Product Details

• Actors: Marty Schupak & players, Youth Baseball, Youth Baseball Coaching, Little League Coaching
• Directors: Marty Schupak & players, Marty Schupak, Baseball Coaching, Baseball Training, Little League
• Format: NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: VideosForCoaches.com,Baseball Fundamentals
• VHS Release Date: March 1, 1999
• Run Time: 34 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (73 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0967124808
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #196,178 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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During more than a decade of coaching youth baseball teams, Marty Shupak realized that he kept seeing coaches and teams put hour after hour into practices that became so repetitive that they served only to bore the Little Leaguers forced to endure them. He sought to remedy the problem by devising practice routines that can take less than an hour, and which consist of drills that the kids will not only find fun and interesting, but will help them consistently develop their baseball skills. In this video, Shupak and a band of Little Leaguers demonstrate more than 30 different drills that can be used on the practice field with an entire team as well as by parents and children in a backyard session. The drills focus on basics such as base running, hitting, and fielding, but they often provide a wrinkle designed to keep the kids enthused, such as a defensive drill in which fielders practice throwing from third to first while in a kneeling position, or hitting drills in which a very soft ball made of old rags and masking tape is used. This video is not flashy yet the camera work is very professional, and the practical advice is imparted in an engaging manner. --Robert J. McNamara

Product Description

The 59 Minute Baseball Practice has been called the bible of instructional baseball practice videos. The video was produced by a very successful youth baseball coach. Coach Marty Schupak has coached youth baseball for 13 years and has developed drills and techniques that enable a coach or parent to run a youth baseball practice within an hour. Coach Schupak was recognized by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) for registering his 200th victory in 1998.

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62 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Real Deal, March 25, 2000

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Ed Reiss (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baseball Instruction:The 59 Minute Baseball Practice [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Only positives can be said on this video. It was beyond my expectations for a few reasons. It was well organized and gave an excellent description of each drill. The video also puts up a picture of a baseball diamond and the positioning of each player during the drill. The narration explains the benefit of each drill. Some things I did not understand in Little League, like the first and third situation are explained and they make sense. The hitting drills are the best I've seen. The proof of the pudding was last Saturday at our practice when my team did not want to leave the field after some of the drills and games from the video were tried. And to top it off, another coach from the next field came over to ask about some of the things his team saw us doing. This is excellent for 8-12 year olds and I suspect most of the drills can be used for older kids with a few adjusments. This is a great tool combining fun with skills.

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SIX STARS - This Is The One You Have Been Looking For..., March 4, 2000

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Jeff Frese "snowyriverman" (Stockton, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Baseball Instruction:The 59 Minute Baseball Practice [VHS] (VHS Tape)

My search finally ended. This is the perfect teaching tool for the Little League manager/coach. I have read many books and looked at many videos, and none come close to this one. I will never have another boring Little League practice. I have tried this out already and the kids and I are loving it. Buy this video and plan to sit down with your pause, rewind & play button to record these great drills on paper, so that you can use them in practice. I would recommend this, in particular, for the age group 8 - 12, and older. I realized how boring some of my practices have been in the last few years, so I began a search of material to change that. I have wasted money on some, but I must say I would have easily paid 4 times the cost of this video. For the Little Leaguers that are age 7 and under, I would recommend a more fundamental book or video that teaches the very basics. Get this video for ages 8+.

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Instructional Video For Baseball I've Seen, October 31, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Baseball Instruction:The 59 Minute Baseball Practice [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This guy really put a lot of planning in this video. I coach Little League up in Massachusetts and have bought a number of baseball videos. The quality of the filming is excellent. The drills are simplistic yet he puts a twist on some of them and they are very dynamic. His idea of running a baseball practice in under one hour is great because a lot of coaches just do batting practices for two hours. The drills are creative. The planning is excellent. And the literature sent is very good also. I have no reservation in recommending this to parents of Little Leaguers and coaches.