Developing the High School Pitcher Softball Excellence @cindybristow (twitter) FOR CLINIC NOTES: cindy@softballexcellence.com Confusing P B-I-G Stride FAST Beginning Open Up Close Your Hips Lead with the Elbow Snap Your Wrist Get Spin HAND touches Ball RELEASE Happens at End NAIL THE RELEASE DOMINATE the Ball REPEAT Under Pressure All Rights Reserved 1
Difficult Beat Hitter holding $400 bat with $5 ball 27 Hitters 3 Strikes vs 1 Swing Changing Zone vs Hit Part of Ball 3 Mistakes You re Gone! Nobody s Sure How to Help You Complicated Step, Circle, Release Twist Left, Right, Up, Down Nobody wakes up in the morning to suck. It s our job to help them un-suck. - All Rights Reserved 2
SPEED Faster Hand at Release Medicine Ball (4-6 lbs) - Speed Foam Trainers - Speed All Rights Reserved 3
Basketball Pitch - Speed Distance Pitching Speed SPEED - Say Your Speed All Rights Reserved 4
Fielding - Reactions ACCURACY Where Arrow on Hand Points at Release Foam Trainers - Accuracy All Rights Reserved 5
Bucket Glove - Accuracy Ball on Plunger - Accuracy Shadow Line - Accuracy All Rights Reserved 6
BALANCE - 1 Leg RISE Get Under the Ball RISE - Raised Pitcher All Rights Reserved 7
RISE - Raised Catcher RISE - Bucket DROP Get Above the Ball All Rights Reserved 8
DROP - Raised Pitcher DROP - Bucket CURVE & SCREW Get Around the Ball All Rights Reserved 9
CURVE - Power Pod CURVE & SCREW Pitch Lines CURVE - Angled Catcher All Rights Reserved 10
SCREW - Angled Catcher Regular Angled CURVE & SCREW - Distance JUNGLEFY Your Workouts Less Reps In-a-Row 2 Change 2 Rise, 1 Change 1 Rise More Variation Change Rise, Change Drop, Change Curve Less Telling More Asking Last One is Last One All Rights Reserved 11
Pitching Practice in Jungle Mode Lane 1 Lane 2 Pitching Carnival Pitching Practice in Jungle Mode 14 12 7 Each Pitch Different Size Ball Warmups thru Workout Rotate Thru Pitches Big, Normal, Zip Pitching Practice in Jungle Mode 3 Outs in 13 Pitches Must throw 4 Changeups L & R Hitters All Rights Reserved 12
Pitching Practice in Jungle Mode 4 Inning Scrimmage 1 st P is Ball = Walk Outs vs Total Bases Pitching Practice in Jungle Mode 1 Pitch Scrimmage Ball = Walk Strike = Out Hit = Result Pitching Practice in Jungle Mode All Rights Reserved 13
Fielding - Reactions Pitching Practice in Jungle Mode 10 (Pitcher vs Catcher) +1 Pitcher = Hit Pitch & Location +1 Catcher = Miss Pitch & Location Start at 0 No repeat pitches First to 10 wins Pitching Practice in Jungle Mode Name That Pitch (Pitcher vs Catcher) +1 P = Hit Pitch/Location +1 P = Fool Catcher +2 C = Call Pitch P Throws Her Pitches C Calls Pitch During Release All Rights Reserved 14
Competition Segments AOAP (As Often As Possible) Pyramids Whole Enchilada Pyramid 55 Pitches (1) 3-2 (2) Best Pitch (3) Each Pitch (4) Outside Pitch (5) Catcher Picks (6) Inside Pitch (7) R3, Less 2 Outs Pitch (8) Bunt Situation Pitch (9) Change Up (10) Worst Pitch GREAT Softball Educational Material www.softballexcellence.com NOTES: Cindy@SoftballExcellence.com All Rights Reserved 15