms. With all the injuries that have been happening in the Majors and the number of players who have had to have Tommy John surgery, this emphasizes the importance of good arm care being integrated…
When starting baseball, kids almost always begin with teeball in little league. The main objective of teeball is to learn the rules of the game, to not get hurt, and for parents to get pictures of their kids being cute. There may be two kids on the field who can catch. The goal for the…
Want your player to become a better hitter? Want to enjoy watching your player improve and get excited about working hard to get better? Trent Reynolds Player Development can help shape your player’s passion for baseball into an understanding that hard work in anything pays off. Our elite development teams have one goal; develop our…
Last year, at the age of 38, Derek Jeter finished his regular season as the league leader in hits, passing a huge 3,300 hit milestone along the way. In fact, among the 10 players who’ve reached that milestone, only Ty Cobb (age 36 in 1923) got there at a younger age than Jeter. He’s solidified himself…
Does your son want to play college ball? Some players will easily find a college team to play for, while others will need to work extremely hard to play ball at the next level. Read the following list and check off each line that applies to your player to determine their desirability to college teams….
It’s fair to say that players and parents both go into high school with expectations of what the experience will be like both on and off the field. However, at some schools, the program won’t meet those expectations. Here are some potential problems that come up in high school and how to overcome those pitfalls….
Your team is down by one run in the 9th inning of a championship game. There are two outs and you’re next up to bat with a runner on second. Your heart is pounding. Their pitcher has been ‘on’ all night. If you can just get your runner home, you can send the game to…
Does your player have great swing mechanics but hesitates to pull the trigger when at the plate? Here are a few things that you can coach him to do that might cure this tentativeness. 1. Stop deciding. A hitter who is deciding whether to hit the pitch is a tentative hitter. Instead coach your player that…
Often we are asked, “What type of player gets the most out of working with TRPD?” This is a great question since 1) our program is unique and not a fit for every player, and 2) a player’s emotional “make-up” has as much to do with his development and performance as his physical tools. Over…