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About LinkBacksI am a volunteer high school coach and have a sophmore with limited range in the shortstop position. Are there any good exercises that could be recommended to help her learn to extend her depth and range?
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I am a volunteer high school coach and have a sophmore with limited range in the shortstop position. Are there any good exercises that could be recommended to help her learn to extend her depth and range?
You have to work on her lateral agility and first step quickness. In addition to hitting her balls on each side, make sure her footwork is good. There is nothing like softball-specific things. Set up cones on her side and the goal is to get to the ball before it goes through. You know that kind of drills.
Outside of softball drills, work on general lateral agility and first-step quickness drills. Here are a few good ones:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=s8nKrdk8Cas
http://youtube.com/watch?v=bdTpIBLXjCo
http://youtube.com/watch?v=DLXnLGcjrq0
http://youtube.com/watch?v=t7Fx8M8WNTc (do this one but laterally instead of linear)
There is a tons of other ones but this is a good start.
Marc
Marc Dagenais, MHK, CSCS
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Marc:
Have you ever seen FSN Sport Science? The following link is a clip from a segment done on Chad Johnson's ability to cover 2,786 cubic feet...amazing.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=hquBATZjsRk
Ang
Very interesting. A lot of people do great things.
Marc Dagenais, MHK, CSCS
http://www.softballperformance.com
Connect with me - Become my fan on Facebook and/or Follow me on Twitter .
Marc Dagenais is a softball peak performance coach that helps players be more confident, mentally tougher, hit with more power, run faster, throw harder, and be more dominant on the field. He also helps coaches win more games and get more out of their team.
To boost your performance, check our softball drills directory or sign-up for our FREE newsletter to get tons of great softball tips by email!
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