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JV or Varsity?
I have Coach both JV and varsity. I will tell you that in most areas and at most schools a good ballplayer will not get any valuable reps at the junior varsity level. It is better to be on varsity working with better players at practice then to worry about game time.- CoachL57
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Head first slide. Like or dislike
Hi Mike, I hear ya. I teach it to slide on thighs and belly. Arms and thus shoulder involvement is negated. I’m sure there are 1000 viewpoints on this. In my 20+ years of coaching this I have zero injury. But a finger, shoulder, head etc.... we teach it in gym floor with coverage on the...- CoachL57
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Head first slide. Like or dislike
teach head first slides everywhere and feet first only into a force. It is the right way. HFS are the safest slides when taught properly. Too often the player is sliding HF right into the bag. 100% wrong. Away from the bag with only hand on bag. Softball not baseball. Faster game. Every inch...- CoachL57
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Head first slide. Like or dislike
I teach head first slides everywhere and feet first only into a force. It is the right way. HFS are the safest slides when taught properly. Too often the player is sliding HF right into the bag. 100% wrong. Away from the bag with only hand on bag. Softball not baseball. Faster game. Every...- CoachL57
- Post #49
- Forum: Softball Discussions
