From the Third Base Coach's Box

A baseball legend, Jack Dunn is retired from coaching after his 20th season as head coach at Portland State University and his 39th year of coaching baseball. He never had a losing season at PSU, compiling 630 wins...complete biography

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The Outfield
Previous Excerpts:
Defensive Fundamentals, Part 4
Defensive Fundamentals, Part 3
Defensive Fundamentals, Part 2
Defensive Fundamentals, Part 1
Hitting
Offensive Signals
Batting Faults and Remedies
DEEP THOUGHTS ABOUT DEFENSE
BASIC PLAYING TIPS
BASIC PLAYING TIPS
SUICIDE SQUEEZE PLAY PART IV
SUICIDE SQUEEZE PLAY PART III
SUICIDE SQUEEZE PLAY PART II
SUICIDE SQUEEZE PLAY PART I
THINK AND GROW RICH! PART II
THINK AND GROW RICH! PART I
STEALING SECOND BASE AGAINST THE RIGHT-HAND PITCHER USING THE MOVING LEAD
KNOW WHERE YOU ARE VIA THE MEASURED LEAD OFF
YOU CAN'T STEAL FIRST BASE... BUT YOU CAN TRY! PART II
YOU CAN'T STEAL FIRST BASE... BUT YOU CAN TRY! PART I
INCREASE BAT SPEED
Enhanced Situation Hitting Drills PART II
Enhanced Situation Hitting Drills
The Double Play via the Free Right Foot Part II
The Double Play via the Free Right Foot Part I
NERVOUSNESS -- Make it work for you, not against you.
NEW APPROACHES TO THE SLOW-ROLLER AT THIRD BASE, PART II
NEW APPROACHES TO THE SLOW-ROLLER AT THIRD BASE, PART I
HIT WITH YOUR HEAD SOME MENTAL ASPECTS OF HITTING, PART IV
HIT WITH YOUR HEAD SOME MENTAL ASPECTS OF HITTING, PART II
HIT WITH YOUR HEAD SOME MENTAL ASPECTS OF HITTING, PART I
THE THREE IN ONE DRILL, PART II - SET IV (CONTINUED)
THE THREE IN ONE DRILL, PART II - SET IV
THE THREE IN ONE DRILL, PART II - SET III
THE THREE IN ONE DRILL, PART II - SET II
THE THREE IN ONE DRILL, PART II - SET I
THE THREE IN ONE DRILL, PART I - SET III
THE THREE IN ONE DRILL, PART I - SET II
THE THREE IN ONE DRILL, PART I - SET I
PART I The Three in one Drill, RUNDOWN DRILLS: PROGRESSION,
A Master Multiple Defensive Drill
RUNDOWNS: SNARING THE TRAPPED RUNNER (PART II)
Build defensive consistency.
RUNDOWNS: SNARING THE TRAPPED RUNNER (PART I)
Strategies for tagging the hapless runner caught between bases.
DEFENSING THE “NOT SO COMMON” FIRST AND THIRD SITUATION PART III
Defensing the Foul Pop Fly To The First Baseman With Runners On First and Third Bases.
DEFENSING THE “NOT SO COMMON” FIRST AND THIRD SITUATION
Defensing the Foul Pop Fly To The First Baseman With Runners On First and Third Bases.
Hit and Run
THE SACRIFICE BUNT
DEFENSIVE OBSERVATIONS
OFFENSIVE CONSIDERATIONS PART I
OFFENSIVE CONSIDERATIONS PART II
THROWING...THE KEY TO DEFENSIVE BASEBALL Part I
THROWING...THE KEY TO DEFENSIVE BASEBALL Part II
THROWING...THE KEY TO DEFENSIVE BASEBALL Part III
 

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