3. Catching And Throwing Drills Catching drills are very important in softball because the outcome of the game depends on the player who catches the ball. The pitcher throws to a certain location to get the bat
When the game is on going pitchers wait for a signal from the catcher before throwing. While they are waiting they hold the baseball in their glove or hand before throwing. Once they receive the signal they windup their arm and send the ball into motion down to home base. Pitchers uses ...
Smushballs can help improve both hitting & fielding through countless drills. Improve Power, Technique, Hand-Eye Coordination & more! Safe For Indoor & Outdoor Use Smushballs are suitable for usage both indoors and outdoors, allowing you/your athletes to train anywhere, anytime. ...
This general conditioning drill tests your players’ throwing abilities, speed, fielding and catching abilities. Stand at home plate with a bat and ball while a catcher gets in position behind you with a ball. At first base, one player stands on the foul line, with a backup player in posit...
ball. The team that gets the ball back to the catcher first wins. There's one rule in this game: the ball cannot hit the ground. If any player drops the ball or makes an uncatchable throw, they must start the relay over again. This game helps players with their throwing and catching...
Highly recommend for the catcher or catching coach. Lee Collison Great Winter Conditioning Aid The disk works great for hitting as well and catching drills. Most have for your coaching bag. Christopher Montjoy Proper form = Potential Form and repetition make the difference. Disc definitely help...
After every pitch if there is a batter on base, run back to the base and look at catcher to expect a throw, don't return to your position until the pitcher has the ball. You’ll want to watch out for bunts-gentle tap on pitched ball without swinging making it harder to feild-you,...
Throwing sidearm for many young players means they have mechanical problems they need to fix. Addressing these with good softball throwing drills is important. Why does my arm hurt when throwing a softball? Arm pain throwing a softball can be from many factors: ...
So those are pretty much the three situations where if you’re going to give the green light to a base runner, who’s got the wheels and you know, the catcher maybe doesn’t have the premium arm. It’s going to make more sense....
Of course, he must be very good at throwing. The catcher is the man who catches the ball and is usually in a squatted position, that’s why he must have muscles on his feet – he may stay squatted for a very long time (while the team is defending). The first baseman’s position...