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Who is Coach RAC?
In 2021 Robert Anthony Cruz was signed by the Washington Nationals to live out his childhood dream of "Professional Baseball Player". This accomplishment of his was the result of professional coaching and a lot of hours. There were very few college offers out of high school for him, and he batted only .170 his freshman year at UC Riverside before transferring to Biola University (D2). Thanks to his hitting coach (Kip Gross), Robert Anthony turned around his college career finishing with a .326 batting average and 21 HRs. Without coach Kip, Robert Anthony likely wouldn't have played in college, let alone professionally. Robert Anthony was released in Spring Training of 2022, but his love for the game drove him to begin making coaching videos on TikTok with what he has learned throughout his playing career. Robert Anthony's story has made him passionate about sharing with the next generation, and he want parents and coaches to know how to best love their players with quality coaching.
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Introducing Coach RAC
Coach RAC has joined the HB Sports team! The video attached is his introduction for us, who he is, and a little of his background story.
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How to avoid these 3 mental pitfalls at the plate
Coach RAC is BACK with another exciting episode! In this episode he talks about 3 mental pitfalls you should avoid at the plate and how to change your mental approach from a negative to a positive.
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3 Ways to Wear Your Glove
Coach RAC is BACK with another exciting episode! In this episode he talks about the three ways to wear your glove.
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the ULTIMATE Tee Hitting Routine
Coach RAC is BACK with another exciting episode! In this episode He talks about his personal ultimate Tee hitting Routine.
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Coach RAC's 3 Most Common Base-running Mistakes
Coach RAC is BACK with another exciting episode! In this episode He talks about the 3 Most Common Base-running Mistakes and how to avoid them.
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Coach RAC's 3 Biggest Baseball Parenting Mistakes
Coach RAC is BACK with another exciting episode! In this episode He talks about the 3 Biggest Baseball Parenting Mistakes .
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Coach RAC's top 3 things that KILL your power when hitting
Coach RAC is BACK with another exciting episode! In this episode He talks about the top 3 things that KILL your power when hitting.
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How to stop the ball from popping out of your glove
Coach RAC discusses the 2 main things that will help stop the ball from popping out of your glove!
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COACH RAC discusses if young athletes Should be allowed to lift
Exercising is always good, but it should be done properly, which is why you gotta ask the question, should kids be allowed to work out? Should young athletes be allowed to lift heavy weight? Does working out stunt your growth? What age should you start working out with weights? I wish more parents knew about these three truths about strength training.
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COACH RAC discusses How to be consistent like Mike Trout!
Coach RAC is back with another exciting, informative video! In this episode of RAC's corner, Coach RAC discusses some training excercises on how to become more consistent with your hit like Mike Trout!
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COACH RAC discusses the 3 reasons why you strike out so much!
Coach RAC is back with another exciting, informative video! In this episode of RAC's corner, Coach RAC discusses the 3 main reasons why you strike out so much!
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COACH RAC discusses his 30 second mental shift to get back on track
Coach RAC is back with another exciting, informative video! In this episode of RAC's corner, Coach RAC discusses his 30 second routine to shift your mental state so you get your game back on track!
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COACH RAC discusses The 3 Biggest Mistakes that are RUINING your transfers!
Coach RAC is back with another exciting, informative video! In this episode of RAC's corner, Coach RAC discusses The 3 Biggest Mistakes that are RUINING your transfers!
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COACH RAC discusses his 5 tips for base stealing
Coach RAC is back with another exciting, informative video! In this episode of RAC's corner, Coach RAC discusses his 5 tips for base stealing!
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COACH RACdiscusses his 2 methods on encouraging kids struggling with confidence
Coach RAC is back with another exciting, informative video! In this episode of RAC's corner, Coach RAC discusses his 2 methods on encouraging kids struggling with confidence.
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COACH RAC asks: "If you had to raise a big leaguer, how would you do it?"
Coach RAC is back with another exciting, informative video! In this episode of RAC's corner, Coach RAC asks: "If you had to raise a big leaguer, how would you do it?"
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COACH RAC discusses 3 drills that you can do in your own room
Coach RAC is back with another exciting, informative video! In this episode of RAC's corner, Coach RAC discusses 3 drills that you can do in your own room.
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COACH RAC discusses how you can pull the ball better in 3 easy steps
Coach RAC is back with another exciting, informative video! In this episode of RAC's corner, Coach RAC discusses how you can pull the ball better in 3 easy steps
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Coach RAC Discusses the Three Pillars/Principles of Baseball When at the Plate
Coach RAC Discusses the Three Pillars/Principles of Baseball When at the PlateCoach RAC is back with another exciting, informative video! In this episode of RAC's corner, Coach RAC Discusses the Three Pillars/Principles of Baseball When at the Plate.
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Coach RAC Talks About Advice For Parent Baseball Coaches
Coach RAC brings Coach Murph on board and they both discuss Advice for Parent Baseball Coaches.
