My daughter had a outstanding coach in her first two years of softball – the man seemed to always coach the first place team, despite having less talent, year in and year out. He once told me that holding the attention of his players was the key. “On a team of twelve kids,” he...
Coach, 1996 Canadian Olympic Women’s Softball Team We had become so focused on the fear of failure that we lost our confidence a lot. The mental toughness training we did with Lisa was invaluable because it allowed us to turn our focus on the game itself. More than anything, Lisa’s tr...
Increase training distance or duration by no more than 10-20 percent per week and vary your strokes to allow for this gradual change. Having stroke variety (e.g. breastroke or backstroke) in the back of your Speedo can be handy if you need to change your position or speed in a race....
The JSA survey comprehensively measures physical fitness and motor skills tests [grip strength, sit-ups, sit & reach, side step, 20-m shuttle run (elective choice between 20-m shuttle run and endurance run in 12- to 19-year-old students), 50-m run, standing long jump, and softball thro...
inTable 1. At the time of the study, all participants were trained for two days per week (90 min per session). The pace of competitive matches was one per week. However, some participants participated in various sports involving similar throwing mechanisms (softball or golf) or higher-level...
(helmet, chest protector and shin guards), were instructed to catch a pitched ball and throw with maximum effort to a position player on second base at regulation distance (84.85 feet, 25.86 m) as they would if throwing out a runner trying to steal second. The catchers were instructed to ...