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Hello hitters and coaches, I recommend you bring your team to Texas this Spring!

Baseball Worldwide Development San Antonio Invitational 2013

Why Choose San Antonio?

1) Convenience: Centrally located in historic San Antonio, Texas Baseball Worldwide Development San Antonio Invitational is easy to reach from both coasts and offers everything from fine family dining to recreational activities such as golf and amusement parks, all just minutes away.

2) Brand New Facilities: Playing in a Baseball Worldwide Development tournament means you will play all games at one facility, NO TRAVEL necessary. All fields in the San Antonio Baseball Complex are precisely manicured and maintained. The infield, batting circle and pitching mound are repaired after each game and all fields feature huge dugouts, symmetrical dimensions, warm-up pitching mounds and batting cages.

3) Scheduling: Scheduling is done by Baseball Worldwide Development staff. Coaches submit on-line schedule request form indicating number of games per day, off days and teams you would like to play. In addition, we know who should be matched-up based on previous year’s records and NCAA regions.

4) Lodging Options: Convenience is important to you, your players and visiting family. With 40,000 hotel rooms in San Antonio, we are sure you will find what you are looking for. Several hotels are located adjacent to the baseball facility and hotels located in downtown San Antonio are only 20 minutes away!

5) Affordability: All fees are the same for all levels of play, whether you are a Division 1 program, or Junior College program, you have the opportunity to play in a Baseball Worldwide Development tournament.

6) Customer Service: Your needs are our first priority. Baseball Worldwide Development staff is on-site every day to answer questions, address concerns and take your suggestions to make the most pleasurable experience possible for players, coaches, family and alumni.

7) Umpires: Baseball Worldwide Development hires qualified umpires with experience in the professional leagues as well as collegiate competition.

Baseball Worldwide Development reserves the right to reject the application, or refund the registration fee, of any team applying to participate in any Baseball Worldwide Development Invitational. Teams are not officially accepted into a Baseball Worldwide Development Invitational until registration fee is paid and tournament schedule is posted on our web site.

The 2013 “San Antonio Spring Break Baseball Invitational” is coming, Feb 23, 2013-April 6th, 2013.

Dear College Baseball Coaches,

I would like to introduce you and your baseball program to the most complete and professional college spring break baseball tournament available, “The San Antonio Spring Break Invitational”, 2013.

All games will be played at our brand new facility (currently 4 professional quality playing fields, expanding to 10 in the future) located 15 minutes from historic downtown San Antonio and the San Antonio Airport.

For your travel convenience, several major hotel chains, dining options and entertainment are within walking distance from the facility and surrounding area, eliminating the need to spend most of your day in a van traveling from venue to venue.

I personally will be on the grounds and accessible everyday to assist you in any way possible. Our tournament will provide a great experience for players, family and Alumni year after year.

As a former college baseball player, and now President of Baseball Worldwide Development, my goal and passion is to provide a professional playing environment and make a difference in the lives of student athletes.

Please visit www.baseballwwt.com and enter your contact info into the sign up box to receive the most up to date details and information.

SEE YOU IN TEXAS!

 The Fine Art of Hitting.  Locked in and ready to Strike!

Hello Hitters,

The best place to start your off-season work, is a t  the start. That means forget everything you did during the season, clear your mind and start over. Begin to work on fundamentals of hitting, just like you did when you were a kid. Work on stance, stride length and balance. Work the basics. Expand on the basics, improve.

Hit everyday and focus on making soild contact with a slow swing. Center the ball on the bat and be sure to stay in balance.

Hire a trainer and get your legs, hips, butt and mid section strong. Hit with your legs!

Hello hitters,

……DON’T MISS THE FASTBALL!!…How do I hit a curve ball? This is the one question that I get from parents and kids all the time. The off speed pitch gives amateur hitters a fit. I always answer with “Don’t miss the fastball”. Kids and parents laugh, but I’m serious.

During every at-bat you should be focused on getting a fastball in your zone in favorable counts. As the at-bat goes along and the count changes, your focus should change, but you should focus on hitting the fastball when you can.

