CoachTube Baseball-Bob Morgan's Turn & Burn Drill: Outfield Play

Watch baseball coaching videos from former head baseball coach at Indiana University, Bob Morgan. Book his entire CoachTube video course at this link: He discusses the crucial components for the last line of defense including throwing grip, stance, creep steps, and proper techniques and footwork for catching the baseball.

About this Course

Bob Morgan's "Outfield Play: The Defense's Secondary" is a must have resource for coaches and athletes who want to better understand the critical factors involved in fundamentally solid outfield play. These coaching videos discuss the crucial components for the last line of defense including throwing grip, stance, creep steps, and proper techniques and footwork for catching the baseball. It also reviews routes to the ball, playing the fence, and fielding a ground balls with no one on base and men on base. In addition, the course covers how outfielders should play hitters, as well as presenting several drills that coaches can incorporate into their team's practice schedule to develop their outfielders. 

Topics covered include:

• Stance & creep steps
• Focus on the batter
• Catching drills
• Inside/outside routes
• Catching at the fence
• Catching the ball off the wall
• Throwing the baseball
• Blocking the ball & do-or-die
• Playing the hitters
• Drills

Coach Credentials

Bob MorganIndiana Head Baseball Coach

Former head baseball coach at Indiana University Bob Morgan directed the IU Hooiser’s  program for 22 seasons. Morgan led his teams during the course of his career to a 1,070-586-6 (.646) record—one of 30 NCAA Division I baseball coaches in history with 1,000 career victories. A part of the most respected coaches in the game, Morgan is a 1969 graduate of Ohio University, where he earned three letters as a pitcher for the Bobcats.

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The Baseball Programs have everything needed to maximize the physical tools needed for playing baseball. Rotational power movements, shoulder and lower back injury prevention exercises, forearm strength, it's all here! Playing baseball places specific demands on the body and these programs will help meet these demands!

As will all the Baseball Programs, the sets, repetitions, exercise prescription, and actual weight of the programs are based off an initial fitness level and specific strength to bodyweight ratios. With simple feedback, the progression of the program will follow the body’s unique adaptation process to exercise.

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3 Day Competitive Baseball Program - Fielder View a Sample Of This Program Below

3 Day Competitive Baseball Program - Pitcher

Week 1 - Day 2 (Thursday) of Baseball Fielder Program	Week Difficulty:Medium
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Select		Exercise Name	Set and Rep Combinations
	1	Warmup and Stretch	8 minutes
	2	Theraband Rotators (all positions)	12 reps, 8 reps, 8 reps
	3	Video Back Extension	13 reps, 13 reps
	4	Video Kneeling Cross Body Extension	14 reps, 14 reps
	5	Video Cable Close Grip Row (Low Pulley)	15 reps @ 160 lbs, 12 reps @ 160 lbs
	6	Video Lat Pulldown Close Grip Front	15 reps @ 140 lbs, 10 reps @ 125 lbs
	7	Video Dumbbell Lateral Raise	15 reps @ 32 lbs, 10 reps @ 29 lbs
	8	Video Dumbbell Rear Lateral Raise	15 reps @ 25 lbs, 10 reps @ 23 lbs
	9	Video Dumbbell Seated External Rotation	15 reps @ 20 lbs, 10 reps @ 18 lbs
	10	Video Dumbbell Seated Forearm Extension	15 reps @ 11 lbs, 10 reps @ 10 lbs
	11	Video Dumbbell Seated Forearm Flexion	15 reps @ 23 lbs, 10 reps @ 21 lbs
	12	Video Standing Toe Press	15 reps @ 240 lbs, 10 reps @ 215 lbs
	13	Seated Toe Press	15 reps @ 120 lbs, 10 reps @ 110 lbs
	14	Video Med Ball Side Throw (standing)	6 reps, 4 reps

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Nathan Lewis CSCS US Sports Strength and Conditioning

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Fully customized exercises, sets, reps and weights. Videos demonstrating proper technique for every exercise. Routines utilizing equipment available to you — home or gym! Personal contact with me anytime via built-in email system. Integrated feedback loop for precise program monitoring.

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