How about some light jogging as a team before practice or game to get the large muscles warmed up and loose? My team normally does some running in two lines and chants loudly the whole time. If nothing else it builds team spirit and allows us coaches to set-up the different drill stations.
Overworking the kids?
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A trip around the field for warm up is great. Or run bases and practice sliding. Make it a competitive game for quickest time. I just don't understand running to make the kids drop. You should add a learning component into the exercise.
I watched a team run their girls between games in a tournament because the coach was angry his girls lost. It did nothing but add to their fatigue during a hot day.
I watched a team run their girls between games in a tournament because the coach was angry his girls lost. It did nothing but add to their fatigue during a hot day.
Yet another genius who doesn't understand the first thing about coaching girls. That may work with a football team. It doesn't work in fastpitch softball.
- Jul 26, 2010
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You're right. I don't think it's cool to want all your players throwing up. However, I DO think that there are many who will NEVER give everything they have like you to even come close to reaching that point and that frustrates me as a coach.
I'm not trying to make you throw up, but my goodness...push yourself to a level that would at least have potential to lead to throwing up.
Don't just get to a point where you are just starting to feel tired and you start toning it down already. It bothers me to see players do that....especially the ones that supposedly think they are part of "the best." Please...if you never push yourself beyond a little discomfort you will never be one of the best.
lol - My team gets worried if they see me in running shoes. They do not want me running with them.
- Jan 19, 2011
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Anytime we run I run with them. When I tell them we're going to run a mile the first thing I hear is come on ole man lets go.....you got to love high school girls. For discipline, we run hills.
That reminds me, the girls should also have on running shoes - not their cleats.
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actually that coach lacks discipline. a disciplined approach would be to determine the weaknesses of the team and address those through practice.
Running to warm up is ok but 'Conditioning' doesn't work unless you are doing it at least 3x per week.
I find that 'running' in practice is one of the most misunderstood and mis-used elements of practice. Some coaches throw it in because they think it must be necessary.
At U12 typically there is never enough time to work on all the stuff we need let alone running.
basrunning is a different story - that can kill two birds with one stone. also learning running technique- a different story. Many girls need to learn the correct way to run. bigger girls can improve their speed with some not-difficult, dare I say ...fun drills.
we are there to play softball.
- Sep 3, 2009
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Running a mile, to be better at 60' ?? Uh, ok. It's one thing to take a quick run to the fence and back to warm the girls up; and get the blood flowing at the beginning of practice. Anything more than that is just wasted time.
