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It’s Important to Define and Accept Roles

Recently, I was watching a Sunday Night Football game between the San Diego Chargers and the New England Patriots. During the second quarter, Brandon Bolden blocked a punt that resulted in an injury to San Diego punter Mike Scifres…

Mar 20, 2015

Slapping – Three Speed Timing Drill – Ehren Earleywine – Univ. of Missouri

Watch as Coach Ehren Earleywine explains and players demonstrate this Slapping – Three Speed Timing Drill.

Mar 10, 2015

Walk Up Drill – Ricci Woodard – TX St. Univ.

Watch as Coach Ricci Woodard explains and a batter demonstrates this Walk Up Drill.

Mar 10, 2015

Seeking More Order in the Batter’s Box

Who is the next batter? The effect for batting out of order includes wording to identify who should be the next batter after the appeal – and this may be the most confusing part of this rule. If properly appealed, the next batter is the bat…

Mar 6, 2015

Batting Drill for Balance and Driving the Ball – Lisa Rizzo – Diamond Academy

Watch as Coach Lisa Rizzo discusses this Batting Drill for Balance and Driving the Ball.

Feb 24, 2015

Hitting – Contact Point – Craig Nicholson – AZ ST. Univ.

Watch as Coach Craig Nicholson explains and a player demonstrates this Contact Point Drill.

Feb 24, 2015

5 Softball Catcher Drills for Throwing Power

In softball, consistently getting runners out when they try to steal bases requires speed, agility and power. You’ve got to be able to quickly transition from a catching to a throwing position, or you may miss the mark.

Feb 17, 2015

Hitting – Hand Activation – Randy Schneider – Univ. of WI

Watch as Coach Randy Schneider explains and demonstrates the importance of hand activation in staying inside the pitch.

Feb 10, 2015

Pitcher’s Conditioning Drill with Melyssa Lombardi

Watch as Coach Melyssa Lombardi explains and a players demonstrates this Pitcher’s Conditioning Drill.

Feb 10, 2015

Why High School Softball Pitchers Don’t Throw Fastballs

Maybe you’ve noticed a trend in high school softball pitching—most pitchers don’t throw fastballs in games. It’s possible for a pitcher to succeed by forgoing the fastball in favor of movement pitches. But more often than not, pitchers who throw…

Feb 9, 2015

Catching Drills for Framing – Lisa Rizzo – Diamond Academy

Watch as Coach Lisa Rizzo explains these Catching Drills for Framing.

Jan 26, 2015

Outfielders Throwing Drill – AZ St. Softball

This drill is for the outfield getting behind the ball and coming through it in a tag situation.

Jan 26, 2015

Your New Softball Season Resolutions

With the New Year just beginning did you make some New Year’s resolutions? Maybe you want to lose weight, or finish that certain project, or learn another language. But what things are you resolute to do for your upcoming softball season?

Jan 26, 2015

Batting Ski Drill – Weight Transfer – Lisa Rizzo – Diamond Academy

Coach Lisa Rizzo discusses weight transfer and a player demonstrates the Ski Drill

Jan 8, 2015
Pitching: Wrist Snap Drills with Beth Torina - LSU

Pitching: Wrist Snap Drills with Beth Torina – Louisiana State Univ.

Coach Beth Torina explains and a pitcher demonstrates these Wrist Snap Drills

Jan 8, 2015

Mental Conditioning and How To Overcome Hitting Fears

In today’s blog post, I am going to talk a bit about softball mental conditioning, the fear and nervousness that goes along with making the play, the effect that it can have on your hitters and how they can overcome those feelings…

Jan 6, 2015

Hitting – Hands Drill – Jordan Stevens

Coach Jordan Stevens explains and a player demonstrates these Hand Drills

Dec 22, 2014

Defense – Rundown Strategies – Patty Gasso – Univ. of OK

Coach Patty Gasso explains and players demonstrate these Rundown Strategies

Dec 22, 2014

Softball Pitching Drills – Getting the Grip Right

Before teaching your players a huge variety of softball pitches, you’ll want to start at the fundamentals. The first thing I always go over with my new pitchers, and even my veterans, is their grip. I’ve been able to increase the power and…

Dec 22, 2014

Good Coaches Use A Variety Of Strategies

Whether or not to sacrifice with a runner on first base is an individual decision for every coach. Much depends on the inning, the score, who’s batting, whether the batter is proficient, how many outs and so on. Coaching isn’t easy, but decisions…

Dec 9, 2014

Outside Hitting Drill – Fran Troyan – Lehigh Univ.

Coach Fran Troyan explains and a hitter demonstrates this Outside Hitting Drill

Dec 9, 2014

Heavy Ball Hitting Drill – Randy Schneider – Univ. of WI

Associate Head Coach Randy Schneider explains and a player demonstrates this heavy ball hitting drill

Dec 9, 2014

Inside Turn Tag Drill – Lonni Alameda – Florida ST. Univ.

Coach Lonni Alameda explains and players demonstrate this Inside Turn Tag Drill

Nov 25, 2014

Plays at the Plate – AZ State Softball

Assistant Coach Boo Gillette explains and demonstrates the Catcher’s proper positioning for plays at the plate

Nov 25, 2014

4 Tips to Become a Better Softball Pitcher

1. Get into a Pitching Routine

I do not believe there is a magic number of pitches you need to throw per day or week. That said, I do agree that the first year should be intense in terms of frequency in order to attain consistency.

Nov 24, 2014
Pitching Workouts with Kyla Holas - Univ. of Houston

Pitching Workouts with Kyla Holas

Coach Kyla Holas explains and her Pitcher demonstrates these conditioning exercises

Nov 11, 2014

Side Toss Drill – Fran Troyan – Lehigh Univ.

Coach Fran Troyan explains and a hitter demonstrates this Side Toss Drill

Nov 11, 2014

Being Alert Can Yield Appealing Results

The purpose of this column is to help softball coaches better understand softball rules and perhaps, by so doing, get a competitive advantage.

Appeal plays offer this opportunity. Batting out of order is the most confusing of all appeal plays…

Nov 11, 2014

Indoor Practice Throwing Drills – Jordan Stevens

Coach Jordan Stevens explains and his team executes these indoor practice throwing drills

Oct 20, 2014
Mini Hurdle Drills - AZ State Softball

Mini Hurdle Drills – AZ State Softball

The AZ State Strength and Conditioning Staff run the squad through these Mini Hurdle Drills

Oct 20, 2014
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