Softball Hitting Mechanics: The Basics – STANCE
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.
Video: Softball Hitting – The One Arm Drill
In today's video blog post, we are going to talk about softball hitting and the “One Arm” drill. This is a great drill that focuses on the arms, emphasizing unlocking
4 Softball Pitching Drills to Improve Mechanics
As we all know, pitching is very technical. So it is great that we have appropriate drills for each part of the pitching mechanics. By incorporating these drills, you're going
Video – Common Softball Hitting Problems & Solutions
In today's video, we will be exploring some of the most common softball hitting problems that all players experience, and how to fix them. We have all coached players who experienced
Video – Audible Partner Side Toss Drill
During the above video, you'll learn about a softball drill called the Audible Partner Side Toss. With this softball drill, the player has to make a decision and call out the
How to Improve Your Hitters’ Swing Development
Today, we're going to go over a number of softball hitting drills that will help you improve your bat speed, bat quickness, perception, power, and the sequence of your swing. These
Video: Organizing Practice with Defensive Progression
During the above video, we're going to talk about how to plan a softball practice using defensive progression. As a coach, when you're working on the defensive game, the key is
3 Drills to Help Your Outfielders Work on Throwing
Today, I'm going to share with you some great softball throwing drills that you'll surely want to run with your outfielders. Warming Up Without Gloves Every time we warm up, I have
Video: First Baseman Responsibilities and Drills
During the above video, you're going to learn quite a bit in regards to the first baseman, including a few great fastpitch softball infield drills. Fly Ball Communication Let's look at fly
How to Improve Your Players’ Outfield Play
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
Watch to Learn About the Walk Through Drill!
During the above video, you'll learn about a great softball pitching drill to help your pitchers work on their technique. The walk through softball pitching drill helps to get your pitcher’s
How to Work on Your Hitters’ Strength and Accuracy
Today, we're going to talk about softball hitting and some drills that your players can do to build their strength, accuracy, and over hitting skills. Confidence is a key psychological factor
Video: Common Outfielder Problems
During the above video, we're going to talk about various common issues that occur with outfielders that you'll want to pay attention to while coaching softball. When a Ball is Hit
Catcher Positioning: Giving Targets & Signals
During this blog post, I'm going to discuss some basics when it comes to being a kids softball catcher. Catcher Positioning: Targets The big thing that we do is we give our
Watch to Learn About the Two Strike Stance Drill
During the above video, you'll learn about the importance of the two strike stance and about a softball drill great for getting your players comfortable and ready for this type
Going Over the Catcher’s Two Main Positions
Even for the fan that walks up and watches a fastpitch softball game for the very first time, it's easy to see how important the catcher is. They receive every
Video: How to Troubleshoot Common Pitching Problems
During the above video, we're going to talk about some troubleshooting you can take on with regards to softball pitching. One thing you see a lot of with pitchers is that
Hitting Mechanics – Getting into the Proper Stance
Today, we're going to talk about the first basic part of girls softball hitting: the stance. How we stand in the box, the way we set ourselves up to face the