I am looking for a good set of basic fundamental throwing philosophies/drills that will prepare my girls properly - unfortunately I am finding that the latest/greatest trickles downward. It is my hope that a player from my Wild Thang team will one day end up with a guy like one of you as a coach. What do you want me to teach her? And how?
I see a lot of this is wrong or that is wrong, here and elsewhere, but I see little of THIS is HOW you should teach your 7/8 year old to throw. And I know nothing about scapular declination in a sub-orbital plane.... )
Turn-Point-Step & Throw anyone?
Coach Greg
Its great that you are a coach that wants to educate yourself. For this age group, I suggest you purchase any number of books on the subject of learning softball fundamentals that are on the market. Just visit your local bookstore or google "softball books" and you will have many to choose from that teach the basics of throwing, catching, fielding and hitting. I also "steal" the best drills from the older coaches who have been coaching more than I have and incorporate them into my practice plans. Someone suggested USA Softball videos instructed by Mike Candrea, I agree that there is some very good information in them. Some of the clips are posted on Youtube or you can get ASA ACE certified online and watch them there as well. Of course you can so a search on this site and find pretty much any topic you can think of, the only problem is that the discussion can become very technical or go off in other directions quickly. You are coaching a great age, enjoy it!