Watch as Coach Karen Weekly discusses the short game and explains that you need to use all of the tools in your toolbox. Factors that can determine what tool a slapper must use include: what the defense is giving up, field conditions, game situation, and the opponent's strengths and weaknesses. It is the slapper's responsibility to decide to bunt, slop slap, hard slap, or chop.
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