Watch as Coach Charley Lau Jr. explains and a hitter demonstrates this Extension Drill.
Hitting the High Pitch and not Dropping Drill – Challenge U. Softball
Watch as Challenge U. Softball’s Coach Lisa Rizzo explains and demonstrates a drill for players having trouble with the High Pitch.
The Reason Why Many Softball Pitchers Never Get Better
In my 13 years of coaching softball pitchers, I’ve had a few players who just don’t seem to improve. After a short discussion with the player and her parents, I learn that the parents have…
Hitting the Inside and Outside Pitch – Challenge U. Softball
Watch as Challenge U. Softball’s Coach Lisa Rizzo explains and demonstrates this Hitting the Inside and Outside Pitch.
Defense – Footwork and Tags – Lonni Alameda – Florida State Univ.
Watch as Coach Lonni Alameda explains and a fielder demonstrates proper footwork positioning and technique for tags.
The Pitcher’s Magic Inch
We all know pitching can seem super complicated to understand and super frustrating to do. Read on to uncover how a simple inch can make all the difference for your pitcher! 1 inch sure doesn’t seem like much, especially when compared…
Crossover Step and Swing Drill – Charley Lau JR
Watch as Coach Charley Lau JR explains and a hitter demonstrates this Crossover Step and Swing Drill.
Hitting – Front Toss See It Up Drill – Lonni Alameda – Florida State Univ.
Watch as Assistant Coach Travis Wilson explains and a hitter demonstrates this Front Toss See It Up Drill.
4 Ways for Pitchers to Dominate in Games
Games are starting for many high schools in the warmer locations around the country & for most college teams. Now it’s time for pitchers to do well in games & not just practice, so check out 4 ways to make…
Baserunning Drills – Lonni Alameda – Florida State Univ.
Watch as Assistant Coach Travis Wilson explains and players demonstrate these Baserunning Drills.
Mastering Accountability with Your Athletes – Bo Hanson
Watch as Bo Hanson discusses the importance of accountability for individuals and a team.
Motivating the Modern Athlete
Today’s athlete is different from years past. The much-publicized generation Y student-athletes (1980’s-1999) have moved through college. Generation Z is…
Slapping – Heavy Bat Drill – Ehren Earleywine – Univ. of Missouri
Watch as Coach Ehren Earleywine explains and players demonstrate this Slapping – Heavy Bat Drill.
Team Defense – Running Diamond Drill – Christina Sutcliffe – Northern IL Univ.
Watch as Coach Christina Sutcliffe explains and players demonstrate this Team Defense – Running Diamond Drill.
Playing Sports Prepares You To Pitch Yourself
I recently graduated from college and have since entered the “real world” of working. This also means my jersey number has a new home and my locker no longer holds my snacks, four jackets, 10 softballs and six pairs…
Hitting – Back Heel Slide Drill – Randy Schneider – Univ. of WI
Watch as Coach Randy Schneider explains and a batter demonstrates this Back Heel Slide Drill.
Hitting – Sadaharu Oh Drill – Margie Knight – Salisbury University
Watch as Coach Margie Knight explains and a batter demonstrates the Sadaharu Oh Hitting Drill.
There’s Value and Talent at all Levels
Many of us who coach at colleges and universities often capitalize on the opportunities to work outside camps and clinics in an effort to supplement our income, network and recruit. In addition, many of us are truly passionate about…
Hitting – Hip Rotation Drill – Matt Lisle
Watch as Coach Matt Lisle explains and a batter demonstrates this Hip Rotation Drill.
Pitching – Fastball Mechanics Drills with Boo Gillette
Watch as Coach Boo Gillette explains and pitchers demonstrate these Fastball Mechanics Drills.
The Anatomy Of A Champion
Two legs, one arm. Two arms, one leg. A broken collarbone, a sprained knee, a ruptured Achilles, and a sore heel. Blind, deaf, mute, brain injury, cancer, paralyzed. Champions don’t all look or feel the same. They don’t all walk the same…
Hitting – Two Tee Drill – George Wares – Central College
Watch as Assistant Coach Alicia O’Brien explains and a player demonstrates the Two Tee Drill.
Infield – Small Glove Baseball Drill – Patty Gasso – Univ. of OK
Watch as Coach Patty Gasso and infielders demonstrate this Small Glove Baseball Drill.
Mental Hitting Drills for Softball
Are you spending enough time working on the mental aspects of hitting with your softball team? In this post, we’ll cover some mental hitting basics, and five simple mental hitting drills you can use to boost your hitter’s success.
Hitting – Skip the Rock Drill – Randy Schneider – Univ. of WI
Watch as Coach Randy Schneider explains and a batter demonstrates this Skip the Rock Drill.
Ball Target and Contact Drill – Gordon Eakin – BYU
Watch as Coach Gordon Eakin explains and a batter demonstrates this Ball Target and Contact Drill.
3 Drills for Bunting Under Pressure
You’re facing a tough pitcher and finally get a runner on 1st, only to have your batter unable to bunt the runner over to 2nd and you end up losing 1-0. Sound familiar? If so these Critical Bunting Drills…
Outside Pitch – Back Hand Drill – Challenge U Softball
Watch as Challenge U. Softball’s Coach Stacy explains this Outside Pitch – Back Hand Drill.
Pitching – Forward Motion Faze Drill with Beth Torina – Louisiana State Univ.
Watch as Coach Beth Torina explains and a pitcher demonstrates this Forward Motion Faze Drill.
Making Sense Of Baserunning Strategies
Watching softball tournaments this summer, I was struck by a variety of approaches to baserunning. It can be a lot of fun – or disconcerting – to listen to the “peanut gallery” in the stands as a game plays out. Many freely second-guess…