
Softball Baserunning: Leaving Second
Baserunning Essentials: Leaving Second Whenever you get to second base, think “Score”. Your lead needs to be such that you have ample opportunity to take two bases. When leaving second base, you
Baserunning Essentials: Leaving Second Whenever you get to second base, think “Score”. Your lead needs to be such that you have ample opportunity to take two bases. When leaving second base, you
Today, we continue our softball baserunning discussion with a quick exercise called “Run and Check from 1st Base”. Softball Baserunning: Run and Check from 1st Base The most important thing for your
In today's video blog post, we are talking about baserunning and the importance of sliding. I'll also share some fantastic slide conditioning baserunning exercises that you can incorporpate into your
When we take these leads off the base, suppose the batter does not hit the ball and we find the catcher sitting down at home plate with the ball. The
There is one element of the game that every player has to execute, and that is after the hit, leaving home plate and progressing to first plate. We want to
Aggressive Softball Baserunning There are many things you can learn to take you to the next level as a baserunner. Some are mechanics that don't payoff right away. For example, younger
Timing The Lead The timing of your lead is dependent on the type of steal you are attempting. In today's video blog post, we highlight 2 different steal situations, and the
Proper timing of your lead can be the difference between a successful run and an out. In today's video blog post, we are going to discuss softball coaching and timing
This video talks about various softball practice drills you can run with your players in order to work on timing the lead for your base runners. There are two different timings
One of the most important things you can focus on while coaching girls softball is to do drills that will help your players get explosive speed. Read on for some great
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
Working to improve your conditioning and athleticism is absolutely vital, and can often make the difference between a win and a loss in a close game. Not only will your
Our favorite end of practice drill is to have girls sprint to 1st and run through the base, turn and jog to 2nd, then once hitting second, sprint to 3rd,
One of my goals as a coach is to make sure I use fun softball practice drills. I always end a practice with a 15 minute fun game for
The purpose of the short game in softball is to advance runners from base to base without the necessity of getting hits. There are a number of ways to play the