Tag: "fun softball drills"

Stride with Cone Drill

Striding For Power – The Cat Osterman Drill

Once you’ve got a good handle on the fundamentals of the pitch, the L position for example, you’re going to want to start working on improving speed and power. And while most players’ first instinct is to hurl them arm at the plate faster, the improved speed on their pitches will actually come from their [...]

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Sweep Tag

Softball Defensive Drills – How to Make the Tag

Position at 3rd base is extremely valuable in baseball – that’s why your going to want to have one of your best infielders on that base. And one of the things that a third baseman has to be good at, is tagging the runner at the base. It doesn’t matter how great a throw or [...]

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Forward & Back Jumps

Softball Conditioning – More Plyometric Secrets!

If you don’t have anything you could use as a box, our look at baserunning drills using a box might have you wanting more. Or even if you do have the box, here are a couple great, simple drills that will improve your speed, quickness, and durability by leaps and bounds – all without touching [...]

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Box Drops

Softball Conditioning – Box Plyometric Drills

One of the biggest obstacles when it comes to strength and endurance training is equipment. Whether it’s a lack of familiarity with the equipment that makes your athletes wary of trying them out, or, in most other cases, just a general lack of equipment, getting your entire team into the gym to workout can be [...]

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Correct Rotation

Softball Pitching Drills – Getting the Grip Right

Before teaching your players a huge variety of softball pitches, you’ll want to start at the fundamentals. The first thing I always go over with my new pitchers, and even my veterans, is their grip. I’ve been able to increase the power and accuracy of many of my pitchers by leaps and bounds, just by [...]

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