Articles on Baseball, Softball & More -- Coach Dan Blewett

EP88 Parents Giving Their Kid a Gatorade in the Dugout? Is It a Big Deal?

In this episode, we discuss the separation between parents and their players in the dugout. Some coaches recently were arguing on twitter […]

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Are olympic lifts good for baseball players–are they worth the risks? Should players swing at the first pitch of an at-bat? What

At some point in my athletic career I learned it: No one cares why you didn’t. You said you could — that you’d execute and

Diamondbabble: when baseball coaches describe things in overly complicated ways. Why is the game overflowing with it? In this episode, Dan reads

I recently wrote and shared An Open Letter to Young White Athletes. This was what I’d say to a kid about what’s

“Hey Dan, I need to speak with you in my office.” I knew what that meant. I hadn’t been pitching well for

Baseball season arrived, then quit on us. But, this is a bigger heartbreak and a more confusing time than some parents may

Dear Athlete, I was you before I hung up my cleats and left my jersey hanging with a lonely drape in my

The slide step is a pretty straightforward thing, if it’s taught correctly. The thing is, though, that most coaches teach it incorrectly,