Pick-off moves are an under-utilized part of the game. My feeling is that if I can get an out without having to throw a pitch, I’m going to take it. Like everything else, though, pickoffs take a lot of practice so that infielders and pitchers...
Getting our players to make quick and accurate adjustments is vital for being successful during games. Here are drills for hitters and pitchers to help them learn how to make better and quicker adjustments: Hitters: Have 5-10 different bats of all sizes and weights placed at the field Every hitter has to use a...
As you get older, the game gets faster. If you cannot keep up with the pace of the game then you are going to have to find a new hobby. Today’s video tip is for shortstops who want to make their double plays feeds to second...
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Today’s video tip is for second basemen and shortstops and it answers the basic question of who covers second base on the steal. More importantly, however, it explains when the middle infielders have to switch that up in the middle of a play. Enjoy! ...
Losing stinks! And often that losing happens during the most important softball event of the year, and sometimes of our lives. Make sure you understand the 5 lessons that losing can teach you as you get ready for another softball season. While we all love to win,...
byCindy Bristow To help make a 7 inning game more manageable take a tip from UCLA’s head coach – Kelly Inouye-Perez – and break it down into 7 mini battles within the game. Work to win as many of these 7 different mini-battles as you can...
The primary job for any catcher is to help pitchers get more strikes. A catcher who is terrific at receiving is pure joy to throw to every game. Today’s video tip is one of many tricks good catchers use to help get more strikes for...
Today’s video tip is a more advanced one for shortstops when balls are hit down into the left field corner and a relay throw to home plate is needed. ...
byCindy Bristow Using both hands isn’t hard, but using them at the same time to perform the same function is not only difficult, it’s extremely rare. Discover how most of your hitting problems come down to your player’s inability to use both hands at the same time. Think...
