Running can be incorporated into drills and conditioning if done correctly...if the goal is to get cardio. Cone drills with sprints, sprinting from station to station, ladder drills, etc. Running just to run is lazy coaching.
How much running does you team do?
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Bring out some soccer balls atleast they could work on their footwork...
IMO.... That is crazy.
I am not sure hour high school track team runs that much. (kidding of course)
I have talked to a college baseball strength and conditioning coach of a D1 school that has been to the CWS and they don't run that much. In fact he does not believe they need to do any long distance running, all sprints, at most 100 yards with ample rest.
For my high school team we do zero long distance running. We seldom make them run poles. There are some girls that could use the conditioning of a long run but that is on them. We do sprints to work on form and run bases. They are expected to move quickly to the next drill and do all drills at 100%. They are tired after practice but not from a marathon.
I am not sure hour high school track team runs that much. (kidding of course)
I have talked to a college baseball strength and conditioning coach of a D1 school that has been to the CWS and they don't run that much. In fact he does not believe they need to do any long distance running, all sprints, at most 100 yards with ample rest.
For my high school team we do zero long distance running. We seldom make them run poles. There are some girls that could use the conditioning of a long run but that is on them. We do sprints to work on form and run bases. They are expected to move quickly to the next drill and do all drills at 100%. They are tired after practice but not from a marathon.
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Right now DD's team only needs to work on running from the batter's box back to the dugout.
You didn’t say what kind of running. Jogging around? If that is the case then not a ton because (as a famous marathon runner once said) long slow runs teach you to run, long and slow.
In a real practice they can do drills and get exhausted and I am not counting base running.
The answer is the coaches don’t know what they are doing so they fill it with running.
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In a real practice they can do drills and get exhausted and I am not counting base running.
The answer is the coaches don’t know what they are doing so they fill it with running.
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Pitchers can run (but not at practice) and everybody else sprints.
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- STOP running slow: You cannot get faster by running endless SLOW laps around a track. Softball requires very SHORT bursts of speed, and rarely will a player ever have to sprint more than 8-10 seconds at a time.
I am not saying don’t run. My daughters run and do hill sprints. Pitchers need stamina particularly so running is good.
For most players the jogging does not help with explosive sprints (which is required for base running and fielding). Even then it should be an activity done on your own not for 20-30 minutes of practice.
On top of that for 12U, how much does running help when the kids can’t field or hit. Practice is learning how to play with a balance of individual and teams skills. When a serious player hits high school they should be doing sprints, strength workouts, dynamic stretches, and such in an attempt to maximize athletic ability. It is reducing muscle fatigue that creates stamina and lung capacity is only a part of that.
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For most players the jogging does not help with explosive sprints (which is required for base running and fielding). Even then it should be an activity done on your own not for 20-30 minutes of practice.
On top of that for 12U, how much does running help when the kids can’t field or hit. Practice is learning how to play with a balance of individual and teams skills. When a serious player hits high school they should be doing sprints, strength workouts, dynamic stretches, and such in an attempt to maximize athletic ability. It is reducing muscle fatigue that creates stamina and lung capacity is only a part of that.
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