how to  be a better finisher. And how do i curve the ball the right way? do you know any websites?
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I Say Go TO Ehow.com and type in How to Curve A Ball Better\n\n\nI agree With The Striker
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first, strive to be ambidextrous (ability to dribble with both hands). then learn the Spin Move, Pivoting, Thru The Legs, Windmill, Butterfly, Spider, Etc. Basics are all the same. Juz Pass the ball more often & avoid too much body contact with opponents. we're not professionals anyway. Let the Centre or Forwards do the scoring job.
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http://www.coachteeball.com/TeeballCoachingTips.htm\n\nfor 10 tee-ball coaching techniques!\n\nHAVE FUN!!!!!
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Slick Vic has a good idea but its better to start off dribbling with one hand. These are some of the exercises my old coach showed me. Start dribbling the ball normally, but do it with only one finger. Then dribble the ball with two fingers while dribbling faster and dribbling the ball closer to the ground. Go up to five fingers and u should dribble the ball barely off the ground. \nAnother exercise is the figure 8. Dribble the ball close to the ground, spread your legs apart and dribble the ball in a figure 8 around ur legs, left hand around the left leg, right hand around the right leg:)
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Im the same do the basics,anotther good thing to do is practice your bat swing,im talkin about bat speed,knowing what each pitch looks like,train your eye to pick up the ball mid way between you and the pitcher,make sure your timing is right,dont over step with your lead foot its all in your hips anyway,my coach taught us to place your toe to the cornner of the plate and then bring your toe to where the back of your foot is so you can make contact on any pitch,(on and inside pitch your going to turn your hips sooner making your bat come come closer to you.its the oppsite for and outside pitch your going to wait on the ball and take a slight step inside at the same time swinging your hips to the outside.as for feilding get a good jump on the ball and dont make a catch in an ocward position,get a good angle.
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Here you go, just follow these simple steps.\n\n1.Hide the ball in your glove.\n \n2.Grip the ball with your middle and index fingers perpendicular to the seams at their widest point, with your thumb underneath the ball.\n \n3. Spread your top fingers apart slightly and keep your ring finger and pinkie tucked into your palm. \n \n4. Hold the ball firmly, applying pressure with your middle finger and thumb. Try not to let the ball rest in the palm of your hand, and keep your index finger relaxed. \n \n5.Wind up into the pitch. Use the same pitching motion as in your other pitches so that the batter cannot predict a curveball. \n \n6.Keep your wrist relaxed. After drawing back the pitch, hold your wrist so that the back of your hand points toward your body. \n \n7.Roll your wrist downward and to the right (if you are right-handed) or to the left (if you're left-handed) immediately before releasing the pitch. \n \n8.Release the pitch and follow through by bending your wrist. A right-hander should finish with the palm facing in toward the chest. The top of your thumb should be facing up.\n \n9.Throw the ball between the batter and home plate if you're a left-handed pitcher facing a left-handed batter or if you're a right-handed pitcher facing a right-handed batter.\n \n \n\n \n \nTips:\nYou can also try gripping the ball between and along the seams. Spread your fingers apart slightly and press your middle finger into the ball. Go with the grip that allows you a comfortable release, the proper spin and maximum control.\n \nTurn your wrist further to increase the ball's spin. You will lose some control but will gain more curve. Throw harder, and the pitch gains speed but loses some of the curving movement.\n \n \nWarnings:\nThrowing a curveball can cause serious and possibly permanent damage to your shoulder, elbow and wrist. For this reason, most managers and coaches advise that young players avoid this pitch until they reach physical maturity.
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Doing curls or dips won't necessarily improve the speed of your ball.  Concentrate on the mechanics of pitching.  Good mechanics will help with the velocity of the pitch.  Lifting weights is very important for pitchers but having big arms won't make you throw harder.  Lift light when doing arms but concentrate on your legs and your mid-section.  Long toss is also a big help.  One more thing, make sure you stretch after you lift to make sure you don't lose flexibility
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emm throwin a ball around?? u must become the ball, get to know the ball, be its best friend, become on. or get lessons or something. sorry :( no one answered ur q so i thought id give it a go
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The first guy who answered was retarded. If you want to get better you must\nA.)Practice your jump shot. Copy Jordan's. You must be able to jump in the air then shoot. That will enable you to do more difficult things like turn arounds, and fade aways.\nB.)Practice your ball handling. It may not always be fun, but unless you are 6 foot 8 you will need superior ball handling skills. You need a crossover and to be able to dribble with both hands.\nC.)Your inside game. The left handed lay-up will give you an edge because you will be able to go left or right. Work on hook shots, and floaters as well. \nD.)You must play people better than you and be willing to get your butt spanked for a while before you will learn little tricks they do and eventually surpass them through practice and hard work.\nE.)You must be in great cardio shape. Which means running a lot. Sprinting makes you faster.\n\n*Here's a little trick. Notice which foot your defender has closest to you and drive in that direction. They have less time to adjust that way. It's less effective to drive the other way unless you're gonna pull up and fade away, or your defender is slower than you.
