Looking for the ultimate book to help you learn and master softball’s essential skills? Look no further than the guide that has helped develop the game’s top players and most successful teams. This new edition of
Softball Skills & Drills is completely updated with more skills, more drills and strategies, and more of the stellar instruction that have made it the top-selling title on the sport.
Judi Garman, one of the winningest coaches in NCAA history, teams with Cal State Fullerton’s Michelle Gromacki to share their secrets to developing and mastering every aspect of the game.
With step-by-step instruction, full-color photo sequences, technique tips, and unique insight into the game, you’ll learn every fundamental skill:
- Hitting
- Bunting
- Slap Hitting
- Baserunning
- Sliding
- Fielding
- Throwing
- Pitching
- Catching
And with over 230 of the game’s best drills, coverage of team offense and defense, pitch selection, pitch recognition, and in-game strategies,
Softball Skills and Drills is simply the most comprehensive and practical guide on the sport.
Whether striving to become a complete player or preparing your team for another championship run,
Softball Skills & Drills is the one book you cannot be without.
Chapter 1: Hitting
Chapter 2: Bunting and Slap Hitting
Chapter 3: Baserunning, Stealing, and Sliding
Chapter 4: Team Offense
Chapter 5: Throwing
Chapter 6: Catching
Chapter 7: Infield
Chapter 8: Outfield
Chapter 9: Team Defense
Chapter 10: Pitching Fundamentals
Chapter 11: Movement and Off-Speed Pitches
Chapter 12: Pitching Practice and Game Management
Chapter 13: The Pitcher as a Defensive Player
Chapter 14: The Catcher
Judi Garman is one of the most successful coaches in college
softball history, having retired as the nation’s winningest coach in
2000 after coaching for 28 seasons and earning a career record of
1124-416-4(.727) and 7 national championships as a player and coach.
Garman was a Canadian all-star outfielder and member of two Canadian
national championship teams. Garman began her coaching career at Golden
West College in Huntington Beach, California, and won four consecutive
national junior college championships from 1975 to 1978. She then
established the softball program at California State University at
Fullerton in 1980. She built it into one of the most successful softball
programs in the United States, winning the Women’s College World Series
Championship in 1986 following two runner-up finishes.
Garman served as president of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association
(NFCA) from 1990 to 1991 and was inducted into their Hall of Fame in
1993. She resides in Redstone (Aspen), Colorado, and Palm Desert,
California.
Michelle Gromacki is the head coach of Cal State Fullerton
softball, one of the most prestigious programs in the nation. Under
Gromacki’s guidance, the Titans have staked their claim to five Big West
Conference championships, including four consecutive conference titles
from 2000 to 2003. In 2000, she was named Conference Coach of the Year.
In 2006, her team won the conference championship again and Gromacki was
named Regional Coach of the year.
Gromacki served as an assistant coach for the U.S. national team from
2001 to 2004. More recently, she served as assistant coach of the U.S.
women’s national team at the 2010 ISF Women’s World Championship in
Venezuela.
Michelle Gromacki played for Cal State Fullerton and was the catcher on
the 1996 national championship team. She continued her playing career
with the Redding Rebels and took home three national championship titles
in women’s major fastpitch. She was also on the U.S. national team for
10 years. She competed in many international tournaments and won gold
medals in all of them.
Gromacki is one of the NFCA college coaches instructors and also
conducts speaking engagements all over the world. She resides in
Huntington Beach, California.
"Softball Skills & Drills is a must-have for every player.
Judi Garman and Michelle Gromacki offer hundreds of drills and skills
needed for success in fastpitch."
Jenny Topping -- Olympic Gold Medalist and Two-Time World Cup
Champion
"It’s not often that you get the perspective of a tremendous player
and a Hall of Fame coach in one book. Judi and Michelle offer insight
and teaching cues that will benefit players and coaches of all ages!"
Mike Candrea -- Head Softball Coach, University of
Arizona, NCAA National Champions: 1991, ’93, ’94, ’96, ’97, 2001, ’06,
’07
"Judi Garman and Michelle Gromacki do a great job of describing the
correct skills and drills for helping players improve. Softball
Skills and Drills is an outstanding reference for all aspects of the
game and a must for every softball coach."
Jay Miller -- Head Softball Coach, Mississippi State University,
USA National Team
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