We have a talented 16U squad and need pitching for our upcoming Triple Crown Tournament! Plenty of circle time and plenty of practice and friendlies! Please contact Coach Charlie for a tryout!
charlie@marauderssoftball.com
I am starting up an online fastpitch magazine and would like input as to how to make it something you would enjoy! Please check it out at FPSixty Feel free to post any comments/suggestions to this post!
We are currently adding 14U players to our roster and will hold an open workout this Sunday November 23rd at Glendale High School. Please register or send any questions/concerns to Coach Charlie: charlie@marauderssoftball.com
I try to teach my athletes that it always depends on the play. They do forget sometimes but overall I let them know that on plays that get through the infield we usually have plenty of time to drop the knee to ensure it is stopped. The only time they should try to field it otherwise is if they...
I'm not an expert by a long shot but I have seen enough pitching that to me it looks like the movement of the back leg at the end is taking away some of the momentum she builds at the beginning. It looks like she is more focused on kicking that leg out behind her than transferring the momentum...
If the hitter doesn't pressure themself equally in any hitting situation then I'd say you have an issue.
As a coach I make my line-up thinking everyone will hit/get on base. Yes there are some weaker hitters I may bunt or try to spread out to minimize my outs, but overall I expect everyone to...
That's too many games. Not every tournament will have someone scouting it.....my advice is quality over quantity. If the coaches are a good fit you really can't put a price on that and it would be hard to pass it up. Maybe they are willing to give her time off if it starts to become...
In my opinion you would learn how the ball moved in terms of where you would expect the ball to be. If you don't start out with some sort of frame of reference (that I feel like that drill could teach) how do you teach them where to 'guess'? Say a screwball would start at a certain point (where...
On breaking pitches I can see the reason it may not help as much. The only thing that can help that is taking a lot of live pitches, anticipating what the pitcher is going to pitch, etc. For a basic way of training the eye to pick up the ball at contact I think the drill I linked to would work...
My daughter uses it and has the highest obp% and slg% on the team. Fast or slow pitching she uses it. She also adds a small hitting jacket to it every now and then to build up her strength during practice but overall she loves it and the results she gets are great!
One of my other athetes used...
http://youtu.be/5iMIO5zLeR4
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I could go into more detail below but I decided to shorten it up before I got to into it! :D
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I start from her warm-up swing as this is where I first caught her...