As the season progresses, it has been said baseball players get out of shape because of the constant playing of games, practices, and consistent reps of those baseball actions.  Baseball is a game that is played often, and requires short bursts of speed and explosive actions to be successful.   Add in rest, and there it is, the life of a baseball player.  With the major league season beginning last week, you won’t see players out of shape yet, that usually comes around July and August (otherwise known as the dog days of summer) when the players are somewhat wilting as the temps get higher and higher. This may be the dog days for the high school players as the season is...

Happy New Year to all!  As the new year begins, so do new ideas, new trends, new beginnings and new seasons.  High School baseball will begin shortly, youth leagues will begin tryouts for their upcoming seasons, and the College baseball season begins at the end of the month. Training at Performance Plus is about preparing you for the new season, preparing you for a new opportunity that the game of baseball brings.  Whether it is throwing bullpens to sharpen up the curve ball, or work on a new pitch, those training sessions are designed to better the player so when that opportunity comes up, in tryouts or even a game situation, the player is ready for that opportunity to...

Yes, I can honestly say, I am still settling in after moving here in August.  Numbers like “The 10″, “The 101″, “The 202″, and “P2″ are all numbers I hear over and over.  The last number,”P2″ has been an incredible number for me as a baseball coach and to all baseball players.  “P2″ or otherwise known as Performance Plus in Chandler, AZ, is a baseball training facility that incorporates more than just hitting instruction. After my marriage in July to my wife Angela, I moved to the Valley in August to be with her and her 2 daughters.  Angela is an English teacher at a Phoenix charter school.  Professionally, I have 22 years of college baseball coaching experience, with 11 of...

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Perfect Game wrote that Performance Plus athlete, Kenton Hughes, of the Arizona Grinders, fit the leadoff profile perfectly, making consistent hard contact and showing a little gap power thanks to a quick, fluid swing. He went 2-2 with a triple, 2 RBI, 1 walk, 1 run and 3 stolen bases. Congratulations, Kenton! Looks like the Hitting for Power Program is really paying off!

Matt Downs, formerly of the San Francisco Giants and now with the Houston Astros, talks hitting with Joe Roundy of Performance Plus.

The key to hitting for power is an aggressive swing. The key to hitting for power CONSISTENTLY is an aggressive swing coupled with proper swing mechanics. Why are proper swing mechanics so important?  They allow your body to deliver the right part of the bat to the right part of the ball. Here are the components of proper swing mechanics: Athletic Stance The Load Delivering the bat to the ball What part of the ball are we trying to hit? Through the ball Follow Through Watch for our next post, Hitting for Power CONSISTENTLY which will describe the proper swing mechanics component – Athletic Stance. If you have questions or would like more information about Hitting for power CONSISTENTLY, or...