The Three Phases of Hitting

In this baseball coaching course, Jake Boss, Head Baseball Coach at Michigan State University and 2011 Big Ten Coach of the Year presents his philosophy and approach to hitting. Boss takes you through the three phases of his approach for coaching hitters who can make the pitcher uncomfortable on the mound and drive up the pitch count.1 Introduction Free 2:23 2 Phase 1 - The Stance - Staying Away from Extremes 10:46 3 Phase 2 - The Swing - Load to Finish 11:25 4 Phase 3 - Hitting Pitch Location - Being Athletic vs Masking the Problem 10:22 5 Conclusion 1:12Jake Boss played college baseball at Division III Alma College from 1990-1993. In the mid-1990s, Boss served as a high school and community college baseball coach before accepting an assistant coaching position at Eastern Michigan prior to the 1997 season. He left Eastern Michigan after the 2004 season to serve as an assistant at Michigan from 2005-2007.On July 1, 2008, Boss was named head baseball coach at Michiga