Building momentum is crucial for a softball pitcher's delivery, but resistance is equally important—if not more so In this series, Oregon Ducks head coach Mike White br ...View
Mike White Pitching: The Bungee Cord Drill
May 30, 2018 9:15 pmIn the second installment of Coach Mike White's Resistance series, the Ducks skipper breaks down a creative approach to building proper resistance with young softball hur ...View
Mike White Pitching: The Fall Back Drill
May 30, 2018 9:11 pmThe final drill in Mike White's Resistance breakdowns, the Oregon Ducks head coach uses a simple technique that produces not-so-simple resultsfor the hitter! ...View
Control the Location Part 1: Three Plate Drill
April 26, 2018 12:46 pmA pitcher's control—hitting both corners of the plate, up and down—is critical for success In this first part of the Control the Location series, Oregon Ducks head so ...View
Control the Location Part 2: Blindfold/Eyes Closed Drill
April 26, 2018 12:45 pmControl is about feeling (not necessarily seeing) the pitch In the second part of Control the Location series, Oregon Ducks head coach Mike White takes feeling the releas ...View
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Pitcher’s Timing, Part 1: The Three Line Drill
March 21, 2018 6:09 amIn the first installment of Coach Mike White's "Pitcher's Timing," he focuses on the lower half and drive toward the target ...View
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Pitcher’s Timing, Part 2: The Double Arm Circle Drill (with a Step)
March 21, 2018 6:06 amIn the second installment of Coach Mike White's "Pitcher's Timing," he focuses on staying relaxed ...View
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Pitcher’s Timing, Part 3: The Double Arm Swing Drill
March 21, 2018 6:05 amIn the third installment of Coach Mike White's "Pitcher's Timing," he focuses on the shoulder swing to develop effortless momentum—which will improve velocity ...View
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Pitcher’s Timing, Part 4: The Arm and Leg Swing Drill
March 21, 2018 6:04 amIn the third installment of Coach Mike White's "Pitcher's Timing," he focuses on the shoulder swing to develop effortless momentum—which will improve velocity ...View
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Pitcher’s Timing, Part 5: The Karate Kid Drill
March 21, 2018 6:03 amIn the third installment of Coach Mike White's "Pitcher's Timing," he focuses on the shoulder swing to develop effortless momentum—which will improve velocity ...View
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Arm Circles, Part 1: The 1-2-3 Drill
March 1, 2018 8:55 pmOregon Ducks head coach Mike White breaks down an effective drill that develops the proper sequencing for a softball pitcher ...View
Arm Circles, Part 2: Outward vs. Upward
March 1, 2018 8:54 pmOregon Ducks head coach Mike White breaks down an effective drill that develops the proper sequencing for a softball pitcher ...View
Arm Circles, Part 3: Figure K with a Step Drill
March 1, 2018 8:53 pmIn the third installment of coach Mike White's "Arm Circle" videos, he introduces an interesting drill that focuses on the "delivery" phase of the softball pitcher's moti ...View
Arm Circles, Part 4: Slow to Fast
March 1, 2018 8:52 pmIn the final installment of coach Mike White's "Arm Circle" videos, the entire motion/sequence is performed while focusing on the pitcher's release rhythm ...View
Hitting #1 Sequence to Contact with Tripp MacKay
February 19, 2018 10:02 amCoach Tripp MacKay shares his philosophy on the complete "Hitting Sequence," beginning from the ground up, to contact, to the finished position ...View
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Hitting #2 Load and Swing with Tripp MacKay
February 19, 2018 10:00 amIn Part 2 of Coach Tripp MacKay's "Hitting Sequence," he looks at common flaws with a hitter's load and shows the correct way to begin the transfer of energy with proper ...View
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Hitting #3 Front Foot Placement with Tripp MacKay
February 19, 2018 9:58 amIn Part 3 of Coach Tripp MacKay's "Hitting Sequence," he breaks down an overlooked, but critical, part of the hitter's swing—the front foot placement ...View
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Hitting #4 Sequence to Contact with Tripp MacKay
February 19, 2018 9:57 amIn Part 4 of Coach Tripp MacKay's "Hitting Sequence," he troubleshoots (and adjusts/corrects) the common pre-contact mistakes a hitter makes ...View
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Hitting #5 From Ground Up with Tripp MacKay
February 19, 2018 9:55 amIn Part 5 of Coach Tripp MacKay's "Hitting Sequence," he focuses on the importance of the hitter's lower half to start the swing ...View
