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Catching: Target vs. No Target

Catching: Target vs. No Target with Kelly Inouye-Perez – UCLA

Watch as Coach Kelly Inouye-Perez answers a question on whether the catcher should or should not give the pitcher a target. Some pitchers need the target while others never even look, but coach wants the […]

Apr 4, 2023
Body Awareness and Front-Side Pitching Drills

Body Awareness and Front-Side Pitching Drills with Myndie Berka – BreakThrew Fastpitch

Watch as Coach Myndie Berka explains, and pitchers demonstrate these body awareness and front-side pitching drills. With these drills, the pitcher can work on their fastball, change up, or a movement pitch. Coach will detail […]

Apr 3, 2023

My Take on Leadership

By: John Klessinger Originally Published in: A Coach’s Manual Provided by: Championship Productions “If you expect people to follow you, you have to be willing to be the first to get dirty.” – John Klessinger […]

Mar 21, 2023

Reflecting On Why You Coach

By: Wade Gilbert  Originally Published in: Coaching Better Every Season Provided by: Human Kinetics Most coaching books start with a discussion of the importance of creating a coaching philosophy and follow up with a section […]

Mar 7, 2023
Dirting a Changeup
Mar 1, 2023

Dirting a Changeup with Lonni Alameda – Florida State Univ.

Watch as Coach Lonni Alameda explains, and a pitcher demonstrates dirting a changeup. This is a great 0-2 pitch that allows the pitcher to expand the zone by bouncing the ball before the plate.

Pitching: Analysis and Count

Pitching: Analysis and Count with Randy Simkins – Utah Tech Univ.

Watch as Coach Randy Simkins discusses pitch analysis and count. Both pitchers and coaches should always know the count. When you are ahead in the count be aggressive and attack but don’t waste pitches. The […]

Feb 28, 2023
Social Media: Knowing Your Audience

Social Media: Knowing Your Audience with Garry Rosenfield – Coaches Inc.

Watch as Garry Rosenfield explains that it is important to be informed and have your own opinions, but it is also important to know who your audience is on social media and realize that not […]

Feb 27, 2023

Be Careful Not to Overuse Technology in Coaching

From the time most children can walk and talk today, they have a technological device of some type in their hands. By the time they finish elementary school, children can code, decode, transmit and transcend […]

Feb 21, 2023
Coaches' Stressors & Mental Health

Coaches’ Stressors & Mental Health with Dr. Peter Ormsby – Univ. of North Carolina Pembroke

Watch as Dr. Peter Ormsby discusses coaches’ stressors and mental health. He cites case studies that indicate the three main stressors are performance-related, organizational-related, and personal. Performance stressors deal with injuries to athletes and poor […]

Feb 7, 2023

The Grind

By: Coach Mickey Marley Originally Published in: Game Ready – 52 Takeaways for Winning If you are a professional, or at the least someone who has sought out to be a champion, you probably have […]

Feb 7, 2023
90-Second Hybrid Defensive Drill
Feb 1, 2023

90-Second Hybrid Defensive Drill with Bonnie Tholl – Univ. of Michigan

Watch as Coach Bonnie Tholl explains this 90-second hybrid drill and emphasizes that the time of the drill can be changed to fit your personnel. This is a 5-station drill covering 3rd, 2nd, and 1st […]

Selecting an Assistant Coach

Selecting an Assistant Coach with Ricci Woodard – Texas State Univ.

Watch as Coach Ricci Woodard explains that the biggest thing in hiring a new assistant coach is for them to understand what the program is about and what it takes to be successful. Loyalty, how […]

Jan 31, 2023
Infield: Sacrifice Bunt

Infield: Sacrifice Bunt with Megan Smith Lyon – Marshall Univ.

Watch as Coach Megan Smith explains and a corner demonstrates the proper positioning and responsibilities for fielding a sacrifice bunt. When a batter squares to bunt, the corners yell “bunt” and slowly creep toward the […]

Jan 30, 2023

Developing a Culture

By: Jen Welter Originally Published in: Winning Ways of Women Coaches Provided by: Human Kinetics You must give players a voice in shaping the identity and setting the tone. With the most powerful teams I […]

Jan 24, 2023
Developing Routines for Handling Pressure

Developing Routines for Handling Pressure with Bob Ligouri – Des Moines Area CC

Watch as Coach Bob Ligouri asks three of his players if they have developed any routines or tricks for dealing with pressure. Player #1 looks in the mirror as she is doing her hair and […]

Jan 10, 2023

5 Ways Champions Keep Their Heads in the Game

By: Cindy Bristow Provided by: Softball Excellence The biggest difference between champion softball players and everyone else who plays softball is that champions control their minds – they don’t let their minds control them. Discover […]

Jan 10, 2023
Why I Don't Yell at Players
Jan 4, 2023

Why I Don’t Yell at Players with Matt Blackburn – Lake Belton High School (TX)

