we run a version of 21. its a great drill... we have 18 girls so we treat it as a live game, 9v9 minus the hitting. pitchers still throw their pitches to the catcher but a coach will hit to different spots on the field. mix in line drives, pop flys, grounders, base hits, ect. the base runners...
thanks for all the replies. unfortunately, not many of our girls play TB. im aware how that impacts our chances of success but all i can do is encourage. we have had really good teams in the past that have had 5/6 TB players and some like this year that only have 2. i realize the girl that we...
we have a girl on the our middle school team that we would like to groom into a pitcher for next year. we have 2 8th grade pitchers on the team this year but have no one in the 7th or 6th grade that has ever pitched before therefore leaving us in a bad spot for next year. this will be the first...
i coach a middle school team and we play a team next week that has a pitcher that throws very hard. i dont know how fast but she was the hardest throwing pitcher we faced last year and ive heard from other coaches that she is even better this year. we have a pretty good lineup 1 through 9 and i...
i showed the 5 short videos found on youtube to my team friday. it went well. at the very least, all the girls knew the purpose of watching it and came away understanding that confidence plays a major role in the success we will have as a team. i especially liked sue enquists perspective on...
i showed the 5 short videos found on youtube to my team friday. it went well. at the very least, all the girls knew the purpose of watching it and came away understanding that confidence plays a major role in the success we will have as a team. i especially liked sue enquists perspective on...
does anyone have suggestions on an activity/video/drill/game/whatever that I can use with my team to help express the importance of being confident in softball or anything else for that matter. I have a couple of girls on my team(middle school) that really struggle with confidence. one of them...
Im the head coach of a middle school softball team and tomorrow I will be sitting in on the interviews of potential assistant coaches with my AD and varsity head coach. I have never been apart of an interview before. Any advice as to what I should be looking for in a potential assistant. What...
im about to start my 4th yr coaching middle school softball and this year we will have 3 solid pitchers, 2 returning and 1 incoming. im the last thing from an expert when it comes to the mechanics of softball pitching, but ive been able to learn a lot in the past few yrs thanks to the wealth of...
Im looking for ideas on how to get more out of the pregame rountine/warmup. i coach middle school girls and our season begins in a few weeks. we usually keep about 20 girls and have 2 teams, A and B. they start by taking 2 laps around the field and then they stretch. then they throw with a...