YBE 023: Lessons From 50 Years Of Coaching with Jerry Weinstein

Jerry Weinstein, field manager of the Wareham Gatemen and on special assignment for the Colorado Rockies in scouting & player development, explains higher-level baseball concepts and insights gleaned from 50+ years of coaching experience. Plus, Justin Stone of elitebaseball.tv answers the Question Of The Week about what batters should be thinking when they are up to hit. Have your own question? Ask Justin and get an answer!

In this 62-minute episode, you'll learn:

• the difference between a big league player and a championship-caliber player
• what an Offensive Coordinator does
• why Jerry is not a fan of pitch counts
• at least four possible reasons why Tommy John surgeries are so prevalent at younger ages
• what deceleration means for pitchers and why it's important
• the best approach to help your kids avoid pitching injuries
• why tee work is not necessarily best when teaching older kids to hit
• whether young batters are better off hitting grounders or fly balls, and why
• an example of an appropriate drill environment to produce better hitters
• whether in-game reminders of mechanics are helpful or not
• how to tell if baseball products are useful
• whether baseball instruction has gotten better or worse over time
• which side of the nature vs. nurture side Jerry is on
• what the difference is between Americans who play baseball all year round and Dominicans who play all year
• what pitching combinations are
• how to help hitters with pitch recognition

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Jerry Drill
• Bullpen bat
• Jerry Weinstein's Coaching Catchers web site
• Texas Baseball Ranch
• Driveline Baseball
• American Sports Medicine Institute
• Dr. James Andrews' Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center
• Tom House's National Pitching Association

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