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. Content: Hitting -- Bunting and slap hitting -- Baserunning, stealing, and sliding -- Team offense -- Throwing -- Catching -- Infield -- Outfield -- Team defense -- Pitching fundamentals -- Movement and off-speed pitches -- Pitching practice and game management -- Pitcher as a defensive player -- The catcher. Abstract: This guide 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 softball Softball Skills & Drills, Second Edition, provides comprehensive coverage on strategies for every area of the game: hitting, fielding, pitching, catching, and baserunning. With over 230 drills appropriate for players of all abilities, this full-color book gives you the tools to develop and master the fundamental techniques and skills for success in fastpitch. Title page 1 Copyright page 2 Dedication 3 Contents 4 Preface 7 Acknowledgments 9 Key to Diagrams 11 Chapter 1 13 Chapter 2 47 Chapter 3 61 Chapter 4 87 Chapter 5 105 Chapter 6 129 Chapter 7 151 Chapter 8 175 Chapter 9 197 Chapter 10 233 Chapter 11 253 Chapter 12 277 Chapter 13 285 Chapter 14 291 Drill finder 313 About the authors 325
