Softball is all about fundamentals. Have you ever taken the time to analyze our game? It’s a game of errors. The team that wins is often the team that makes the least amount errors or doesn’t beat itself with errors. Serving the wrong pitch, throwing the ball 2 inches too high, mishandling the ball while … Read more
Softball Hitting is one of the most difficult skill to master in sports. Softball Players, Coaches and instructions use a variety of softball hitting drills to help master this challenging skills. There are a lot of softball hitting drills you can choose from. You several factors to consider when choosing hitting drills and how it will help you … Read more
Last night, I was doing a 30-minute consultation with a 14-year-old young lady that is part of a package her dad bought for her. I’ve got to tell ya, I was impressed by the quality of her questions. Most of her questions were on how to get faster and how to get better results at … Read more
Today, I was talking to the coach of a 14U team who is struggling at the plate. They haven’t been hitting well this year at all. After asking him several questions, it became pretty clear what the problem might be. You see – according to him, they work a lot on hitting. I told him … Read more
The best hitters in the world (those with great batting averages) have extremely good bat control. They may not have the most power but they basically can do what they want with a bat. This is a common characteristics of elite hitters – they control their bat. Working on bat control is certainly not as … Read more
It’s the off-season. It’s time to: 1) Rest and recover from last season. 2) Heal injuries. 3) Do conditioning to get faster, stronger, more powerful, andprevent injuries. 4) Work on fundamentals. In other words, it’s time to get better for next season! Often, people wonder – what should I do more of? In an ideal … Read more
Yesterday, i was doing a hitting session with my team. I was teaching the “inside-out” concept. It’s a bit technical without being that complicated. After the “theory” and “dry swing” part of practice, we got into a circuit with stations. One of the stations was a tee station. And as I do usually, I walk … Read more