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Glove Care Pro Tip
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Daily Fielding Drill
Daily Fielding Drill Sometimes the best drills are also the simplest. Throwing a ball against a wall or garage door and fielding it builds foundational mechanics. Fielding 100 ground balls a day will do wonder for your game! And best of all, it is a drill you can do...
Win FREE Custom Jerseys
Big League Uniforms is sponsoring 5 Tool 2025 Tournaments in Yorktown by raffling 10 sets* of FREE Custom Jerseys on January 4, 2025! To enter, register for any 5 Tool Round Robin or Tournament by January 3. Every event your team registers for gives you another...
Be Ready When Your Opportunity Comes
Baseball and softball are difficult games that can humble even the most skilled. And the path to success is different for everyone, with opportunity presenting itself at different times for each athlete. It's easy to assume that you won't get an opportunity...
Getting the Most Out of Lessons
Most athletes who take baseball or softball lessons are chasing a goal - to get on base, make an All Star or travel team, start as a Varsity player, add velocity or have the opportunity to play at the collegiate level. Not only are 5 Tool instructors highly qualified...
FREE Equipment Exchange
Is your garage overflowing with outgrown softball and baseball equipment? Do you need new equipment for your child to play this season? 5 Tool Academy offers a free teeball, baseball and softball equipment exchange. Athletes often outgrow equipment that still has lots...
Preventing Youth Sports Injuries
We’ve all read the stories and statistics about the rise of youth sports injuries. Every parent should take common sense actions such as encouraging athletes not to “play through the pain” and closely monitoring baseball pitch counts. And all reputable coaches and...
To Travel…Or Not?
As the season comes to a close, tryouts for next season's travel teams are upon us. Should your child enter the world of travel ball? As often happens as a parent, you wonder about what is the right thing to...
5 Tool Academy Celebrates Its First Anniversary
Today marks 5 Tool Academy’s first anniversary. We are grateful for your enthusiasm, support and validation of a crazy idea we hoped would work. Over the past year, we’ve truly enjoyed getting to know you, seeing your game improve and hearing about your success at the...