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Long before there was the Running Slap there was a great offensive weapon used by right handed hitters called the Slap or the Slug Bunt.
Discover why it's still a great weapon and how it can help expand the defense to...
Now that we have crowned a 2021 Women’s College World Series (WCWS) Champion, I wanted to give you my “4 Other Take-Aways of Championship Teams.”
Why call them the “other” take-aways, and what are they exactly? Read on to discover what...
While you might have a favorite team playing this week, ALL the teams can help you get better.
Follow this Guide to Watching the WCWS and learn how you can improve as a softball player just by sitting in your living...
A play that is seared in my mind is in the 2008 World Series, Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Jason Bartlett made an unbelievable play fielding the ball beyond 2nd base, and while moving toward centerfield he threw the Phillies runner...
Are too many balls getting past your catcher so that runners are either taking extra bases or worse yet - scoring?
It could be that your pitcher has an awesome drop ball, or that your catcher needs to learn the Keys...
Does your team ever struggle to get along? Could they stand to be more competitive? Do any of your players ever suffer from a lack of focus and concentration?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, then check out...
Having great infielders during practice isn’t enough to help us win games – we need those players to play great under pressure and this drill really helps with that!
Learn a great drill called the Around the World drill to help...
While we often make a trip out to the mound to talk to our pitcher, that's only one of the reasons why you should be making that trip.
Do you know the other 7?
Knowing when to go out to the mound...
It's easy to love to hit the ball, and the better you hit it the more you love it. That's why players love to take batting practice.
But somewhere along the line bunting has lost it's value both in practices and...
Stats are more popular than ever and it seems like we’ve almost gone stat crazy.
Keeping stats on offensive and defensive situations is very common but you might be surprised to learn you can also measure things like Energy, Aggressiveness and...
Warming up is something that all pitchers have to do, but something that we don't put enough thought or purpose into.
Discover 4 keys to making sure your pitchers are making the most of their warm-ups.
While we've analyzed and torn the...
The nature of a softball game gives players a ton of time to think, and usually they are thinking about the things they did wrong.
Girls in particular are hard on themselves so helping them learn to manage their minds is...