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softball33 · 08-15-2008, 05:29 PM

DD is a pitcher. Will be playing 12U. She's not sure she wants to play basketball again. What other activities and training are good to keep her active in the off season? It gets cold enough where I'm at that outside activities aren't the best option for the winter. We have a couple of swim teams in the area I am considering for off season conditioning. Any ideas?

PatriotsCoach · 08-15-2008, 06:02 PM

Off season weight programs, with alot of cardiovascular or good ideas. My team goes to the local gym, which gives us a discounted team rate and works out as a team. One of the trainers came up with a good CORE training program and wow did it make a differance. Alot of hitting is a good idea, at a recent Elite Varsity Camp put on by a local College, the coach stated " Softball is one sport you can't take extended time off from, to become a good softball player you must become a good student of the game."

bigdaddy · 08-18-2008, 02:02 PM

My 12 YO DD plays volleyball in the fall and winter. It's great for explosiveness, agressiveness and reactions. Just be careful...volleyball can become addictive!

Keith

coachkoot · 08-28-2008, 02:12 PM

In Ontario it is almost impossible to do any work outside during the winter (and a good portion of the fall). We (team is 16U) have access to a school gymnasium for the fall/winter and I am wondering what we should be concentrating on. We have the gym for about 3 hours per week and I wanted to work with pitchers/catchers for the first hour. I thought we would spend most of the balance of the time on agility and speed exercises and mechanics - both throwing and hitting. Most of the girls here play hockey and dance - both very cardio intensive. Marc has an excellent training program that we will be using parts of. Any ideas from any of you with respect to specific conditioning would be great.

Marc Dagenais · 09-30-2008, 01:48 AM

A couple of key points:

- At 12, you want her to still enjoy the sport and don't need to "professionalize" her yet by doing too much softball-related training in the off-season. It doesn't mean you shouldn't but softball-related training (working out or pitching/hitting lessons/practices) should be complimentary activities to other things at that age.

- Encourage her to play a different sport - whatever it is. It will do a couple of things for her: 1) train her overall athleticism which is important 2) take her mind off softball a bit and avoid burning out by doing too much 3) keep her in shape by doing something else.

- A basic off-season workout is appropriate. However, at that age, I highly recommend that a parent do it with them. Increases motivation and makes the kid enjoy it more. It's good for the parent too!

Marc

08-15-2008, 05:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
softball33 Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 39	Fall Training Ideas DD is a pitcher. Will be playing 12U. She's not sure she wants to play basketball again. What other activities and training are good to keep her active in the off season? It gets cold enough where I'm at that outside activities aren't the best option for the winter. We have a couple of swim teams in the area I am considering for off season conditioning. Any ideas?

08-28-2008, 02:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
coachkoot Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 6	Fall/Winter conditioning In Ontario it is almost impossible to do any work outside during the winter (and a good portion of the fall). We (team is 16U) have access to a school gymnasium for the fall/winter and I am wondering what we should be concentrating on. We have the gym for about 3 hours per week and I wanted to work with pitchers/catchers for the first hour. I thought we would spend most of the balance of the time on agility and speed exercises and mechanics - both throwing and hitting. Most of the girls here play hockey and dance - both very cardio intensive. Marc has an excellent training program that we will be using parts of. Any ideas from any of you with respect to specific conditioning would be great.

09-30-2008, 01:48 AM	#5 (permalink)
Marc Dagenais Peak Performance Coach Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Posts: 355	A couple of key points: - At 12, you want her to still enjoy the sport and don't need to "professionalize" her yet by doing too much softball-related training in the off-season. It doesn't mean you shouldn't but softball-related training (working out or pitching/hitting lessons/practices) should be complimentary activities to other things at that age. - Encourage her to play a different sport - whatever it is. It will do a couple of things for her: 1) train her overall athleticism which is important 2) take her mind off softball a bit and avoid burning out by doing too much 3) keep her in shape by doing something else. - A basic off-season workout is appropriate. However, at that age, I highly recommend that a parent do it with them. Increases motivation and makes the kid enjoy it more. It's good for the parent too! Marc __________________ Marc Dagenais, MHK, CSCS http://www.softballperformance.com 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 get tons of performance-boosting softball tips, tricks, and advice by email, sign-up for his FREE softball newsletter. To quickly and easily boost your performance, check out Marc's powerful softball resources.

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08-15-2008, 06:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
PatriotsCoach Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 5	Off season weight programs, with alot of cardiovascular or good ideas. My team goes to the local gym, which gives us a discounted team rate and works out as a team. One of the trainers came up with a good CORE training program and wow did it make a differance. Alot of hitting is a good idea, at a recent Elite Varsity Camp put on by a local College, the coach stated " Softball is one sport you can't take extended time off from, to become a good softball player you must become a good student of the game."

08-18-2008, 02:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
bigdaddy Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 107	My 12 YO DD plays volleyball in the fall and winter. It's great for explosiveness, agressiveness and reactions. Just be careful...volleyball can become addictive! Keith