Sports Psychologist Ken Ravizza discusses ‘When Does the Baseball or Softball Game Begin’ We talked about when an at bat begins, but when does a game begin? Do we prepare before they throw the first pitch? I think it’s the same concept of going into...
Hitting the Breaking Ball – Angled Front Toss Drill One of the hardest things as a hitter, we try to do is hit a breaking ball. A Curve Ball, a Slider – it really doesn’t matter. We try to time ourself with a fastball, but that timing is off if...
Baseball and Softball Catcher Receiving Drill – (Soft Hands Drill) The number one job of the catcher is to catch the ball. This is our mitt. This is what we use to catch the ball. But for this drill we are not going to. For this drill we are...
Advanced Catchers Blocking Drill – (Don’t Let Me hit You in the Face) It’s so important for us as catchers to block the ball. To give the pitcher confidence! To give the coach or manager confidence! That we are going to keep the ball in...
Mental Coaching for Baseball and Softball Hi, I’m Chad Moeller of Chad Moeller Baseball. I’m here with a great friend of mine, Ken Ravizza, sports psychologist. We spent a lot of time together through my career. 16+ years together going back to...
Baseball and Softball Batting Drill- Fastball and Change Up Drill There’s nothing quite the same as the game for a hitter. Practice is never quite the same how we treat it. We can’t simulate the game. What we want to do is try to get close. So, I...