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Coach RAC Discusses Three Drills You Can Do That Requires ZERO Equipment
Coach RAC Discusses Three Drills You Can Do Rhat Requires ZERO Equipment
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Coach RAC goes over a Pitching Mechanics Masterclass with Bobby O'Neil
Coach RAC goes over a Pitching Mechanics Masterclass with Bobby O'Neil.
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Coach RAC Discusses 4 types of Batting Practice to Use and When You Should Use Them
Coach RAC Discusses 4 Types of Batting Practice to use and When You Should Use Them.
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Coach RAC Discusses Three Keys for infielders and how NOT to get sent to the Outfield
Coach RAC Discusses Three Keys for infielders and how NOT to get sent to the Outfield.
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Coach RAC gives a Crash Course on Every Infield Position!
Coach RAC gives a Crash Course on Every Infield Position!
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Coach RAC's 3 Rules For Bat Sizing
There are so many variations of bats so instead of telling exactly what size you should use, RAC is going to give you 3 principles you should use when picking the right bat size.
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What's in Coach RAC's game day bag!
Coach RAC talks about what he puts into his game day bag!
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Why Swinging for the Fences Actually Works
Coach RAC talks about why swinging for the fences actually works.
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Coach RAC Discusses 4 Gameday Hitting Drills that WORK
Coach RAC Discusses 4 Gameday Hitting Drills that WORK.
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Coach RAC Discusses 3 mental hacks for a tryout
Coach RAC Discusses 3 mental hacks for a tryout.
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Coach RAC discusses two Tips to Overcome Overthinking
Coach RAC discusses two Tips to Overcome Overthinking.
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Coach RAC discusses How to "Keep It Loose" and not tense up
When we play free and easy, we perform better. The problem is, when the game matters more, we tend to tense up and try harder which in turn harms our performance. Often times coaches will place far more pressure on their players when the game "means something" which will result in poor play. Today I hit a grandslam in a Father/Son tournament in Arizona. It is very possible that this can be attributed to the level of competition (lol) however, I undoubtedly felt more comfortable in the box than I ever had before.
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Coach RAC Discusses what your hits on a TEE are telling you
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC Discusses what your hits on a TEE are telling you.
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COACH RAC'S BLACK FRIDAY SPECIAL!
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC Discusses Hb Sports' Black Friday Specials!
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Coach RAC discusses the question, "Can you get fitted for a bat?"
Can you get fitted for a baseball bat? With so many bats to choose from, how do we make sure we get fitted properly?
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Coach RAC Discusses What Not To Do When Breaking a Glove In
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC Discusses Methods of Breaking a Glove In and what you should NOT be doing!
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Coach RAC Discusses 3 Quick Fixes for Rollovers When Hitting
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC Discusses 3 Quick Fixes for Rollovers When Hitting!
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You're Gripping the Ball Wrong!
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC Discusses various ball gripping techniques!
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3 To train this offseason!
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC Discusses a few tools to use to train this offseason!
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Coach RAC talks about What You Should Expect at a D1 Baseball Practice!
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC talks about What You Should Expect at a D1 Baseball Practice! Here's What you should Expect!
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Coach RAC Discusses 3 Tips To Mentally Prepare You For a New Team
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC Discusses 3 Tips To Mentally Prepare You For a New Team!
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Coach RAC Discusses his 5 reasons you may not like Pro Ball
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC Discusses 5 reasons you may not like Pro Ball
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Coach RAC Discusses the Road to Pro + Advice to our 14 Year Old Self!
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC Discusses the Road to Pro + Advice to our 14 Year Old Self!
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Coach RAC Discusses his 3 main takeaways from professional hitting lessons
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC Discusses his 3 main takeaways from professional hitting lessons.
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Coach RAC Discusses how to determine if hitting advice is good or bad.
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC Discusses how to determine what hitting advice is Good or Bad.
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Coach RAC gives his MLB level breakdown of every count
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC gives his MLB level breakdown of every count as well as a full breakdown of "Effective Velocity". Every count is different, and we need to know how to use it to our advantage. Here is an MLB level breakdown of every count.
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Coach RAC Discusses 'Effective Velocity'
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC gives a full breakdown of "Effective Velocity".
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Coach RAC Discusses Hard Focus VS Soft Focus
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC discusses Hard Focus vs Soft Focus.
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Coach RAC Discusses D1 Or Bust!
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC discusses the D1 or bust mentality.
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Coach RAC Discusses 8 Things He Didn't Expect as a Freshman in College
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC Discusses 8 Things He Didn't Expect as a Freshman in College.
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Coach RAC Discusses How You Can Raise Your Batting Average
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC Discusses How You Can Raise Your Batting Average.
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Coach RAC Discusses his methods on picking pitches!
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC Discusses his methods for picking pitches.
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Coach RAC Discusses 3 Unpopular Opinions about Swinging and Missing
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC Discusses 3 Unpopular Opinions about Swinging and Missing.
