For some reason, says educator Al Vernacchio, the metaphors for talking about sex in the US all come from baseball -- scoring, getting to first base, etc. The problem is, this frames sex as a competition, with a winner and a loser....

In which John continues the discussion of JD Salinger's Catcher in the Rye. This week John reads the novel with Salinger's life story in mind. John explores how Salinger's war experience, educational background, and romantic life inform...

Howcast -Learn about fast-pitch softball from softball coach Erin Goettlicher in this Howcast video.

Howcast -Learn how to buy softball gloves from softball coach Erin Goettlicher in this Howcast video.

Mr. Griot reviews the rough draft he wrote about baseball. Then he uses a rubric to evaluate his work. Once he edits and corrects the paper, he writes a final copy of the research report about baseball.

Coach Socrates teaches Miss Palomine a new game of catch -- catching the ball while moving from side-to-side. Coach explains the game and shows a video clip to demonstrate the new catching game.

Coach Socrates and Miss Palomine demonstrate the correct form for throwing, using an underhand and overhand motion. They then talk about playing catch with their friends.

A summary of the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981 including a look at John Hinkley Jr and the effects of the shooting.

Learn the nine baseball position numbers and the skills, body types and attributes of players that play each of them.

In this video, I discuss how focus and feedback play a huge role in curveball development.

In this video, we meet Lauren, a 21-year-old baseball player who holds the record for the fastest pitch by a female. She attempts to break her own record by throwing a baseball at 70 miles per hour. Use to discuss baseball, or to lead a...

If you're a pitcher, you've heard it over and over: Get ahead in the count! Well...why, exactly, is it so important? In this video I lay out the main reasons that getting to 0-1

A simple, yet challenging game for your class. Get them in pairs, 1 player at each cone. 1 player is the feeder ('with the apples'), the other the catcher. The feeders lets go of one of the balls and the catch quickly reacts to catch....

Does it really matter how fast you work as a pitcher? Is game pace important? YUPPPPPPP

This PE game setup is great for practicing a variety of different sports skills, developing accuracy, direction, co-ordination and power

WHO I AM I'm a former pro pitcher who overcame Tommy John surgery twice, earning All-Star selections after both of them.

Learn how to stop bouncing your curveball in baseball.

MOT 1953:Trainer’s room, Jim Fridley treating his elbow with hot water, trainer massaging Bill Glynn / players and managers eating dinner in restaurant.

An 0-2 pitch has a specific purpose for a pitcher, and that purpose is to get a strikeout. And to do that, we need a zero-sum outcome, meaning we will throw something that is either called a ball or gets a swing and miss. Pitchers should...

Noodle Bits are back! This time John shows us some great popping activities that promote teamwork and hand-eye coordination.

Bunt defenses are critical in baseball. Don't let your team lose a game on a bunt play. Learn how to defend them in this five-video bunt defense playlist

Locating a curveball is CRUCIAL, but it also matters where you decide to throw it.

Sets and Maps are data structures optimized for holding specific types of data. Mark will demonstrate how to use these fundamental data structures in this video.

How can throwing a football help improve your throwing mechanics or pitching mechanics in baseball?