Search results

Welcome to Discuss Fastpitch

Your FREE Account is waiting to the Best Softball Community on the Web.

Register Log in
  1. T

    What's the call?

    Runner coming home. Bat is in the baseline. Runner slides in and hits the bat which somehow pops up and hits the ball (low throw) coming into home. What's the call?
  2. T

    NFCA Coaches College

    I stumbled across the National Fastpitch Coaches Association website earlier this year and noticed they have a collection of courses called the Coaches College. I am considering attending one of the courses but am worried it might be too advanced. One of my reasons for thinking that is I...
  3. T

    Who Do You Think's the Best Hitter...and Why

    I was directed to this database of softball skills videos by a local coach who tells me it's a favorite of a college coach friend of his and wanted to throw it out there to all you hitting instructors. What I want to know is who do you think has the best swing and why. Also, who do you think...
  4. T

    Capturing video and converting to slow motion

    Let me preface this by saying I'm no technical expert...but I know a lot of you are and I was hoping to take advantage of some of that expertise. I would like to be able to take video, either that I shoot or that I capture off the net, and convert it to slow motion so I can look at my...
  5. T

    Hitting instruction

    I want to get some input from hitting instructors and students (or their parents) on what kind of things (drills, etc.) your hitting instructor "prescribes" for your daughter between lessons. This would be both during the playing season and in the offseason. The reason I ask is my 14U...
  6. T

    Dropping of the hands

    Need to get ideas on what drills all you hitting instructors out there like to address dropping of the hands. I know there are a lot of them out there, but which ones are you favorites and why? I'd like to get as many ideas as possible. Sometimes what works for one girl has absolutely no...
  7. T

    Managing an AB: Pitch selection/working the count

    I'd like to get some feedback from you hitting coaches on how and what you teach girls about pitch selection and working the count, setting up the pitcher/catcher, watching the way the fielders cheat when they get the sign, etc. I realize that there are a ton of variables that go into this...
  8. T

    Example swings needed

    Coaches - I need to get either some videos or links to some example fp softball swings to show my girls when we are either taking a break or are forced inside due to weather. I can probably find some of things given the time but with all the resources available on the DFP website, I know it's...
  9. T

    One hour hitting practice

    Coaches - I want to get some ideas on how you would best utilize one hour of hitting practice for ten girls. I need to evaluate if I am getting the best use of our one hour of hitting practice. The age is an older 12U rec team. We have one hour for hitting at our park each week, though all of...
  10. T

    Your Favorite Tee Drill

    Hey, fellow coaches. I've been asked by several of the coaches in our rec league to put this question to the group: What is your favorite tee drill and why? Personally right now I really like what's often referred to here as the face the fire drill with the reverse top hand grip. I love the...
  11. T

    drills for the lower half

    Folks - you've been great with advice in the past. I need some drills (with descriptions) that really work on getting better contribution from the lower half or the larger muscles of the body into the swing. My rec team this year is a bunch of arm swingers, though they have potential. Also...
  12. T

    Landing on a stiff front leg

    Hi folks - need a little advice on drills to help one of our girls that is all upper body. She swings the bat as hard as anybody on our team but lands with her front leg locked, which creates some issues with an uppercut and an inability to hit any kind of drop ball. Any suggestions on drills...
  13. T

    Loop in her swing

    My 13-year-old has a lot of bat speed but the loop in her swing makes her constantly get under the ball. Though she rarely strikes out, she tends to hit a lot of fly balls. Last night was a typical game: Four at bats, two flyouts to deep center, one gapper to RF and a pop fly to LF. I wish I...
  14. T

    Dave Paetkau and Jen Yee

    I noticed there's a clinic in Atlanta next week (6/6) when we will be in town for a tournament, and one of the speakrs is Dave Paetkau in addition to Jen Yee Bill Hillhouse and Howard Kobata. Does anyone on this board know anything about him and what he teaches in the way of hitting? Let me...

Latest posts

Members online

Total: 778 (members: 15, guests: 763)

Forum statistics

Threads
42,897
Messages
680,433
Members
21,631
Latest member
DragonAC

Share this page

Top