Watch as Coach Jennifer Haltom explains that she embraces parents as part of the softball program. Communication is the key – utilizing email and twitter to keep everyone informed.
Strengthening Team Cohesion
Strengthening Team Cohesion By: Wade Gilbert Originally Published in: Coaching Better Every Season Provided by: Human Kinetics Cohesion is typically thought of as the degree to which a group feels connected and remains united while […]
The Perfect Pre-Game Warm Up
Make sure your pre-game warm up is getting your team confident, prepared and ready to win!
Everybody has to have a pre-game warm up, but not everyone has a good one. It seems like coaches are always looking for a better one, but what makes a…
Defense: Pressure Reps Drill with Sandy Montgomery – Southern Illinois Univ. – Edwardsville
Watch as Coach Sandy Montgomery explains and the defense executes this Pressure Reps Drill.
Travel Ball Format Not Good For The Sport
When the high school season changes into the travel ball season in early June, the sport takes a complete 180. We as coaches constantly preach words such as sacrifice and dedication, and on an everyday basis we talk about teamwork. I have…
Defense: Speed and Agility Ladder Drills with Jen McIntyre – UConn
Watch as Coach Jen McIntyre explains and shows video clips of these speed and agility ladder drills in a 2017 NFCA clinic presentation.
Catchers: Blocking Drill with Stacy Iveson – Univ. of Arizona
Watch as Coach Stacy Iveson explains and catchers demonstrate this blocking drill emphasizing movement and keeping the ball in front of you.
Infield: Double Plays, Throws, Footwork and Communication
Good footwork on a double-play ball allows the player to get rid of the ball as fast as possible. When receiving a ball from the pitcher or second base man, the…
Hitting: Sequence to Contact with Tripp MacKay – YSPN360
Watch as YSPN360.com’s Coach Tripp MacKay (Kennesaw State) talks about the Sequence to Contact – focusing on the “load” with the lower half, which leads to
Softball Players #2 in Clinical Depression Among Division I Athletes
Playing college softball seems to be every young player’s dream, and yet we’re faced with some alarming statistics. Discover why I think so many division I players have…
Pitching: Pitch Your Partner off the Bike with Melyssa Lombardi
Watch as Coach Melyssa Lombardi explains and shows video clips of this pitch your partner off the bike drill that emphasizes intensity and concentration.
Bunting with Randy Simkins – Utah Tech Univ.
Watch as Coach Randy Simkins discusses sacrifice bunt mechanics and a hitter demonstrates front toss bunts.
Pitching – Run Through Drill with Peter Turner – San Jose St. Univ.
Watch as Coach Peter Turner explains and pitchers demonstrate this run through warm up drill.
Infield Drills with Lonni Alameda: Flips and Feeds
In this YSPN360.com video, Florida St. Seminoles’ head coach, Lonni Alameda, works on how to effectively communicate and execute with the bare hand flip to the base.
7 Ways to Win More Games
Everybody wants to win more games, but not everybody has great pitching or power hitting. What if winning wasn’t based on that, but instead, on 7 key…
Slapping – Improving Time to 1st Base – Caitlin Lowe – Univ. of AZ
Watch as Coach Caitlin Lowe discusses the techniques and tips for improving a slappers time to 1st base.
Pitching – Curve Ball Drills – Kim Borders – Campbellsville University
Watch as Coach Kim Borders explains and shows video clips of these curve ball drills in an NFCA Convention presentation.
Hitting – Rotation Drill – Challenge U. Softball
Watch as Coach Lisa Rizzo explains and demonstrates this hitting rotation drill.
The Anatomy of Unshakable Confidence
Across my decades of learning and education, I have spent a significant amount of time studying confidence. To the point that I believe strongly…
Infield – T Drill – Shonda Stanton
Watch as Coach Shonda Stanton explains and infielders demonstrate this T Drill working on glove and footwork.
The DO’s of Social Media
LOUISVILLE, KY – Right now most college coaches can’t watch you play. They are busy coaching their own teams and preparing for the all-important…
Hitting – Driving the Back Foot – Challenge U. Softball
Watch as Coach Lisa Rizzo explains and demonstrates this hitting drill for driving the back foot.
Infield – Fungo Helmet Drill with Megan Smith Lyon – Marshall Univ.
Watch as Coach Megan Smith explains and infielders demonstrate fielding techniques while wearing their batting helmets.
Bunt Coverage – Are You Sure Who Goes Where?
Bunt defense matters when the game’s on the line – and often your season with it. Make sure your team’s properly prepared! Bunting will happen in…
Base Running – Read the Ball Drill – Erin Thorpe – UC Davis
Watch as Coach Erin Thorpe explains and shows video clips of this read the ball drill that helps runners prepare to advance bases on their own reads.
Catchers – Blocking Drills – Maggie Livreri – Univ. of Utah
Watch as Coach Maggie Livreri explains and shows video clips of these blocking drills while speaking at the 2017 NFCA Convention.
Pitching – String Drill with Stacy Iveson – Univ. of AZ
Watch as Coach Stacy Iveson explains and a pitcher demonstrates this string drill.
Helping Pitchers Get Through an Injury
As much as we try to prevent it, and as much as we do not ever want this to happen, inevitably at some point we will all coach a pitcher with an…
The Three C’s of Communication with Millennial Athletes – Bo Hanson
Watch as Bo Hanson discusses the importance of the three C’s of communication with millennial athletes.
Hitting – Hip Rotation Drill – Chris Malveaux
Watch as Coach Chris Malveaux explains and shows video clips of this hip rotation drill at the 2017 NFCA Convention.