Maybe a baseball start is faster from a dead stop, but not if you are getting a head start like you are talking about. And I definitely advocate being as close to leaving early as is allowed. I have my girls start like most do but we put the hands down like a sprinter then lift them just before...
I have seen a few different techniques used for base running starts. I know my preference. But as I think about these techniques, I wonder why we do not use a sprinters start. If this is the most efficient for sprinters and is possible for softball. Why don't we see it more. I have implemented a...