Changing Planes and Speed
Check out today’s video to learn about maximizing your effectiveness as a windmill pitcher by incorporating pitches that change planes and speed!
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Why You Can’t Keep Your Front Side Closed
Does your hitter or pitcher have a hard time keeping the front side closed? Drills and rep after rep not changing much? Stop forcing square pegs into round holes and expecting each athlete to abide by technical standards. Every athlete’s body is built differently, and those differences require us to make adjustments in our instruction. If your athlete has a difficulty keeping her front side closed, and nothing seems to help, watch this video.
Read MoreSticking the Finish
In today’s video, I’m going to show you a great self-help tool that will enable you to diagnose your own pitching mechanics. NOTE: this method should be reserved for practice only. For safety reasons, in a game you must quickly prepare yourself to field your position after releasing the ball.
Read MorePost Game Stretching For Pitchers
In this week’s video, I explain how pitching mechanics are affected by tight muscles around the shoulder and demonstrate exercises to restore flexibility after a softball game or pitching lesson.
Read MorePre-Game Warmups for Pitchers, Part 2
A continuation of last week’s post discussing pitcher warmups. This week I’m sharing some examples! More in the video…
Read MorePre-Game Warmup for Pitchers, Part 1
When you’re warming up to pitch before a game, it’s very important to prepare yourself mentally as well as physically. Check out the video for more!
Read MoreIn Season Workout Advice for Softball
When’s the last time you heard anyone say “Softball’s a great workout”? Face it, playing sports is not an adequate stimulus to develop and maintain the physical capacities such as strength and flexibility that allow athletes to perform at a HIGH level SAFELY season after season. But scheduling workouts during the season is tough! In this video I review the physical consequences of a long competitive season and provide some guidance on how arrange workouts around practices and games.
Read MoreDon’t Take Shortcuts When Learning New Skills
Today I just wanted to talk a little about learning new skills in general. Especially when it comes to athletics, there are often little things you can do to make certain skills easier but still sort of get the job done. But do you want to just get the job done, or do you want to excel at it? Though it may be tough, and the learning curve may be steep, there are no shortcuts to optimal technique in any skill. More in the video!
Read MoreHitting Drill for Full Bat Extension
We shared this hitting drill in a newsletter several months ago (subscribe to get these things early!), but the beginning of the high school softball season has reminded me just how many softball players swing their bats with a short follow through right after contact with the ball. ACCELERATING and EXTENDING the bat through the point of contact, rather, is critical to hitting with power and to all parts of the field.
Read MoreHow to Workout In Season and Not Get Sore
Unfortunately, nowadays, athletes feel they don’t have enough time to fit in workouts during the season. They, and their coaches, also fear working out will lead to sore and stiff muscles. In this video, I explain how to schedule workouts appropriately around your in-season commitments, and demonstrate a few new exercises that are less likely to leave you sore, while building total body strength.
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