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You’ll see many unique deliveries by pitchers as they add their own personal styles, but most deliveries consist of taking one step as the pitch is thrown or not taking a step forward as the pitch is released. The one-step pitching delivery is widely used because it’s the way that we all learn to throw, whether overhand or underhand. The steps in executing this delivery are shown and explained in the series of photos in figure 5.2 and in Defense→Pitching→Delivery Methods on the ...
Diving for balls is useful when you can recover from the dive in time to throw a runner out at a base or prevent a runner from advancing to another base. Diving for balls that leave you without an opportunity to get an out or prevent the advancement of a runner doesn’t make any sense and risks injury. In figure 6.8 and Defense→Infielder Skills→Diving, Bloopers, and Pop-Ups on the DVD you’ll see how to make a diving catch, but we had our model do so on the grass to decrease the ...
Fielding the ball: LF is alone in fielding a ball near the foul line. Relay: SS is the relay person, coming out to about the 150-foot (45 m) mark or halfway between the ball and home, and, of course, in line between the ball and home. 2. Cut and relay to home (because the throw is off line or weak).
If you’re batting right-handed, the near field is the left side of the field, and if you’re batting left-handed, the near field is the right side of the field. Hitting to the opposite field (right-handed hitters to right field and left-handed hitters to left field) is a valuable skill not only for place hitters but for power hitters as well. Watch Offense→Advanced Hitting→Near- and Opposite-Field Hitting on the DVD to see these incorrect swings.
He is a stand-out player and coach for the Florida Legends, the most decorated senior softball team in the United States with over 80 National Championships. In 18 national tournaments, Martens-coached teams have won 16 national championships and placed second in the other two. His passion and achievements in softball were rewarded when he was inducted into the National Senior Softball Hall of Fame in 2009.
These skills, called technical skills, are the fundamentals that provide each player with the tools to execute the physical requirements of the game. Although all these skills are important, effective teaching of the technical and tactical skills provides the foundation for successful tennis coaching. A game called Half-Court Singles is an example of the games approach to teaching tactical skills.
The new fourth edition of Successful Coaching, written by ASEP founder Rainer Martens, and the updated and enhanced Coaching Principles course are now available. Once again available in both classroom and online formats, Coaching Principles represents the most comprehensive coaching education course available today to certify high school coaches. Coaching Principles also introduces a number of new interactive exercises including the Developmental Dozen which provides coaches with 12 goals ...