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Coach RAC Talks About Flowing Like Water
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC Talks About Flowing Like Water and the benefits it serves. Bruce Lee talks about becoming "like water".
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Coach RAC discusses Infield Fundamentals
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC Discusses infield Fundamentals.
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Coach RAC Asks the question: "Where should my hands start in my Load"?
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC asks the puzzling question: "Where should my hands start in my load?"
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Coach RAC talks about conquering the nerves and shakes you might get
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC talks about conquering the nerves and shakes you might get.
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Coach RAC discusses the 3 P's needed to drive the outside pitch with authority
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC Discusses the 3 P's needed to drive the outside pitch with authority!
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Coach RAC Runs through how HE shops for quality gear on the Diamond!
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC discusses his complete guide on Bats, Gloves, Batting Gloves and Cleats! Does quality matter?
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Coach RAC discusses how he preps his body to hit at his MAX!
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC discusses how HE preps his body to hit his MAX!
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Coach RAC discusses how to play the monster green with Jonny Gomes
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC is at Fenway! Coach RAC and Jonny Gomes discuss how to play the Monster Green!
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Coach RAC discusses Discusses What MLB Players are Doing On Deck
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC discusses What MLB Players are Doing On Deck. You may have seen Luis Arraez or Aaron Judge doing some WEIRD movements on deck. What are they doing? It's actually something every high level baseball player does, here is how you can do it too.
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Coach RAC discusses Linear vs Rotational Bat Path
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC discusses Linear vs Rotational Bat Path. I heard this all the time in little league: Imagine you're chopping a tree! Is this true?
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Coach RAC discusses the Simple Adjustment that is Helping Steven Kwan Bat Almost .400!
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC discusses The Surprisingly Simple Adjustment that is Helping Steven Kwan Bat Almost .400!
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Coach RAC tells you his 3-Step Bat Path Fixer!
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC gives you his 3-Step Bat Path Fixer! Below you will find a summary of what Coach RAC discusses so you can practice and repeat!
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Coach RAC gives us a life update at Nationals Park!
Welcome back fellow Headbangers! In today's video Coach RAC is at Nationals Park giving up a little Life Update on his Journey! New Coaching episode dropping next week!
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Coach RAC discusses the 3 Most Common Mental Mistakes!
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC discusses the 3 Most Common Mental Mistakes! Here are the three most common mental mistakes at the plate. I am guilty of some of these myself!
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Coach RAC Discusses Where You Should Stand in the Batters Box
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC Discusses where you should stand in the batter's box.
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Coach RAC gives advice to the 12u players out there!
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC gives advice to the 12u players out there!
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MLB Mythbusting with Coach RAC!
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC goes Mythbusting, MLB edition!
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Swing Fix Speed Run with Coach RAC!
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC shows us a quick fix to our swing! Here is every swing fix that I have tried and had success with. Give some of these a try!
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Coach RAC Shows Us Baseball Workouts for All Ages!
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC Shows Us Baseball Workouts for All Ages!
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Coach RAC How Big Leaguers Train Smarter (not Harder)
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC Talks About How Big Leaguers Train Smarter! Big leaguers take 100s of reps every day, right? Not always.
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16 Years of Hitting in 1 Minute! ⏰
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, @coachrac Talks his 16 years of Baseball boiled down into 1 minute!
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Coach RAC's College Baseball Age Timeline ⚾️
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, @coachrac discusses the "College Baseball Age Timeline". By 8 years old you should be at least learning the game. I started at 8 turning 9, but I’m one of the latest “beginners” I’ve met. Beginning around age 5-6 is more typical.
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Coach Rac is at Citizen's Bank Park in Philadelphia!
Welcome back to another episode of RAC's Corner! In today's episode, Coach RAC is at Citizen's Bank Park in Philadelphia discussing struggles at the plate and how to get past it!
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Coach RAC Discusses How to Stop Pulling Your Head!
I can tell you’re going to pull your head before you even swing the bat. How? Because the problem often starts before you even swing!If you watch to the end of this video, you can fix “Pulling your Head” Forever once and for all!
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Coach RAC's advice to youth development after visiting with a 10U team!
This week Coach RAC flew to Charlotte, North Carolina to "Crash" an 11u baseball practice. While he went to the practice to teach the kids, he walked away learning probably more than they did.
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Coach RAC checks in from miami before the last game of the season with the Bananas! 🍌
Being in Florida (also where HB Sports headquarters are located) I’d also like to acknowledge Hurricane Milton that passed through this past week. Not only has there been the initial flood damage reported, but this initial damage could lead to other health repercussions over the coming weeks and months through mold, allergens, etc. Praying that you all stay safe and check in on those loved ones!
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Coach RAC Goes through Baseball Stretch Routines - Safe for ALL AGES!
In today's episode, Coach RAC Goes through Baseball Stretch Routines that are Safe for ALL AGES! Remember to always be moving, as these are dynamic stretches and not static stretches.
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