Softball throwing mechanics can be a challenging skill to work with. Fixing the arm shape and pathway however, can be very simple if you understand the elements of a High Level Throw. Stay away from teaching POSITIONS in a throw and focus more on the MOVEMENTS THROUGH positions. When you teach and reinforce positions of […]

Courtesy of @noontimegifs. Go follow him on Twitter! This is a necessary play in baseball, so why wouldn’t you practice this? Some coaches get mad when an athlete tries to perform this and is immediately scolded. Why? That doesn’t make sense. As a player, I learned this footwork early, when I was 13 years old […]

Not a big fan of this exercise in general, but if you must incorporate it into your training session, camp or clinic, you might as well do it using high level throwing patterns and not the L Drill. It’s a simple switch from starting with the ball on the wall to starting with your forearm […]

Here’s a great display of the variations of outfield footwork!   Crow Hop Technique – We call it the POWER STEP or POWER DRIVE  The power step/stride or power drive allows an athlete to gain momentum and direction towards their target. It allows for more energy to be transferred into the ball in order to […]

Should you tuck your glove or pull your glove side into the armpit? Well, it depends on the situation, type of ball fielded or received AND the direction or timing of how of all of this! There’s a lot going on and the glove side will vary based on the play. The glove sides purpose […]