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		<title>ARE YOU PUTTING IMPROVEMENT AS A PRIORITY??</title>
		<link>http://rbiacademy.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/are-you-putting-improvement-as-a-priority/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 19:19:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chris Welch, General Manager, RBI Baseball Academy Whether you are a 9 year old baseball player looking to make his summer “A” team, a 14 year Major League Baseball Veteran looking to get that final BIG contract, or anywhere in the middle (and that’s a lot of middle ground) you need to make sure you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rbiacademy.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12242160&amp;post=325&amp;subd=rbiacademy&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>When to start your off-season training?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joe Breen, Director of Baseball Operations, RBI Baseball Academy This time of year we get hundreds of calls from parents and players looking to set up their off-season programs with our instructors here at RBI.  One of the first questions they ask is typically &#8220;when should we start.&#8221;  Now, the business side of me would [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rbiacademy.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12242160&amp;post=320&amp;subd=rbiacademy&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Field Size leads to Poor Throwing Mechanics</title>
		<link>http://rbiacademy.wordpress.com/2011/07/29/field-size-leads-to-poor-throwing-mechanics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 20:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joe Breen, Director of Baseball Operations, RBI Baseball Academy It’s been a thought in my head over the last few years and I now feel as though I have an official standpoint on the issue.  BASEBALL FIELD SIZES ARE TOO BIG FOR THE PLAYERS PLAYING ON THEM!  I have been coaching at or directing Summer Camps and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rbiacademy.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12242160&amp;post=312&amp;subd=rbiacademy&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Be Brilliant at the Basics: A Baseball Spin-Off</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joe Breen, Director of Baseball Operations, RBI Baseball Academy Recently, renown Strength Coach Mike Boyle re-wrote a previous article from Performance Enhancement Specialist Dewey Nielson called &#8220;Be Brilliant at the Basics.&#8221;  The piece is only 5 short paragraphs but dishes some very valuable information.  It discusses how he receives so many questions about what type [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rbiacademy.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12242160&amp;post=310&amp;subd=rbiacademy&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why Players with Good Arms Pitch Slow</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:38:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My co-worker Chris Welch recently wrote a great post on how too many youth baseball players swing for contact rather than swinging to &#8220;hit the ball as hard as you can.&#8221;  I thought it was definitely something that needed to be shared with our readers as many of you out there are also coaches in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rbiacademy.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12242160&amp;post=306&amp;subd=rbiacademy&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stop Swinging For Just “CONTACT”</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 15:21:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chris Welch, General Manager, RBI Baseball Academy This morning I was at the Booth Complex in Foxboro to see Paul’s team play (the mighty Red Sox).  Many of the players on the field (9 and 10 year olds) were players that I see at RBI all the time hitting and some were players I’ve worked [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rbiacademy.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12242160&amp;post=301&amp;subd=rbiacademy&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Transitioning To The -3 Bat Size For 9th Grade</title>
		<link>http://rbiacademy.wordpress.com/2011/05/27/transitioning-to-the-3-bat-size-for-9th-grade/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 21:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chris Welch, General Manager, RBI Baseball Academy            For many 7th and 8th graders the question of, “What size and weight of bat should I use so that I’m ready for the -3 that is required for high school baseball?” is something that requires a lot of thought.  It’s a very valid question and something [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rbiacademy.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12242160&amp;post=285&amp;subd=rbiacademy&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What to Eat Between a Doubleheader</title>
		<link>http://rbiacademy.wordpress.com/2011/05/26/what-to-eat-between-a-doubleheader/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 14:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joe Breen, Director of Baseball Operations, RBI Baseball Academy Doubleheaders are becoming more and more common in Youth and Babe Ruth baseball with the increase in AAU/Travel teams and tournaments.  One thing I hear a lot is how different teams play from Game 1 to Game 2, both good and bad.  Sometimes a team comes [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rbiacademy.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12242160&amp;post=278&amp;subd=rbiacademy&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>5 Ways of Managing Base Runners From The Mound</title>
		<link>http://rbiacademy.wordpress.com/2011/05/25/5-ways-of-managing-base-runners-from-the-mound/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 18:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chris Welch, General Manager, RBI Baseball Academy             As a pitcher, I always tried to pride myself on managing a runner once he got on base.  I spent a large amount of time working on how to keep runners close on the bases so that the other 8 players on the field with me always [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rbiacademy.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12242160&amp;post=272&amp;subd=rbiacademy&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>3 Reasons NOT to Specialize in 1 Sport</title>
		<link>http://rbiacademy.wordpress.com/2011/05/23/3-reasons-not-to-specialize-in-1-sport/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 23:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joe Breen, Director of Baseball Operations, RBI Baseball Academy The growing epidemic of &#8220;sports specialization&#8221; has made me completely sick to my stomach. The cut throat world of youth sports have pressured many kids and parents into making a decision on whether they should give up sports that they &#8220;are not that great at&#8221; or [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rbiacademy.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12242160&amp;post=266&amp;subd=rbiacademy&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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