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Have you ever struggled with whether your pitchers should throw batting practice or not, and if not, why not?
If so, here's some information that will be valuable to you and to your pitchers and hitters!
Lots of coaches I talk to...
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Whether you are going to school in-person, virtually, or a combination of both, this school year is sure to be unlike any other.
And while your school situation may be different and take some getting used to, don’t just...
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between front toss and side toss?
If so, you’ve come to the right place for the answer!
To tell you the truth, front toss is really just a better version of soft toss. In...
Many of you may have had a shortened summer season, but now may be able to play a fall season. If so, that means it’s probably time for player tryouts.
Holding a great team tryout is critical to having a great...
In normal times, this would be the time of year when your pitchers start to get tired or sore, or both.
This surely isn’t a normal year, but even so, what matters is that your pitchers know how to tell the...
Motivation is tricky. We all know it's important for success and yet we probably all define it differently.
Do you know what a motivated player looks like? You might be surprised when you read 10 tips for keeping your players motivated.
So...
There are certain things we take as gospel in sports because that’s how they have always been done, and when it comes to our approach to hitting in softball, we are no exception.
At the recent Hitting Summit, we took on...
There are certain things we take as hard gospel about pitching, and we think of them as truths since they have been handed down over the years.
At the recent Pitching Summit, we took on some common myths about pitching, and...
While pitching isn’t easy, closing out a game can be even harder. Have you ever wondered why your pitchers can do so well up to a certain point only to have the whole thing fall apart on them?
It happens to...
This year marks the four-year anniversary of Pat Summit’s passing, and we take a moment to acknowledge her incredible body of work, and to explain why she is a true legend.
Pat Summitt passed away on June 26, 2016, at the...
In the last issue of the SE Insider, in the article titled "An Olympic Yardstick - Pitch Rotations", I listed some spin numbers. These numbers were taken using the RevFire.
While this device is no longer available, the...
On defense we can’t have everything. Either you play in so you can get to balls faster, or you play back so you can get to more balls on either side of you.
Read on to understand how your positioning on...