As you move up the ranks in baseball and have access to video and scouting reports, you will begin to see how pitchers throw to hitters and what counts they like to throw off-speed pitches in.  Scouting reports and video can be very helpful to hitting the fastball and not worring about how to hit off-speed pitches.  

Focus on the fastball in your zone!

Mike “The HitMan” Easler

Hello Everyone,

I have been away for a while, but for good reason.  I’m back doing what I was born to do—-Teach Hitting! I’m currently the hitting coach for the Buffalo Bisons, Triple A New York Mets. Check us out here!.

Mike “The Hitman” Easler

 

Hello Hitters,

Well, it’s here and it aint going anywhere….it’s the off-season. This is not a good time of year if you’re a fan of the game, but if you are a player (at any level) it’s the most important time of the season.

Youth players today are playing baseball all year long. At first glance, that seem s to be great. When you look a little closer, it can become a problem.

I beleive that even if you can play all year ’round, you shouldn’t. You need to take a break and create an “off-season” for yourself.

Benefits of the off-season

1. Time to recover from any injury or aches and pains-When you play everyday, take BP everyday, run and throw everyday, you will do some sort of damage to your body.

2. Relax-playing baseball everyday, during the course of a season can become stressfull, especially if you are not having a good year, or are fighting against injury. Take part of the off-season to rest your mind!

3. Be a Kid!-All kids need time to be kids. you can’t play and practice everyday. You need to spend time with friends, go to the movies, play golf, rest and have fun…other than playing baseball.

4. Work out the Kinks- The off season is the time to get back to basics and re-build your swing. Evaluate everything, right down to your stance, and make the necessary adjustments.

5. Prepare Physically- After you have taken some time off to rest, it’s time to get back to work and get bigger, stronger, faster and more flexible so you can play at your absolute top level!!

Use the Off-Season to your advantage and you will become a dangerous hitter!

Stay Focused

Mike “The HitMan” Easler

Hello Hitters,

In the playoffs, good pitching usually beats good hitting (and the Rangers can swing it!).

A good hitter has to look for the one mistake a pitcher might make. The mistake might only happen once during an entire game, or it could happen once per at-bat. Regardless, you must not miss the mistake.

In the World Series, Cliff Lee made one bad pitch and Renteria didn’t miss it! The Giants hitters knew Cliff Lee would be around the plate. They were patient and waited for pitches to hit.

As a hitter, you must be mentally ready during the playoffs because you are only going to get one chance to hit a mistake pitch. Don’t miss it!!

Stay Focused

Mike “The HitMan” Easler

Hello Hitters,

Hope you’re well and hitting ropes!

This is my favorite time of year…PLAYOFFS!

I’ve been asked recently how to stay composed at the plate and how to hit while relaxed. Some of my students say that the get nervous in a big game or in a tight situation.

The player who is the best post season performer I’ve ever seen is Derek Jeter. I want you all to watch Derek in the playoffs. He didn’t have the best offensive year of his career this season, but so what. He is going to be focused during every at bat and 100% mentally ready to do his job.

He might stike out, or ground out or fly out, but he will take pitches (giving his teammates a chance to see all the pitchers stuff). He will also be focused on doing his job at the plate. Hitting the ball the other way, sacrifice bunt, sac fly. He knows that he will not get a hit every time up, but he can help his team every time he’s up!

So what does he do differently during the post season? Well, that’s a trick question. the answer is nothing! Derek Jeter does nothing differently during the post season! He remains focused during the game and mentally prepares the days before a game.

In the playoffs you will see many pitching changes in order to match up against hitters. In his pre game prep, Jeter and all great hitters will go over the different pitchers they may face and run through different situations they may be in during the game.

The key to performing well in the playoffs or in big games is to be prepared for every possible situation you might face. The best way to stay calm and relaxed is to be prepared! The mental side of hitting is the most important side. If you are mentally ready to play, you will perform in any situation.

Enjoy the playoffs and study Derek Jeter. He is always prepared for the big situation.