Swing Attractors
“PODNUH, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING”. KIRK GIBSON’S HR: SCOUTING REPORTS
Let’s take a look into Kirk Gibson’s 1988 World Series home run against Dennis Eckersley from a hitting plan and approach perspective and find out what went on behind the scenes to make that magical moment happen. Mel Didier (a Dodger’s advanced scout at the time) put...
NOT REALLY A BETTER FEELING – “SOLID”. DAVID BOTE
When you were a kid playing baseball/softball in the backyard, did you ever pretend that you were coming up to the plate with your team trailing by three runs? BUT THE BASES WERE LOADED; yes, more drama : TWO OUTS, and of course, THE BOTTOM OF THE 9th INNING? AND WHAT...
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE A GREAT CATCHER? + SWING ALIGNMENT.
All great teams have a great catcher. During my 17 years at UL, we basically had four catchers that literally caught every game for 15 years AND hit in the 3, 4 or 5 hole in the line-up. The “MIGHTY FOUR”: Joy Webre (2002-2005), Lana Bowers (2007-2010), Sarah Drahiem...
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TIPPING PITCHES, HUNTING PITCHES & PITCH RECOGNITION?
TIPPING PITCHES is different from STEALING GRIPS; which IS DIFFERENT THAN LEARNING THE SKILL OF PITCH RECOGNITION. It takes 100 milliseconds to pick up the ball; 75 milliseconds to recognize the pitch and 50 milliseconds to decide. 25 milliseconds to act and then 150...
ALEAH CRAIGHTON: THE ROLE OF THE PELVIS ADJUSTING FOR INSIDE & OUTSIDE PITCHES
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OCNsh0wL370 Aleah’s solo home run in the 9th inning of the NCAA Lafayette Regional versus Texas A&M, snapped a 8-8 tie and proved to be the winning run that clinched the Cajuns 5th (fifth) consecutive Super Regional Appearance. (ON AN...
VANESSA SOTO: BUILDING “OPPO” POWER IN THE OFFSEASON
This is an article about hitting mechanics but also intertwines themes of “redemption” & “second chances”. It has a FAIRY TALE ENDING! An unseeded softball team referred to as “Cinderella” (UL) with it’s own “Cinderella” player (Soto) gets paired against her old...
SHELBI REDFEARN: BEFORE & AFTER LEARNING PELVIS LOAD
Read about how going from “stepping in the bucket” to “pelvis loading” helped Shelbi Redfearn lead her team to the 2014 WCWS. Watch the video of her before and after transformation and listen to her CONFIDENCE after hitting a game winning home run. Hard work and...
KELSEY VINCENT: APPROACH TO HIT A CHANGE-UP
There are many different types of swing/mechanical adjustments that can be made to hit different types of pitches: IN or OUT, UP or DOWN, and FAST & SLOW. Let’s take a look at hitting a change-up or OFF-SPEED PITCH. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlrK3hIALPw The...
SWING ATTRACTORS: MORE FLAWS OF PELVIS LOADING (CONTINUED)
This is a continuation from last week’s article on flaws on pelvis loading. CLICK HERE TO REFER TO THE FIRST ARTICLE ON FLAWS OF PELVIS LOADING. As a reminder, in PART 1 on FLAWS, we grouped the flaws of pelvis loading into 4 categories: COILING BEFORE LOADING a.k.a....
Training Insights: “Swing Attractors” by Coach Mike Lotief… the Flaws of Pelvis Loading
Championship teams are built by hard work before the cameras and the bright lights ever show up. Prepare now with your coaches and build the championship mindset with your teammates, so you can celebrate later with your families and fans. Extra Inning Softball...