Let Me Know When You’ve Done Enough for Coach to Put You on the Field
One sentence from a busy dad. No blaming the coach. No excuses. Youth sports could use a lot more of Mr. Havoc.
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Parents · Kehoe Going All Kehoe
Player Development · Coaches
NFHS vs. Hitting Coach Certification: What’s the Difference?
One gets you on the field. The other teaches you how to make a hitter better. High school coaches need to know which is which.
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Player Development · Coaches
How to Become a Private Baseball Hitting Instructor
Playing the game gets you in the door. Getting hitters better, and proving it, is what keeps parents coming back.
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Player Development · Coaches
Hitting Coach Certification Programs Compared (2026 Guide)
Not every coaching certification is trying to do the same job. Compare them by what they actually teach and prove, and the right one gets obvious.
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Player Development · Coaches
Online Softball Hitting Coach Certification: A Fastpitch Coach’s Guide
Your team credential and your hitting education are two different things. Here’s what fastpitch coaches need from each, and where to get both online.
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Player Development · Parents & Players
Switch Hitting: Two Sides, One Complete Hitter
Switch hitting can be a real weapon. It can also stall a hitter for years. Here's how to tell which one it will be for yours.
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Player Development · Parents
High School Baseball Tryout Hitting Tips: How to Stand Out in a Few Swings
Coaches decide fast. Here is what they watch in the cage, how to prepare in the last four weeks, and what to do with the handful of swings you get.
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Player Development · High School
High School Baseball Hitting Drills: A 15–18-Year-Old Offseason Plan
A simple offseason hitting plan for high-school hitters: build the body, train the swing, sharpen decisions and carry better work into tryouts.
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Player Development · Youth Baseball
Hitting Drills for 14 Year Olds: Getting Ready for 60/90
Fourteen is the jump to the big field, firmer pitching and a heavier bat. These drills build the bat speed and approach to handle it.
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Player Development · Parents
Baseball Bat Size Chart: By Age, Height and Weight (2026)
Get the length, weight and stamp right, then pick the bat he can swing fast and control. That’s the whole job.
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Player Development · Fastpitch
Should My Daughter Slap or Hit Away? A Parent’s Decision Guide
Slapping can be a real weapon or a detour. Here’s how to decide honestly, and how to try it without losing her swing.
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Player Development · Fastpitch
Softball Bat Size Chart: Fastpitch Bat Length, Weight and Drop by Age
A chart gets you close. Three quick tests in the backyard tell you if the bat actually fits her swing.
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Player Development · Coaches
How to Become a Certified Hitting Coach (2026 Guide)
A certificate doesn’t make you a hitting coach. Learning to diagnose, teach and communicate does — and the right certification should prove you can.
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Player Development · Parents
How Much Do Hitting Lessons Cost? (2026 Parent Guide)
Real 2026 numbers, what you’re actually paying for, and the hidden costs nobody puts on the price sheet.
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Player Development · Parents
Are Online Hitting Lessons Worth It? An Honest Answer
Yes for some hitters, no for others. Here’s how to tell which one your kid is — before you spend a dollar.
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Player Development · Parents
What Age Should a Kid Start Hitting Lessons?
Most kids are ready for real hitting lessons around 8 to 10. Before that, the best coach is a wiffle ball and a backyard.
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Player Development · Parents
Online Hitting Lessons vs In-Person: Which Fits Your Hitter?
In-person wins on feel. Online wins on access and consistency. Most hitters get the most from a plan that uses both.
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Player Development · Parents
Hitting Lessons for Beginners: What the First Month Looks Like
A good first month isn’t a new swing. It’s a baseline, a few fundamentals, one priority, a home routine — and proof it’s working.
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Player Development · Scottsdale Parents
How to Choose a Hitting Coach in Scottsdale
Scottsdale has plenty of cages and coaches. Five questions will tell you which one has a plan for your hitter.
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Player Development · Players & Parents
What College Coaches Look For in a Hitter
Bat speed gets you noticed. Swing decisions, athleticism and how you act after an 0-for-4 get you the offer conversation.
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Player Development · Coaches
Team Hitting Practice Plan for Coaches (60 Minutes)
Six stations, four groups, zero kids standing in line. A minute-by-minute team hitting plan that trains all 4 pillars and carries into games.
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Player Development · Parents
Training Hitters in the Arizona Heat: A Summer Plan
Phoenix summers don’t have to stall your hitter. Train early, train late, train inside — and get MORE out of fewer minutes.
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Kehoe Going All Kehoe · Baseball Stories · Team Culture
The 1987 Scottsdale Artichokes: What a Year. What a Team.
The opening chapter of a series on the people, the wins, and a ballclub that had it all.
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Player Development · For Coaches
Scouting Is Not Coaching
“Fast bat.” “Great athlete.” Useful observations, but not coaching yet. Turn every label into a better question.
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Kehoe Going All Kehoe · Player Development · Parents & Coaches
There’s No Secret Sauce: How to Vet a Hitting Coach
No secret sauce, no one right way. How you move, think and see, and how to spot a coach worth keeping.
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Complete Hitter
The 4 Pillars of a Complete Hitter
The swing, athleticism, processor and mental game have to work together.
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Kehoe Going All Kehoe · Team Culture · Complete Hitter
The Word “Limits” Makes Me Sick
Great teams don’t accept a ceiling. They build the athlete, the swing, the processor and the competitor — then find out how good they can be.
