Snap Pitching Drill for the “Turn Over Drop” Pitch
In today's video blog post, I am sharing one of the first pitching drills that you want to do when you are working on the snaps for the drop ball.
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Hitting Mechanics: The Finger Grip & Gripping The Bat
Grips, like everything else you do, are very important. In today's video blog post, I want to talk briefly about the grip, and its' affect on your hitting mechanics. Hitting
“Time-Set” Pitching Drill for Inside/Outside Pitches
Just as you don’t want to throw every pitch outside, you don’t want to make every pitch to the inside of the plate either. You need to have a good
The Walk Through Pitching Drill
This pitching drill is a transition drill, that can be done with either the regular ball or the weighted ball, with the pitcher throwing from a distance that is about
The Peel Drop Ball Pitching Drill
In today's video blog post, I am sharing an awesome pitching drill for working on the "Peel Drop Ball" pitch. The Peel Drop Ball is a very easy transition
Windmill Pitching Drills for Beginners
In today's video blog post, we are going to continue talking about windmill pitching, and some windmill pitching drills you can incorporate into your softball practice plan today! Windmill Pitching Drills
Alternate Ways To Teach The Change-Up Pitch to Young Players
The Change-Up pitch is particularly interesting because it’s almost always the second pitch a pitcher learns, after the basic fastball. And it can be devastating. Because hitting is about timing,
8 Hitting Station Ideas For Your Next Softball Practice!
Hitting Stations allow you to maximize the number of players you can have working on their hitting at the same time. Plus, by working at hitting stations, you can focus
Softball Pitching and the Power Driving Drill
Softball Pitching and the Power Driving Drill In this power pitching drill, we are working on bringing the front leg up high, and then dragging the back leg up into a
Softball Speed Drills: The Explosive Power Pack
Straight-ahead speed. Quickness. Agility. Balance. These are all skills that you need to be able to play better softball. If we can make better athletes, we can make better
3 Softball Pitching Drills for Drive, Energy & Momentum!
In today's video blog post, we are discussing softball pitching drills that will help your athletes work on establishing and maintaining a powerful push-off and drive into the target. The
“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
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,
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