Making sure your fielders cleanly field balls is just the first of two skills needed for a successful play as we’ve all seen our players field a ball only to throw it away.
Learn three drills designed to improve both fielding...
While offense and pitching get all the press it's team defense that wins championships. Simple plays like fielding groundballs, catching flyballs and making good throws are what really make the difference in close ball games.
Do you know how to practice...
What softball coach wouldn’t want a single drill that practiced every skill used in softball, and was competitive at the same time? Does such a drill even exist?
It does! Check out this drill that has everything you need to improve...
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Numbers aren’t for everyone, but looking inside the numbers can often make us better softball players.
Let me show you just exactly how.
I wasn’t one for math when I was in school - mainly because it was hard for me to...
We can’t just expect our infielders to know where to throw the ball when the ball is hit to them. Those decisions must be practiced, just like any other skill.
Take the mystery out of where your infielders should throw the...
Do you use the same infield warm-up drill over and over for pre-game warm-ups?
If you line up your infielders and hit groundballs at them during pre-game warm-ups you’ll want to discover this improved version.
We’ve all done this drill before –...
Infielders of all skill levels can struggle fielding ground balls. Sometimes the poor quality of the infield is to blame, but usually it’s something simple that the fielder is doing wrong that causes the first few misses and then everything...
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...
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...
In regards to catching a ball with 2 hands, there are some definite advantages: things like getting rid of the ball faster on a throw, or fielding balls with a lot of crazy spin.
But do you know the times when...
The fielding yips can happen to anyone, no matter their skill level, and when they do players suddenly find they can’t field easy groundballs.
The next time it happens to one of your players, make sure you know how to help...