Arm Speed Pitching Drill
Purpose Helps pitchers develop power and velocity Set Up Pitcher stands on the mound (35-40 feet away). A coach or player stands beside the pitcher to feed her the balls. Catcher is
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Hitting Drills for Different Hitting Styles: Part 1
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In today's blog post, I thought I would talk a little bit about the importance of softball outfielders. Depending on what level of play you're in, you really need to
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In today's blog post, I am going to talk a bit about softball mental conditioning, the fear and nervousness that goes along with making the play, the effect that it
Softball Coaching: Mental Hitting & Playing the Mental Game
In today's blog post, we are talking about softball conditioning and mental hitting, and how to conquer the mental stress and pressure that comes with the game! Hitters who love to
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Today, we are going to continue our discussion about a very important part of a softball practice: hand signs and hand signals. If you missed Part 1 of this series,
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Today, we're going to be going over some very basic softball pitching mechanics for your fastball, as well as other pitches. In Part 1, we will be talking
Video: Timing The Lead – Softball Coaching
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Hitting is one of the most complicated and difficult tasks of all athletics. It takes hours and hours just to refine a sound, fundamental swing. And that's only the beginning.
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Today, I want to share with you some ideas on outfield play, along with some excellent softball fielding techniques to go over with your players. I want to provide you