Watch as Coach Matt Blackburn explains why he does not believe in yelling at his players. Players emotionally respond to their coaches during a game and when a coach is mad or angry the players […]

Hitting: Ball Under the Back Knee Drill

Hitting: Ball Under the Back Knee Drill with Mary Jo Firnbach – Southern Illinois Univ. Carbondale

Watch as Coach Mary Jo Firnbach explains, and a hitter demonstrates this ball under the back knee drill. The hitter is in a ready stance and the back knee is over the ball. Emphasis is […]

Jan 3, 2023
Changeup: Flips and Grips

Changeup: Flips and Grips with Jennifer Williams – Dartmouth College

Watch as Coach Jennifer Williams discusses changeup flips and grips. The variety of flips are the classic flip change (flip and pull back, flip up and pull back, or flip and reach), and the horseshoe. […]

Jan 2, 2023

Are You Building a Better You? with Chet Scott – Built to Lead

Watch as Chet Scott explains why it’s necessary to build a “better you” to be an effective leader. The way coaches regulate or react to a room influences the type of team they have. He […]

Dec 27, 2022
6 Steps to Better Bunting

6 Steps to Better Bunting

By: Cindy Bristow Provided by: Softball Excellence Bunting isn’t glamorous or exciting but doing it successfully can be the difference between winning or losing a close game. Like free throws in basketball, bunting seems almost […]

Dec 27, 2022
Challenging Athletes Without Destroying Their Confidence

Challenging Athletes Without Destroying Their Confidence with Dr. Greg Dale – Duke Univ.

Dr. Greg Dale explains that it is key to hold athletes accountable but do so without destroying their confidence or undermining their dignity. He talks about the difference between being intense and being emotional as […]

Dec 13, 2022
Safety in Sports Includes Mental Health Care

Safety in Sports Includes Mental Health Care

Medical professionals agree that about 20% of high school athletes and 30% of college athletes have or will have a serious anxiety or diagnosable mental health disorder that causes some degree of impairment in their […]

Dec 13, 2022
Teaching Defensive Skills
Dec 7, 2022

Teaching Defensive Skills with Larissa Anderson – Univ. of Missouri

Watch as Coach Larissa Anderson explains that she wants to teach everybody everything and make her players great athletes and her athletes great softball players. It is important that all the players practice defensive skills.

Team Culture is Everything

Team Culture Is Everything with Scott Whitlock – (Retired) Kennesaw State Univ.

Watch as Coach Scott Whitlock discusses team culture and how you must create a culture that does not compromise your core values and at the same time is a culture that allows the team to […]

Dec 6, 2022
Resistive Swings Slapping Drill

Resistive Swings Slapping Drill with Donna J. Papa – Univ. of North Carolina

Watch as Coach Donna J. Papa explains, and a slapper demonstrates this resistive swings drill. The drill works on getting stronger through contact and strengthening the hand path. The batter should only take five swings […]

Dec 5, 2022
Tire Slam Drill

Tire Slam Drill with Caitlin Blanchard – Lourdes Univ.

Watch as Coach Caitlin Blanchard explains and demonstrates this tire slam hitting drill. The batter should hit the tire as hard a possible, as this allows them to feel the connection and power in the […]

Nov 22, 2022

Duties and Personalities on a Team

By: Kelly Inouye-Perez  Originally Published in: Winning Ways of Women Coaches Provided by: Human Kinetics All the best teams in every sport have strong leadership among team members. But not every team member is going […]

Nov 22, 2022
Pitcher's Load and Posture Drills
Nov 8, 2022

Pitcher’s Load and Posture Drills with Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro – Univ. of Florida

Watch as Coach Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro explains and shows video examples of these four drills to help load and posture. These are great drills for working on pitching movements without pitching. The Standing Glute Activation […]

Building Bat Speed Using Hand Weights

Building Bat Speed Using Hand Weights with Ralph Weekly – (Retired) Univ. of Tennessee

Watch as Coach Ralph Weekly explains and shows a practice clip of a batter using hand weights to help build bat speed. This is a great exercise when your student-athletes are working circuit hitting and […]

Nov 8, 2022
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Skills & Drills

  • Run-and-Catch & Run-and-Throw Slapping Drills with Kenzi Corn

    Run-and-Catch & Run-and-Throw Slapping Drills with Kenzi Corn

  • 6-Spot Challenge Pitching Drill with Marissa Young – Duke Univ.

    6-Spot Challenge Pitching Drill with Marissa Young – Duke Univ.

  • 3-2-1 Trio Infield Drill with Leah Campbell – (Retired) Rockwall High School (TX)

    3-2-1 Trio Infield Drill with Leah Campbell – (Retired) Rockwall High School (TX)

  • Teaching Intentional Tee Work with Larry Wooten – Wade Hampton High School (SC)

    Teaching Intentional Tee Work with Larry Wooten – Wade Hampton High School (SC)

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    Pitching: Reverse J-Bands Drill with Paige Cassady – North Carolina State Univ.

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