#Softball Prep Step

A small clip from my latest YouTube video “the importance of the prep step” The point of the prep step is to get a quick reaction to the ball. 2 things need to happen: be on time (feet land a split second after the ball hits the bat) and stay on the balls of your feet. #infield #infielder #infielddrills #softball #baseball #fastpitch

🥎 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐏 🆚 𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐏 ⚾️ ❌ CREEP STEP: Stepping into the play with two steps, landing 👣 at different times. 1️⃣ 𝘜𝘯𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘞𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 2️⃣ 𝘓𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦 3️⃣ 𝘖𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵 ✅ PREP STEP: Both 👣 simultaneously leaving and returning the ground as ball crosses the hitting zone. 1️⃣ 𝘌𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘞𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 2️⃣ 𝘜𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘧 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦 3️⃣ 𝘕𝘦𝘶𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 Own your Movements. Own your Timing. Own your Range. 𝐎𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞‼️ #softball #baseball #infield #prepstep #infieldchatter

⚾️🥎A quality prep step sets your defenders up for optimal reaction time, vision and great direction. Use this simple drill to make sure your defense is in rhythm and on time so they can make plays all over the field. #defense #baseball #softball #orangecounty #legendscampsoc #belegendary

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💢 THE “Y” DRILL 💢 🧠💡Focus: agility, reaction time, working under pressure ⚠️ Setup: 4 cones set up in the shape of a Y — Cones help gives visuals of angles and directions that they need to take to the ball — Note: before each play, make sure the player is utilizing a prep step/proper starting position & after they throw the player must return to the middle cone 🤍 Beginner: (use cones) tell them ahead of time what pattern they are going to follow in the Y 💛 Intermediate: (use cones) do not give them a pattern ahead of time, use unpredictably to challenge them 🧡 Advanced: (no cones - still using Y format) challenge them with deeper or longer angles, different speeds of the ball, still utilizing unpredictability, add a goal to hit for number of plays they field clean in a row ❤️‍🔥 Pro: (no cones - still using Y format) use a timer as a stress test, put them under pressure, see how many they can field CLEANLY in 10 or 20 seconds, keep track of progress #softball #baseball #coachbsoftball #coachb #fielding #drills #youth #youthsports #sports #play

Try this prep step drill with your team. Get a coach and toss them balls to hit into a net. The team stands in the field and moves to the location of the hit. Try this at your next baseball or softball practice. - - Location: @zonedsports Team Training - - #softballdrills #softballteamdrills#softballcoaches

A great drill to work on your footwork! . . . . . . . (TT📷 @megremsoftball) #softball #softballlife #softballseason #softballplayer #softballgirls #softballgame #softballlife #softballmom #softballlove #softballstrong #softballpride #softballswag #softballsunday #softballsisters #softballplayers #softballcoach #ballplayersunite

This drill is perfect for young ones or beginners on building a smooth, consistent infield flow. #softballdrills #softballtraining #softballlessons #softballhitting #hittingdrills #softballcoach #infielddrills #hittingcoach #hittinginstructor #fieldingdrills

3 types of warm up throws.. 1 - step and throw 2 - shuffle shuffle 3 - from fielding position

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Your mindset is your greatest weapon. Sharpen it daily. Athlete: @gianna_selby22 Training tools: @vallesportinggoods K47 Discount code “coachsteinman” to save @troskybaseball 26x26 pro rebounder & knee pads .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #softball #softballgirls #softballmom #softballplayer #sports #infield #infielddrills #infielder

quick feet, reaction, footwork, CATCH 🙌🔥 • • • • #outfield #fielding #outfielder #outfielddrills #drills #footwork #footworkdrills #catch #softball #baseball #softballcoach #baseballcoach #softballlife #baseballmom #softballdad #espn #espnw #ncaasoftball #ncaasports #division1 #d1softball #training #wintertraining