Fielding Fundamentals: Approaching The Ground Ball
When it comes to fielding the ball, all players want to be able to pick up the ball cleanly, 100% of the time. What keeps a player from doing that
The “Bowl Of Soup” Technique for Fielding Ground Balls
The “Bowl Of Soup” is an important technique that all of your players need to understand and implement when they are fielding the ball. Setup Players should begin with a good athletic
More Softball Fundamentals & Tips for Pre-Practice!
When we talk about softball fundamentals for pre-practice, it's important to pay close attention to these key points in this phase of your drill progression: 1. Emphasize that the players keep
“Left and Right” Softball Fielding Drill
When working on softball fielding techniques, it's important to include drills that work on pushing your fielders to the left or right. This is the ball where you work on
Catch & Throw (On The Knees) Fielding Drill
This fielding drill is just an extension of a game of Catch and Throw. If you can master this fielding drill, and have consistent rhythm in everything you do regarding
The Side Toss Tennis Ball Hitting Drill
Today's hitting drill focuses on helping your hitters understand the timing of a pitch coming to them. This is a great timing drill for hitters that focuses on keeping the
The Importance of the Spin in your Softball Pitching
The last part of the pitch is the release, which is a simple finger roll that creates ball rotation or "spin". Getting the ball to spin correctly is critical, since
Hitting Mechanics: Negative/Postive Movement
There are 2 major parts in the swing — getting ready to swing, and the swing itself. A proper swing is made up of these key mechanics: stance, negative move,
Isometric Bat Speed Drill
Isometrics are a type of strengthening exercise where the muscles are put in static positions, instead of being dynamic through a range of motion. This bat speed drill is GREAT for building
Key Points of Softball Hitting: Stance
In today's video blog post, we are talking about some of the key points of softball hitting as they relate to the stance. Check out this great checklist of things
Softball Hitting Drills for Timing the Pitch
In today's video blog post, we are demonstrating some excellent softball hitting drills are going to help you work on timing of a pitch. As you know, in Phase 1 or
VIDEO TUTORIAL: 2 Dynamic Hitting Drills for the Slow Pitch
Girls softball players need to understand the importance of hitting drills. To score runs and give your team a chance to win, they have to be able to make
The Change Up Pitch for the Younger Softball Player
The changeup is an off speed pitch that is usually thrown to look like a fastball, but arrives slower to the plate. Its reduced speed coupled with its deceptive delivery
Change-Up Softball Pitching Points to Remember!
In today's video blog post, we are going to go over some simple change-up softball pitching points to remember. Change-Up Softball Pitching Points to Remember! Once your players get their basic fundamentals
Softball Pitching: Mental Techniques and Approaching the Mound
Breathing and mental mindsets are just a couple of the softball pitching mental techniques to work on when your pitchers are at the mound. You also want to make sure
A Bunting Drill to Teach Proper Softball Bunting Mechanics!
Bunting is an important part of softball. Besides hitting the ball to the fence, there is no greater offensive weapon than a robust bunting strategy. This is true for
Softball Hitting & The Bunting Game
When we talk about the bunting game, there are a few key points that you want to emphasize with your players. The first and most important point thing to emphasize
How To Use Mirror Drills for the Perfect Swing!
Mirror drills are very valuable in allowing a player to review their hitting mechanics. Mirror drills allow all hitters to jump in and work on anything that they want. The