Fellas,

As we all know human beings are creatures of habit and being creatures of habit the great majority of coaches in any sport are bound by what they were or should I say (were not taught) prior to coaching and they are still stuck in their old conventional, self opinionated ways and methods of coaching. that is all they know, there is an unending chain of those coaches who have not yet been taught the finer points of the game right on up the line and have yet to become "TEACHERS," I run across them on a regular basis, only those of us who are the dedicated ones who have worked diligently for years on learning how to become excellent students and hopefully good "TEACHERS," of the game of baseball fully understand where we are at in relation as to what scientific research findings have brought to the baseball worlds table especially and most importantly on how the body in motion should function in difference as to how the body in motion does naturally function, there is a distinct difference due to the fact that when the body's chain reactive, hip to shoulder and mouse trap movements etc. are executed properly they are directed by the communication of the athletes mind to brain messages into body actions, in turn when the body acts on it's natural untrained impulses it functions quite differently, so consequently I find that the most successfully way to draw those who may be susceptible to change from old to new would be to organize some open to discussion on going awareness sessions with video clips of those who execute strong acceleration from the rubber with hip and torso lead, good drive foot, leg, knee and hip flexor extension,closed body position to touch down with proper leg and body position at deceleration with proper hip to shoulder separation, proper arm movement bringing the ball and hand out of the glove down, back, around ,up and on through with proper external and internal arm and elbow extension movement on through to release point and on to a nice flat back fielding position letting the ball in hand come to a momentary rest on the glove side knee, "NOT ALLOWING THE ARM TO VIOLENTLY RECOIL BACK UP,"  so as to allow the tremendous energy built up during the throwing movement to dissipate into the large muscles of the lower body instead of the smaller muscles of the upper body. I feel that when talking to those who will listen who do not understand is to show and explain those details in full and why they should be executed in the sequence as explained to them is of the most importance. Having Brent with his vast research and knowledge to attend those sessions would also be of the utmost importance.

Nuff Said.

Don Ervin

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