The Auburn Hop

Sparky Guy · Mar 5, 2016

Any thoughts?

I wonder how many coaches will copy it or do their own variation of it. I see it as a replacement for creeping.

BuckeyeGuy · Mar 5, 2016

Probably going to start teaching my MS team this next week. It's not new by any means, but interesting having the science to explain it.

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Me_and_my_big_mouth · Mar 5, 2016

Sparky Guy said:
Any thoughts?

I wonder how many coaches will copy it or do their own variation of it. I see it as a replacement for creeping.

Our HS coach is already teaching it.

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rdbass · Mar 5, 2016

Seems like the fielder hops as the batter swings. Does that sound correct.

grcsftbll · Mar 5, 2016

I think it's really cool. I love their softball team! They are so scrappy.

BuckeyeGuy · Mar 5, 2016

rdbass said:
Seems like the fielder hops as the batter swings. Does that sound correct.

You want to land as the batter makes contact or just a split sec before.

ian · Mar 5, 2016

Until the labcoats explained it to me I thought they were trying to distract the batter.

Terror Coach · Mar 5, 2016

At this point we won't be making the switch. My concern is the energy put into the jump. This may work for Auburn who plays 1 game a day, but would they use if they were playing 5 games on a Sunday? Or for example do I want one of my pitchers spending 2 games hopping at 1st before pitching game 3?

I will be watching though. I'm sure plenty of teams will be hopping this spring.

BobInMadison · Mar 5, 2016

Interesting about the stretching of the muscles. DS ran track his freshman year, and it was common for sprinters to hop while preparing for a race. They usually jumped higher, and often several times.

lhowser · Mar 6, 2016

Makes a lot of sense. I am not sure if it is the best move to attack a ball over the fielders head when you need to immediately drop step. I would have to fool with that a bit.

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