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Base Position - Baseball

January 5, 2009

Starting Position

  • Standing

Procedure

  • Place feet slightly wider than shoulder width apart, push hips back and down slightly.
  • Drop chest slightly to ground, shifting bodyweight to the front of your feet with your heels slightly off ground.
  • SLIGHTLY turn knees in while keeping tension in the glutes so weight is evenly distributed on the inside balls of feet.

Coaching Keys

  • Keep knees behind toes and tension in glutes
  • Keep back flat

You Should Feel It

  • In the glutes

Tags: Baseball, Reaction, Acceleration, Speed

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