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At-Home Training
Baseball Hitting Drills at Home: A 15-Minute Daily Plan
Five short stations, 15 minutes a day: athletic position, sequence, barrel control, eye work and game-intent swings.
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Player Development · Parents
How Parents Can Help a Hitter Get Better Without Guessing
Find the priority, use one cue, film instead of fix — and keep practice from turning into arguments.
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Coaches · Team Testing
The Preseason Hitting Evaluation Every Team Should Run
Test all four pillars in one practice, build a team sheet and know exactly what to train first.
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Bunting · Parents
How to Teach a Kid to Bunt: A Step-by-Step Guide
Grip, feet, barrel angle and a target test that shows whether your hitter can really bunt.
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Coaches · Mental Game
Coaching the Mental Game: A Team Guide to Approach and Resets
Grade the process, teach one reset, give every hitter a plan and make practice pressure real.
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Coaches · Small Ball
Team Bunting Practice: Drills and a Scored Game for Coaches
A 20-minute team bunting rotation, a target game with real scores and how to make small ball automatic.
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Kehoe Going All Kehoe · Mental Game · Player Development
The Greatest Gift Sport Can Give
Not the discipline. Not the friendships. The pure win-or-lose competition, and why you should hold onto it as long as you can.
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Kehoe Going All Kehoe · Mental Game · Player Development · Complete Hitter
The Pain of Discipline vs. the Pain of Regret
Every hitter pays a price. See how discipline now—or regret later—shows up in the swing, strength, processor and mental approach.
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Mental Game · MLB Breakdown · Player Development
The Game Gives You Another Chance
Even the best hitters in the world struggle. Stay prepared, reset fast and be ready when the game offers another opportunity.
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Hitting Processor · Spin
Bring Back Wiffle Ball
Want to hit spin? Real movement, velo changes and instant swing feedback for the price of a pizza.
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MLB Breakdown · Complete Hitter
45 Homers. Two Completely Different Hitting Blueprints.
Same power total, very different paths—and a major development lesson.
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Kehoe Going All Kehoe · Player Development · Complete Hitter · Mental Game
How Good Can You Be?
52 years of playing, coaching and scouting. Less than 1% of players max out. Here are the six things they do.
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Kehoe Going All Kehoe · Player Development · Mental Game · Swing Development
Are You a 500 or a 10,000?
Some hitters build a move in 500 reps. Some need 10,000. Both get there. The myelin science of reps, and why “want to” is a skill.
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MLB Breakdown · Swing Development · Player Development
Miguel Cabrera’s Timeless Swing
What Cabrera’s 500th home run teaches hitters about adjustability, consistency and building a swing that survives change.
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Kehoe Going All Kehoe · Mental Game · Development
Embrace the Bully Called Hitting
Build the mindset to compete in a game designed around failure.
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Kehoe Going All Kehoe · Player Development · Mental Game
What I Wish the Game Was Today
Energy. Teamwork. Accountability. Urgency. Joy. The AHD non-negotiables for playing like it matters.
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Kehoe Going All Kehoe · Player Development · Complete Hitter
What Makes an Elite Coach?
There are many kinds of good coaches. Only a few are elite. They don’t need every trait, but they better be strong in several.
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Player Development
Development Should Survive the Coach
Real development teaches athletes why they are good and how to find it again.
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MLB Breakdown · Development
Austin Hedges Was Never Done
What one veteran’s rebuild can teach young hitters about owning the process.
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MLB Breakdowns · Complete Hitter · Player Development
Data Doesn’t Swing the Bat
The Red Sox scored two runs in two games. Willson Contreras said data and computers aren’t enough. Here’s what every hitter should take from it.
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Kehoe Going All Kehoe · Complete Hitter · MLB Breakdowns · Hitting Processor
They’re Not Extinct. We Stopped Building Them.
Gwynn, Boggs and Carew would win games in 2026. Why the contact artist is a winning brand of hitter.
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Kehoe Going All Kehoe · Player Development · Mental Game · Complete Hitter
We Can Be So Much Better.
A brutally honest look at amateur hitting. I see a lot of meh. We can get so much better, and in a hurry.
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Kehoe Going All Kehoe · Player Development · Parents
$500 Bats Don’t Build Hitters
Youth baseball is breaking the bank. What young hitters actually need, and what parents can skip.
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Coaching · 2015 Archive
3 Skills of an Effective Hitting Coach
The three skills that make a baseball or softball coach effective: communicating well, knowing the field deeply and earning players’ trust.
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Coaching · 2015 Archive
How to Teach Hitting: The What, Why, How Method
A step-by-step method for hitting coaches and parents: teach one thing at a time, be exact, and explain what, why and how for every skill.
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Youth Sports · 2015 Archive
Youth Sports: Let Kids Play More Than One Sport
A 12U team playing 200 games a year and zero other sports. Why coaches should stop hoarding young athletes and let kids play multiple sports.
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Coaching · 2015 Archive
Coaching Styles: More Than One Way to Win
Two coaches with about 25 state titles between them and opposite styles. What elite baseball coaches share and why there’s more than one way to win.
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Parents · 2015 Archive
4 Rules for Being a Good Sports Parent
Four absolutes for parents of young athletes, from remembering it’s their dream, not yours, to knowing no kid ever tries to fail.
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Coaching · 2015 Archive
The Hidden Skill of Great Hitting Coaches
Cage hours and video study matter, but the skill that sets exceptional hitting coaches apart is how they connect with players. A 2015 coaching essay.
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