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Hitting #6 Extension with Tripp MacKay
February 19, 2018 9:52 amIn Part 6 of Coach Tripp MacKay's "Hitting Sequence," he explains and breaks down the proper post-contact extension ...View
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Hitting #7 Swing Shaping Ball Flight with Tripp MacKay
February 19, 2018 9:50 amIn Part 7 of Coach Tripp MacKay's "Hitting Sequence," he shows how the shape of the hitter's swing (and adjustments) will determine the ball flight ...View
Short Hops with Madison
January 26, 2018 5:48 amThis is the first in a series of four articles that explore the psychology of tryouts Subsequent articles in the series will look at what young athletes can do to mentall ...View
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Batter’s Stance and Grip
October 23, 2017 7:58 amProper grip, the key to which is – as always – comfort, but only if the “punching” and “knocking” knuckles are within the right range! ...View
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Energy Transfer
October 13, 2017 12:25 amTripp MacKay breaks down the proper way to maximize the momentum in your swing – by properly transferring your energy! ...View
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Lonni Alameda – Fundamentals – Proper Body and Feet Position
September 29, 2017 5:24 amCoach Alameda shows the proper body position for infield play ...View
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Pitching – Arm Whip
September 21, 2017 12:23 amMike White, always innovative, has a simple -- and totally harmless -- drill to keep your pitchers' arm circles where they need to be ...View
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Infield Fundamentals – Proper Fielding Position
September 13, 2017 11:14 pmProper stance and knee bend puts you in a position to be ready to transfer the ball from glove to hand as your foot goes underneath creating momentum for the throw ...View
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No Extremes – Upper Body
September 12, 2017 1:23 amTripp MacKay moves upstairs, and the message is much the same: Don't make things hard on yourself! ...View
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Pitching – Slap the Hand Drill
September 12, 2017 1:14 amMike White, always innovative, has a simple -- and totally harmless -- drill to keep your pitchers' arm circles where they need to be ...View
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Softball Pitching – Foot Touch
September 6, 2017 11:42 pmCoach White shows the importance of proper front foot position to get more power by engaging the hips ...View
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Lonni Alameda – Fundamentals – Catch and Transfer Footwork
September 6, 2017 11:38 pmCoach Alameda shows the proper footwork in the next progression of catching and throwing fundamentals ...View
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No Extremes in Your Stance
August 29, 2017 12:25 amWe’ve all heard it: “Everything in moderation” It applies to … well, everything! That includes a great batting stance ...View
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A Smooth Arm Circle – It’s In The Bag
August 29, 2017 12:21 amA drill that requires nothing more than a plastic bag and a ball to help pitchers smooth out the all-important arm circle ...View
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Mike White – Pitching – When to Rotate Open
August 24, 2017 10:36 pmGreat drill for pitching balance and control Use a softball outside your drive foot and make a pitching motion without moving the ball ...View
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Lonni Alameda – Fundamentals – Catch and Transfer
August 23, 2017 4:45 pmWorking on the fundamentals is important and this drill helps softball players working on catching and transferring to the throwing hand ...View
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Lonni Alameda – Tagging the Bag – Part 2
July 12, 2017 11:15 amStart with good verbal communication to let others know you've got control Position behind the bag and drop the glove on the bag where the runner is sliding ...View
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Tripp MacKay – Batter’s Stance Part 2: Lower Half
April 11, 2017 7:29 amCoach Tripp MacKay goes into more detail of the stance and talks about getting into an athletic stance and using the lower half of the body ...View
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Softball Hitting Drills – Batter’s Stance, Part 1 with Tripp MacKay
April 11, 2017 6:40 amCoach MacKay discusses the basics of proper softball batting setup ...View