Softball Fastpitch TV Show

Produced by http://Fastpitch.TV - Leah O'Brien Amico, former softball playing and now a softball coach talks about all of her softball experiences throughout her life. You can purchase softball bats at http://SoftballJunk.com. She started playing softball at age of seven and started pitching at the age of eight. She played through high school and college and all way in to the Olympics. She was spotted by the coach of the University of Arizona and went on to play college softball there. She won three championships while playing there and then realized she wanted to go on to play in the Olympics and for the National team. Amico is also about to become a coach for the USSSA Pride and will be coaching some of her former softball teammates. She is very excited to coach at this level and is excited to work and learn things from other athletes because she knows how when playing or coaching there are always new things that someone can learn. Amico is also part of Fellowship of Christian Athletes and is on the board of directors and speaks at many places about how Christ works through athletes. She works with a lot of other people in the softball community to show how Christ works in his own role of the sport.you can also read Leah O'Brien Amico bio at http://USAfastpitch.com.

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Produced by http://Fastpitch.TV - This interview with softball coach Bob Brock he tells about how he got into coaching and his story behind his coaching career. You can purchase bats at http://SoftballJunk.com Brock started his career by coaching at Baylor in 1979. He now has almost 1000 wins and is still coaching today at Sam Houston State. He has coached softball at many different schools and has been successful at them all. He has won three national championships at A&M and came really close multiple times. Brock used to play fastpitch softball himself before it became a more of a girls sport and without playing fastpitch when he was younger, he would have never became a college softball coach. He has brought up multiple softball programs to make them more successful teams as a whole. Brock's biggest hint to other coaches is to learn the different strategies to pitching so that you can help the pitchers because the more a coach knows about pitching the more of an edge a coach would have to make a winning team. Brock's most memorable moment was his 1987 national championship. In his words it was a very excited and successful team and he was very proud of that team and how talented they were. That softball team sticks in his mind a lot when he thinks of his coaching career. You can view Brock's bio and http://SoftballCoaches.com

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Produced by http://Fastpitch.TV - In Jessica Mendoza's slapping clinic part four, Jessica takes questions from the audience. You can purchase the same softball bat at http://SoftballJunk.com. The first question Mendoza addresses is that you should teach a beginner softball player to hit first then teach how to slapping because it is harder to teach hitting away after they have been taught slapping. The next question was if Mendoza had to work out side of their softball team and they have to work on their own. She says that she did have to work outside and to work one-on-one to get the small details worked out. She also addresses that when the first foot hits down is the same time she makes contact with the softball. And that she never starts in the back of the box but she stays in the same spot in the box no matter if she is hitting away or slapping. If you would like to view Jessica Mendoza's bio visit http://USAfastpitch.com

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Produced by http://Fastpitch.TV - In Jessica Mendoza's slapping clinic part three she talks about where to place the slap and to hit away well from the left side. You can purchase the same softball bat at http://SoftballJunk.com. Mendoza talks about where a good spot to place a good slap and what positions are the toughest to play the slap well. She mentions that second base is a really tough spot to play the slap well because they have the hardest time reading and reacting to the slapper. She says to almost pick on the second base and even the pitcher sometimes because they have the hardest time reacting to the softball in play and aren't always expecting it. Mendoza also talks about power hitting from the left side and the different strategies that some slappers use to hit away with power. She talks about how some slappers even so a slight walk through to hit the softball or even a slide though to hit it hard. Some slappers don't feel comfortable hitting away but when some still walk through or slide through, it makes the slapper feel more comfortable and they can learn how to hit the ball hard without getting to far out of their comfort zone on the left side of the box. Mendoza also talks about working against your own defense because if you can find the weaknesses in your own defense you can find the weaknesses in the team you're playing. It teaches you how to play the spots that are open and to hit the softball in a weak spot of the team. The more that a slapper practices the more likely you can place a good slap in a game. If you would like to view Jessica Mendoza's bio visit http://USAfastpitch.com

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Produced by http://Fastpitch.TV - In Jessica Mendoza slapping clinic part two she talks about how to power slap more than soft slapping. You can purchase the same softball bat she is using at http://SoftballJunk.com. To power slap its more about hitting the center of the bat and hitting right on the sweet spot because the softball is likely to go far. She talks about a more simplistic slap where she just wants to make sure the contact is solid and not so much of the full swing. When slapping if you use the explosion of your legs and good solid contact the ball will go far. Depending on what type of slap that you are wanting to do it depends on where you should place the softball on what part of the bat. She also talks about where you should place the hit depending on what the defense looks like. Depending on how strong the infield looks depends on where you should place the slap and what type of slap you work with. Even some uncommon placements can work with certain teams and certain defensive players. Basically just know the defense and work off of it. It is good to work the short game on some defenses. A split grip is a good choice for short game and certain situations in the game. If you would like to view Jessica Mendoza's bio visit http://USAfastpitch.com

