The Dugout Northbrook

"It’s impossible to always hit the ball right on the screws. The same thing holds true for work and life: we won’t always be in our sweet zone - sometimes life rattles and stings. That is perfectly normal."
Check out this new piece by Mike Deegan!

Finding Your Sweet Spot Professional baseball players use wood bats typically 33-35 inches long.  Wood bats have a “sweet spot” or “sweet zone” about 2 inches wide on the barrel.  If contact is not made on the sweet spot a rattle is felt that stings the hands.  However, when contact is made on the sweet spot, th...

“The victim spends his time blaming and complaining which quickly turns to self-loathing.” Check out this awesome piece by Mike Deegan! https://buff.ly/2XCZQo0

Michael Deegan on Twitter “Victim or Thriver: We Always Have a Choice Best response I heard from this was a guy who was so thankful for being cut from his college team. It propelled him to find his true purpose in life. https://t.co/GXgPnt3Kc8”

Let that sink in...

Congrats on getting drafted, Patrick!! He averaged 10.5 strikeouts per 9 inning in his senior season at Purdue! We are excited to see what you accomplish next! Go Royals!

Congrats to Nick J!! We are so proud of him for earning the Northbrook All Star Weekend Home Run Derby Champion title! Now that’s !!

It’s ! Check out these footwork drills to work on your agility!

How To: Baseball Footwork Drills for SPEED and QUICKNESS! How To: Baseball Footwork Drills for SPEED and QUICKNESS! Speed and quickness are neglected by most athletes. Use these baseball footwork and speed drills to...