Episode 168 - Must Have Outfield Drills - Carol Bruggemann

  This week Carol Bruggeman Coach from the University of Louisville, gives us a clinic on Must Have Outfield Drills. The  Fastpitch TV Show is sponsored by http://SoftballJunk.com. You can see more Episodes at our website http://Fastpitch.TV. http://SoftballJunk.com is a great resource to find the perfect fastpitch softball bat just for you!  With these must have outfield drills Carol emphasizes that the skills that the players must accrue and learn all begins with the coaches. The coach must value and respect the outfield position for the players to be more interested and involved in learning and improving the last line of defense position. Speed is important for outfield softball players, but accuracy in throwing the ball is what really counts when outfielder gets the softball to throw it DIRECTLY to the cut off man. For a outfield softball player to be aggressive is great and that will all show in the reaction. The reaction begins just as the ball is hit. That softball player sees it, takes the first step, gets to the direction the ball is going, calls the ball, and makes sure it is caught not matter what!  Now for the drills, Carol starts with the hustle drill. With one tosser and one fielder. Front catch, one catch behind to the left, behind to the right, and in front again. The fielder should be making an "x" with her running pattern when she is finished., When comfortable with the drill then work on footwork as well. Next would be working on passed balls. ALWAYS make sure that you have the back of the other outfielders and then when you get the ball, before you throw always remember "Thumb to the thigh and then out to the sky" so that you have a long and fluid motion to get the ball where it needs to go no matter the distance. with the remainder of the drills Carol focuses on the players using the power of their back side for the ultimate power when throwing the ball from such great distances.  Sign up for our newsletter at http://newsletter.Fastpitch.TV  Feel free to email questions for future shows to fastpitchTV@gmail.com. You may also leave questions, or comments on our call in line 209-Softbal. Follow The Fastpitch TV Show on Twitter at Twitter.com/FastpitchTV Become a fan of the Fastpitch TV Show on Facebook at Facebook.com/FastpitchTV Visit these other great softball websites SoftballShots.com A great photo site just for softball. CrankyCoach.com A comedic look at coaching softball. SoftballStuff.com Great video reviews of softball equipment. Fastpitch.FM Home of the Fastpitch Radio Show. Fastpitch.US Home of the Fastpitch News Blog. FastpitchSearch.com A seach engine just for softball. FastpitchApps.com The place to find iPhone Apps from the world of softball. SoftballJunk.com The best place online to buy softball equipment. SoftballMedia.com One site for all our softball media. 100SoftballDrills.com 100 great coaches share 100 great drills. This content is provided with a Creative Commons Share-Alike License. Feel free to use this content, so long as you give credit to Gary Leland, of Fastpitch.TV and link to Fastpitch.TV Sponsored by SoftballJunk.com Sign up for our newsletter at http://Fastpitch.TV/newsletter LINKS OF INTEREST http://Fastpitch.TV/Twitter http://Fastpitch.TV/Pinterest http://Fastpitch.TV/Facebook http://Fastpitch.TV/Instagram . http://Fastpitch.TV/GooglePlus . http://Fastpitch.TV/YouTube This content is provided with a Creative Commons Share-Alike License. Feel free to use this content, so long as you give credit to Gary Leland, of Fastpitch.TV and link to http://Fastpitch.TV Gary leland is a new media producer of fastpitch softball. information. For advertising information send him an email to Gary@Fastpitch.TV, or visit his personal website site at http://GaryLeland.com for more information on Gary.