Improving Agility Techniques
To improve agility, all most players and coaches do is a bunch of drills around cones and between lines. However, very few work on refining their agility techniques. When you work on improving your hitting, you work on your mechanics and use a variety a drills. It’s pretty much the same thing when people work on improving their speed; they will work on their sprinting mechanics and do different drills to get faster. Why would agility training be different? This report discusses how to improve your agility techniques – change of directions, transitions, and redirections.
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Developing Strength and Power for Fastpitch Softball
This is a great report on the development of strength and power for fastpitch softball – the driving force of the game. The report discusses the importance of strength and power for softball, the specific needs of softball players, and position-specific considerations.
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Medicine Ball Progression for Core Power
The core plays a key role in generating speed and power in softball whether be for running, hitting, throwing, or pitching. The medicine ball is one of the best tools there is in order to maximize core power for softball. This report shows you a great exercise progression to increase your core power for softball.
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Core Training for Softball Pitchers
The core plays a key role in the softball pitching motion. In addition to preventing injuries, it also helps increase speed and accuracy by (a) transferring the forces produced by the lower body to the upper body, (b) creating rotational power, and (c) stabilizing the body during the pitching motion.
Most softball pitchers have a deficient core meaning that their core is not strong or stable enough to maximize performance. This reports provides additional information on the importance of the core for pitchers and will show you several excellent exercises to train it.
Characteristics of Elite Softball Players
A lot of competitive softball players want to reach the next level and become an elite player. Being an elite player usually means playing on a competitive college softball team or in a strong conference or division. The best players represent their country in international competitions.
There are several characteristics that define an elite softball players. This report list the common characteristics of elite softball players. These are the characteristics you need to develop in order to reach an elite level.
Injury Prevention and Recovery Programs
This report provides two different programs: (1) A thrower’s program which is designed to help softball players strengthen all the arm and shoulder muscles involved in the throwing motion and (2) a recovery program using a foam roll designed to help recover faster after a workout, a practice, or a game. Foam rolls are used a lot by elite athlete. The best part, this can foam roll program only takes a few minutes and can be done almost everywhere as it only requires a small foam roll.
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Body Composition and Baseball Performance
This special report discusses the relationship between body composition – ratio between muscle mass and body fat – and baseball performance. While the numbers in the report are based on male baseball players, the discussion is interesting and has also implications and applications for female fastpitch softball players too.
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Agility Drills Using Swim Noodles
Softball requires a lot of speed and agility. Often, coaches will lack time, equipment, money, and other resources to develop these two essential qualities.
This special report provides several agility drills that can be done almost anywhere for almost nothing using a simple tool - swim noodles!
Resistance Training to Develop Bat Speed
This is a special report on resistance training to develop bat speed authored by Dr. David Szymanski, an eminent researcher who has done a lot of work in the areas of strength and conditioning and baseball performance.
This scientific but practical report discusses factors affect bat speed, the effect of resistance training on bat speed, the effect of overweight and underweight training on bat speed, training programs, and practical applications to help increase bat speed.
Talent Development – 8 Key Factors to Reach Your Potential
There are numerous factors that influence the development of athletic talent and help young softball players reach the highest levels. Here is a list of 8 key factors:
Factor #1 – 10-Year Rule