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ok, first get a decent stance, when you swing bring your knob to the ball and never just swing your barrel, when you swing never roll your wrists and hit the ball on a level swing.always step towards the pitcher and keep your eye on the ball and check where the pitcher releases, that tels you if its high or low. good luck.
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move up a little in the box and hope you can hit when it STARTS to break..it is just timing it would be better if you can learn to switch hit then that way you can see the ball break toward and you can hit it better...try to go with the pitch ..don't pull it
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here r somethings u can do 2 become better.. \n\nFigure 8's - with dribble \nSpread legs dribble the ball in a figure eight motion around and between the legs. Do this with a lot of dribbles and then with as few as possible. Stay low! \n\n\nDrum dribble \nEither standing or on one knee have players dribble ball changing hands with each touch. Start with a steady dribble then work down to super fast low dribbles. then have them dribble with one finger on each hand and with their balled up fist. \n\nKeep your head up\nWhen you dribble the ball, your intent is to go somewhere. Maybe you are dribbling up the court on a fast break, maybe you are dribbling to the wing as part of the offense, or maybe you are driving past the defender and to the basket. Whatever your goal and wherever you are going, you need to see the floor. Never dribble the ball with your head down, looking at the ball. By keeping your head up and seeing the floor, you can see where the defense is and what your next move might have to be. You can also see where your teammates are, who might be open, and what a good passing opportunity might be.\n\nThis is a great drill for getting used to dribbling with your head up so you can see the floor: simply start at one baseline and dribble full speed the full length of the court, keeping your head up at all times. DO NOT look down at the ball. Switch hands at half court. You can also try this drill with your eyes closed. But only dribble at half speed, and make sure to open your eyes after a few dribbles to make sure you aren't going to run into anything.\n\n\nBe able to dribble with either hand\nIf you can only dribble effectively with your strong hand, you are very limited as an offensive threat. If I'm a defender, and I know you can only dribble to your right side, it will be very easy to guard you. But if you can drive to either your right or left, and have a good outside shot, then you're a real threat. Then I have to guard against a shot, and a drive to either side. Now you've got me guessing about what you might do next. Work on dribbling with both hands so that you don't have a weak dribbling hand. Work at it enough that you can dribble and drive to the baset equally well with either hand.\n\nThere are two ways to build your off-hand dribbling skills: one is simply to practice with your off hand. Make a point to do ONLY off hand dribbling drills for 15 or 20 mins a day for the next week. You'll be amazed at how much better your off hand will be in just that short amount of time.\n\nAnother amazing set of drills for developing your off hand are two-ball drills. Get two basketballs and start off at the baseline. Dribble both balls in a zig-zag pattern for the full length of the court, bouncing the balls at the same time. Once you reach the other end of the floor, do the same drill, but this time bounce the balls at different times (one ball hits the ground as the other ball comes up to your other hand, etc.). Remember, don't look down at the balls as you dribble. Do these drills for a few weeks and your off hand dribbling ability will be much improved.\n\n\nBALL SLAP DRILL \nThe ball slap drill is performed by taking the ball and with your left hand slap the ball hard, and then taking your right hand and slap the ball hard. This ball slap drill is a good way to warm your hands up and this will help you get a good feel for the ball. Continue performing the slap the ball dribbling drill until your hands are good, awake, and ready to begin. \n\n\nAROUND THE WORLD DRILL \nBasketball Dribbling Drill #2: The around the world basketball drill stats by circling the ball around your head, than your waist, and finally put your legs together and take the ball around both legs at the knees. Then, bend at the waist, spread your legs, and circle the ball around one leg, then the other. The around the world basketball drill will give you a great feel for the ball in addition to hand coordination and
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Yes, go to northfieldpark.com, go to handicapper's corner, then junior's tips. Go into the message board and you should fine it there. It was rough to watch!
