Softball Tips

This Blog provides softball tips for those playing and coaching softball on softball hitting, softball pitching, softball training, softball fielding, and more

2009/3/25

Softball Coaching - Establishing Objectives

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@ 02:04 PM (8 months, 4 days ago)
Your objectives, when softball coaching, come after you establish your philosophy. There will be objectives for you, your staff, the athletes, and the team. These objectives will come from what you think is important in terms of the game and will be in your mind at every softball hour: during practice, pre-game, game, and the off-season. The athletes will have most of the objectives, because they play the game. Many of these objectives are set to help the athlete reach their peak performance. Team objectives will help you decide if you have really won or lost the game past the scoreboard. If the team gets the majority of its missions done, you should feel like you won even when you really lost the game. It should be the coach's goal to help the players reach theirs.

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2009/3/16

Free Softball Tips - Giving Signals

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@ 05:00 PM (8 months, 12 days ago)
When the softball catcher is giving signals, usually to the pitcher, shortstop, or second baseman, the catcher takes a comfortable stance with her trunk up and head facing the pitcher. The right-handed catcher should rest her left forearm on her left thigh with the wrist held up at the top of the knee. Her glove will gently rest along the knee with the pocket facing the other knee so it hides the signals from the opposing coach at third base. It's a good idea for the catcher to signal the second baseman for a pickoff at second or at first, as well as signal the first baseman for the pickoff at first and the shortstop for a pickoff at third.

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2009/3/12

Softball Fielding Tips - Fake Throws

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@ 03:13 PM (8 months, 17 days ago)
The softball infield should fake a throw whenever she has no chance of a play on the batter base runner and there are other runners on the bases. This is a much better option than just holding on the softball and not taking advantage of a base runner that is overaggressive rounding another base. The infielder should use a full overhand motion and grip the ball tightly.

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2009/2/19

Softball Coaching Tips - Contact Past Coaches

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@ 03:34 PM (9 months, 7 days ago)
In trying to evaluate your players' skills when coaching youth softball, you can put in a quick phone call to the coaches your players played for last season in order to gain some insight on their strengths and weaknesses.

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2009/2/7

Softball Hitting Tips - Taking Strikes is Okay

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@ 01:58 PM (9 months, 20 days ago)
Some players have a tendency to think that they screwed up whenever they are softball hitting if they don't swing at pitches that the umpire calls strikes, which isn't the case at all. When a player shows patience and good eyes, she should be applauded for taking a pitch that she's not comfortable swinging at. 

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2009/1/29

Softball Hitting Tips - Hold the Bat With Your Fingers

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@ 09:40 AM (9 months, 29 days ago)

Hold the bat with your fingers when you're softball hitting. You have considerably more strength and control with your fingers rather than your palms.

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2009/1/13

Softball Coaching Tips - Criticism and Praise Go Hand in Hand

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@ 06:45 PM (10 months, 14 days ago)
When softball coaching, follow every negative comment with a positive one shortly down the road. Players will respect you if you criticize them when need be, but also praise them at every opportunity.

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2009/1/3

Softball Pitching Tips - Studying Hitters' Stances

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@ 07:54 PM (10 months, 24 days ago)
A good way to improve on your softball pitching is to study hitters´ stances to determine weaknesses. Hitters who dive into the ball can be beat with fastballs in and under the hands. One who bails in the box may be vulnerable to pitches on the outside corner.

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2008/12/15

Softball Fielding Tips - Catcher as the Field General

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@ 12:25 PM (11 months, 14 days ago)
The softball catcher needs to exert him or herself as the field general. Communication on the softball field is necessary and a good catcher will take control. The catcher has the view of the entire field and can make the proper call for throws to each base.

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2008/11/5

Softball Fielding Tips - Playing the Outfield

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@ 08:59 AM (12 months, 24 days ago)

A player playing the outfield defense position should assume the same position as an infielder, feet spread comfortably apart, body bent at the waist with the hands on his knees. If he keeps his body properly balanced he will be able to go in any direction easily.

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