softball individualization
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Softball Individualization

Who is your athlete? What are their goals in softball? How old are your athletes? Where are you at in your yearly training plan? Are your athletes involved in an individual strength and conditioning program? [Read More]

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Softball Team Building Activities

Softball Humility

How often has a team that was supposed to win come up short at the end of the day. Why did they come up short?  This is sometimes the million dollar question. The answer to [Read More]

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Softball Goal Setting

Softball Goal Setting

Goals are what we strive towards. The most important thing to remember is that goals need to be relevant to your situation only. You need to consider what level of softball you’re playing at, and [Read More]

Softball Goal Setting Activities
Softball Goal Setting

Softball Goal Setting Activities

Softball goal setting activities are a way to improve skills methodically and systematically. By having an idea of where you want to be as you move through your softball career, you can not only actively [Read More]

Types of Softball Focus
Softball Concentration

Types of Softball Focus

Softball focus is something that all coaches like to see during games. Whether it is on the field or at the plate, or when we are practicing different situations with different groups of players. It [Read More]

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Softball Emotional Control

Softball Fly Ball Errors

Errors are a part of the game.  Softball fly ball errors can be one of the worst errors depending on the game situation and where it was missed. For infielders often the damage can be [Read More]

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Softball Concentration

Softball Fielding Number Drill

Fielding reaction time is something that we are continually working on during practices.  Good reaction times takes focus and concentration which can b broken easily if the player is not paying attention.  This softball fielding [Read More]

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Mental Training Drills

Softball Distraction Control Fielding Drill

Every softball player will experience distractions one to five times during a game.  Unless the coach has everyone well trained, there is often yelling from the side line when the ball is fielded.  This softball [Read More]

Overhand Throwing for Beginners
Softball Cue Words

Softball Cue Words

Try this: think of a word that has more meaning to it than the word itself. For example, you might say “game” which might mean re-focus back on the field and listen for sounds of [Read More]

Quick Focusing Strategies for Softball
Softball Emotional Control

Softball Controllable’s

This game is full of potential distractions.  When we  know what do we have control over and what we do not, our job is much easier and so is the job of our athletes.  As [Read More]