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Produced by http://Fastpitch.TV - In part one of Jessica Mendoza's slapping clinic she talks about how to work your feet. You can purchase the bat she is using at http://SoftballJunk.com. Mendoza talks about how to work your feet and to have an explosive first step to become a successful softball slapper. She says to have an explosive first step so you can adjust to the pitcher so you're not too early or too late. She also says that the first step needs to be toward the pitcher and not toward first base because you do not want the slapper to rush getting to first base. Mendoza also talks about how to position your hands on the bat so that it is not too noticeable as to what you are doing to the defense. She says not to choke up to try and hit a soft slap but actually to just aim the softball to hit the end of the bat because when the softball hit the end of the bat verses choking up it is not noticeable to the defense and it still comes off as softly. She says to practice just soft slapping and hitting the softball off the end of the bat to be more accurate at aiming for that little spot to hit with. If you would like to view Jessica Mendoza's bio visit http://USAfastpitch.com

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Produced by http://Fastpitch.TV - In part four of Bill Hillhouse's pitching clinic he talks about the basics of pitching and his theories and methods to pitching. You can buy softball bats at http://SoftballJunk.com. Hillhouse talks about how to fix the crow hop while pitching. He saying that it is a problem with the hands and not the feet and if the hands were moving faster the feet wouldn't have time to replant and the crow hop would be eliminated. He says to work with a lighter ball to get the arm to move faster so that the feet wouldn't have time to even get off the ground to begin with. He also addresses the weighted softball usage. Hillhouse says that they are not as bad as some people portray them to be and the only thing that he doesn't like about them is that after a few pitches the ball starts to get heavier in the hand the pitcher starts to rely on muscles and not actually pitching correctly. He says they are good for working spins to make the fingers stronger so that spin on the pitch is better and they are good for his sideways "k" drill. He also talks about the different types of drags that some pitchers use and that he doesn't recommend the figure four drag or the "s" drag because it does not keep the momentum dragging but actually directs the momentum in different directions other than straight to the catcher.

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Produced by http://Fastpitch.TV - In part three of Bill Hillhouse's pitching clinic he talks about the basics of pitching and his theories and methods to pitching. You can buy softball bats at http://SoftballJunk.com. In this part Hillhouse talks about how to move the arm in a good perfect circle and where to touch the arm to make sure that is going in a good circle. He says that to get a good circle motion if you touch the top of your arm to your ear and your forearm to your belly than you know that you have made a good circle and it will reduce any pain that a softball pitcher may have in their arm because of try to over stress their muscles. Hillhouse also talks about foot work and how to get the least amount of resistance possible with the drag that has to happen. Since leaping and crow hopping is illegal he says to drag only the tip toe of the foot so that there is less resistance and you can get more distance towards the catcher. He also talks about the finish and how he thinks that you should not release straight up but actually release almost across the body. He says to snap their arm across the body to get the most power behind the softball. He also mentions the three drills he thinks will help the pitcher develop the skills the best. He teaches the sideways "k", the sideways circle and the walk through pitch.

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Produced by http://Fastpitch.TV - In part two of Bill Hillhouse's pitching clinic he talks about the basics of pitching and his theories and methods to pitching. You can buy softball bats at http://SoftballJunk.com. One of Hillhouse's most common taught theories is why the softball goes where is does when it is thrown. He teaches why the softball goes high or low or to far inside or to far outside. He teaches that they should not pull the arm straight up but actually across their body more so that they can push hard with the elbow and not to use a straight arm to much and can use the natural flow of the body. He also says that you have to point with the front shoulder so you can position where you want the softball to go. If you keep your front shoulder straight then the softball will go straight but if the shoulder gets out of line then the softball will not go where the pitcher wants it to. He also talks about hiding the ball when pitching so that the coaches cannot see the grip on the ball so the batters will not know what pitch is coming. To hide the softball you just have to just keep the ball in the glove on the side of your hip so that the ball is hidden from both the first and third base coach. When hiding the ball it is less likely for the batter to know what pitch is coming and they can't anticipate the pitch that is coming. He also says not to slap the leg when pitching because it is a timing mechanism for the batter and it makes the batter more likely to time the ball and hit it better.

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Produced by http://Fastpitch.TV - In part one of Bill Hillhouse's pitching clinic he talks about the basics of pitching and introduces himself and his theories and methods to pitching. You can buy softball bats at http://SoftballJunk.com. Hillhouse talks about that he believes in just simplifying pitching whether it's in women's or men's fastpitch. He says that a softball pitching motion is basically a baseball motion turned upside down in a simpler sense. He says that it doesn't matter what way a softball pitcher starts their motion it only matters that you get to the same position in the end and that you get the same benefit from the position. Hillhouse says that the way a softball player warms up isn't about working the wrist flips or small details but is actually more about the push off the pitching mound and the bend and force that the arm gets in the pitching motion and the position in mid air is strong and is pushing forward to really get the momentum going in the pitch.

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