Did you know there are 3,459,131 softball drills on the internet? It's true; I counted.
OK, so I made the number up, but I bet I'm pretty close! There are tons and tons of drills for all aspects of the sport, covering different skill/experience/age levels. And, because you can't trust everything you see on the internet (except my absolutely true number in the first sentence), not all these drills are effective (or worse: safe).
I do feel like I can identify a drill that's just terrible because I know the sport well enough to see the value or lack thereof in a particular drill. Still, most drills I've found (both free and paid) seem pretty good, and at some point I'd like to use them or some variation of them in my practices.
So what does everybody consider the most important basic drills? Which drills should every team do, regardless of level? What common drills should coaches absolutely avoid (I've already bought in to the high level throwing program and have ditched wrist flicks and other poor throwing drills)?
I'm already thinking about the practices I'm going to plan for the spring. HS teams have limited practice time before games begin, so I want to make the most of it. I wouldn't mind a few thoughts on the best drills/tests to do at a tryout, too. It's been a long time since my high school baseball tryouts, and I don't remember too much about them.
OK, so I made the number up, but I bet I'm pretty close! There are tons and tons of drills for all aspects of the sport, covering different skill/experience/age levels. And, because you can't trust everything you see on the internet (except my absolutely true number in the first sentence), not all these drills are effective (or worse: safe).
I do feel like I can identify a drill that's just terrible because I know the sport well enough to see the value or lack thereof in a particular drill. Still, most drills I've found (both free and paid) seem pretty good, and at some point I'd like to use them or some variation of them in my practices.
So what does everybody consider the most important basic drills? Which drills should every team do, regardless of level? What common drills should coaches absolutely avoid (I've already bought in to the high level throwing program and have ditched wrist flicks and other poor throwing drills)?
I'm already thinking about the practices I'm going to plan for the spring. HS teams have limited practice time before games begin, so I want to make the most of it. I wouldn't mind a few thoughts on the best drills/tests to do at a tryout, too. It's been a long time since my high school baseball tryouts, and I don't remember too much about them.