Down and Ready
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I lean more towards this as "Softball Ready".
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My DD plays 2nd for HS, and for comparison, this is her down and ready - and she does a set-step as well. (I haven't used my phone to upload a pic before, so fingers crossed that you don't end up with a pic of my dog.)
Everyone has their own unique down and ready stance.I would def say to the OP that she would be much quicker with lateral movement if she brought the back foot up with the front one and not down quite so low.
Crystal,
As another poster mentioned - is that her normal stance, even before the ball is hit? I can't see how that position would allow her to get any sort of jump on a ball hit to her left (b/w 1B and 2B). It looks like she would either have to first stand up, or rotate her right leg to mirror her left before she can even begin to push off / begin a lateral (sideways) movement.
Thanks,
Gags
As another poster mentioned - is that her normal stance, even before the ball is hit? I can't see how that position would allow her to get any sort of jump on a ball hit to her left (b/w 1B and 2B). It looks like she would either have to first stand up, or rotate her right leg to mirror her left before she can even begin to push off / begin a lateral (sideways) movement.
Thanks,
Gags
I've been taught and believe that middle infielders do not want to be that far down. We only have our corners get very low when playing in because at that point you are almost playing goalie if you are in far enough. You are reacting. Elsewhere I am not a fan of starting so low. You have to go up, then laterally, then down again.