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To be more specific than "don't snap your wrist". \n\nGrip the ball with the index and middle fingers together so that the middle finger is just inside the seam and put your thumb at 180 from the fingers so 1/2 the ball is "sticking out" (sort of like it's floating in water except in your hand).\nWhen you deliver the ball, twist your wrist ahead of time to avoid the "snapping" motion which causes tendon/ligament damage. when you release the ball, your delivery should be almost like you're reaching out in front of you and grabbing a rope and pulling it down.\nThe most important thing about a curveball is the mechanics. Push off the mound using your legs, deliver the ball in the correct postion, and most importantly follow through with your whole body, not just your arm.\n\nAfter you try this a bit it will start to work EVERY time. It feels very funny at first though.
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Lesson #2: Mechanics that Matter \nThe buzz lately is that maybe we're all overteaching, making the act of pitching far too complicated. In efforts to simplify the process we have ideas such as 'teach/non-teach' and 'the throwing side belongs to the pitcher, the glove side belongs to the coach'. While we like the notion of reducing instruction to essentials, there is some disagreement about what matters and what doesn't.\n\nHere's the WebBall take on this... you first need to understand what good mechanics should look like and feel like - in some detail. Then you can decide what key instants in the throw most matter. (This part of the process should go beyond subjective observation - radar measurements, slow motion video, even motion capture.) When that's done, then you can decide what to correct and what to disregard. \n\nInternal vs External\nRemember: there are some mechanics that can be observed and adjusted externally (by the coach) and some forces (muscle tensions, joint movements) that aren't obvious from the outside - but they do have to feel right internally (to the pitcher). Learning to interpret from outside observation what's really happening on the inside is the toughest challenge for the coach. Conversely, understanding what everything should feel like then being able to execute it that way, consistently - that's the greatest challenge for the pitcher himself.\n\nTouching on the Highlights\nThe first step in breaking down the pitching action is to understand the phases in the pitch. In subsequent lessons each phase will be broken down into mechanical details. (We're tempted to calls these 'steps' but that implies specific checkpoints and, as explained in Lesson #1, we want everything to be continuous, no pauses.) \n\nPreparation Phase. This is what happens before you reach the launch point. It may be less important mechanically than what happens afterwards but it does establish your line of attack, and your rhythm. \n\nLoading Up. This is where the kinetic energy which will build momentum throughout the delivery is initially stored within the body. There are actually several load points - the leg up and hip turn, the hip/shoulder separation, shoulder blade pinch, and the arm cock. They shouldn't load at the same time, in fact the loading instant of each is critical to...\n\nTransferring momentum. This is where the concept of the kinetic chain is critical - stored energy in each muscle group must be given to the next in sequence. The most advanced researchers have determined that there are a critical transfer moments in which more than one thing is happening. First, there is the energy from one muscle group to the next, but also there is the stored energy within the group itself. \nFor example, when the hips and shoulders have acheived maximum separation, both are coiled back. But it isn't just the torque created by separation of trunk and upper body that gets transferred at that point; there's also the pinching back of the shoulder blades which needs to be converted to forward shoulder movement. This is referred to as scapular loading (the next lesson). \n\n\nRelease and follow through. Physics tells us that the ball can't go faster than the finger tips. We also know that perceived velocity (from the batter's perspective) is as important as actual velocity. So it's important that the release point be optimized - finding the best balance between a release point as close to the batter as possible (less reaction time) and a release point at the instant of maximum accelleration of the wrist, the hand, the fingers. Ideally there the same point, but not always. One thing is certain: A complete follow-through is important to ensure the arm does not start slowing before release. This also means that worrying about getting into a good fielding position should be irrelevant - the pitcher's main concern should be throwing a pitch they can&#3
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first off develope to have a SMOOTH FLUID swing..".GRACE IS POWER!!!!!"  then work on "bat speed" .the SPEED of the bat NOT the weight of the bat is what drives the ball.... you must maintain grace and not "mustle" the ball. there is a diffrence between a QUICK swing and a HARD swing... you want to swing QUICK. maybe most importantly you want to hit the ball on the "SWEET SPOT" of the bat... each bat has its own sweet spot... you cant hit a ball far if you dont hit it solid[ unless you're very strong] .\n   to get MAXIMUM distance you must hit the ball on a 30 degree angle... this is just plain physics... ok  ,bat speed and solid contact .maximum bat speed comes with grace... grace will also help you controll the bat enableing you to make opptimum contact. guide the bat into the ball and follow through QUICK! knowing this can make you a good coach...practiceing this will make you a good hitter... there are NO shortcuts... if you dont pay your dues .. you dont deserve it!
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The best thing that i have seen to do and done to improve FG % is to have a goal at home, even a portable one for 150 from wal-mart works, work on just shooting, if you don't make the shot run to the ball and shoot as fast as u can,dont think about it let it begin to come naturally without thinking just shooting