Baserunning ๐โโ๏ธ๐จ๐ฅ
Great heads up baserunning situation here by Ciara Briggs! When you run through 1B bag always check to your left to see if 2B is open as you walk back. Take it if the moment presents itself! The more commotion the more you can take advantage!
Hard Tools of a Triple Threat:
๐ค Punch Slap
๐ Hard/Power Slap
๐ฅ Swing Away
All have their time and place, but either way you are looking to hit a ball square and beat the defense behind them!
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Ever wondered WHEN to take an extra bag? The timing, the moment, and what to look for?
Listen in as
@KRietkovich
gives a close-up in this micโd up moment!
Toe-Taps ๐ฅ
Toe-Taps are common in softball b/c we as females use it for pelvic stability to help โStay in the back hipโ.
Easier to be on 2 feet (the first tap) than it is on one foot (hovering in the air). Also the reason why girls do foot down early; for stability.
Darts In Softball?? ๐ค๐ฅ๐ฏ
But wait, thatโs a baseball thingโฆโพ๏ธ๐
Throwing Darts ๐ฏ can help hitters who consistently feel disconnected or long to the ball. By throwing the ball from an overhand slot, this will force the hitter to enter the zone flatter and get the barrel-headโฆ
Med Ball Throws ๐ฅ
Stay in posture, stay in the ground, but throw the med ball as hard as you can while doing those 2! A great prep for any hitter to do before swinging a bat.
Learn More About Our Preps on Farm+!
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My favorite Slappers from Week 2-3 of the 2024 Season ๐ฅ๐
๐๏ธ Kai Luschar -
@OregonSB
โก๏ธ Regan Shockey -
@ArizonaSoftball
๐ช Jasmine Perezchica -
@ArizonaSoftball
While homeruns are great, the mix of elite speed in softball is unmatched entertainment ๐ฅ
Short Game Tools of a Triple Threat:
๐ฅ Quick Bunt
๐ฅ Chopper
While one is for touch and the other for density, both are utilized to beat the defense in front of them! The bounces are vital.
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Slapper Tools โ๏ธ
๐ฅ Push Bunt - Get the defense to crash and then gently push the ball past them. Enjoy the freebie ๐
๐ฅ Fake Bunt Slap - Bait them in ๐ฃ and then barrel it past them. A mobile defense is an exposed defense.
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Switch It Up ๐ ๏ธ๐งฐ๐ฅ
As a Triple Threat, how well can you go from tool to tool? Can you transition based off of what you see on the field? Great example here on how to create a shift and then beat it! ๐
Drill: 3 Ball Walk Thru ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
By walking through, the hitter coordinates her moves towards the ball.
By bringing the barrel back, the hitter is learning how to activate their core and stay stable while rotating.
Get the barrel across your chest as you rotate!
Punch Slaps ๐ฅ๐
Punch Slaps are a great tool to use when a slapper feels like they are doing โtoo muchโ and are working on being short and compact. They are great approaches when focusing on hitting the ball back up the middle or hitting short shots past a close infield.
Thisโฆ
โRotate your core into your front legโ๐ฆต
Being in posture and closing the gap are HUGE staples for us. While the hips are important, putting emphasis on the trunk can help a hitter get a feel for decel and internally rotating against the front side.
Interesting Facts of the Day ๐
475K girls in the country play softball ๐ฅ
There are 8000 opportunities total at the next level; including JUCO ๐
1.57% of those females make it at the next level โผ๏ธ
Remote Work ๐ฅ๐ฏ
Texas getting after it! She has been working on moving reciprocally (back leg swings) and being anchored in her Launch so she can add another tool to her toolbox as a lefty triple threat.
Train With Us!
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Stay In Your Lane ๐ฃ๏ธ๐ฅ
What a unique constraint that Danieca Coffey was doing the other day! Great feel for โWorking downhillโ, flowing through your position, and on-line.
You can find intros to this concept in โEssentials of Slappingโ Course
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Slappers With Good Depth Have Good Footwork ๐ฃ ๐ฅ
Looking for Slapper Training?
We offer Remote ๐ฉโ๐ป and In-House ๐ right here in Vegas!
@nparnell00
is one of the BEST!
Link Below โฌ๏ธ
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Internal Rotation ๐ฅ
Many of us struggle to rotate into our front side due to stability issues within our front hip. Here are a couple things we do to work on that move from a training standpoint!
1. Airplanes
2. Bulgarian Water Bag Switches
3. Lunge Swing on a Bucket
Slapping Specific Movement Prep โ
Struggling getting to a Good Crossover or Staying In The Box when youโre Slapping? Give this prep a try!
Itโs much more than getting into your back hip. Hold positions through different ranges & planes of motion!
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What is a typical college hitting practice like?
How do you train for it? ๐ฅ
โผ๏ธEP. 6 NCAA SOFTBALL IS OUT NOWโผ๏ธ
Subscribe to our YouTube โThe Farm Systemโ to check it out! โ
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Hit It Through The Infield โก๏ธ
As a slapper, one of the struggles of learning the harder/power tools is control. Remember in order to beat the outfield, you have to beat the infield 1st ๐ฅ.
Hitting through a screen can give you a great focus on control, positioning, and yourโฆ
โผ๏ธ Do A Job ๐ โผ๏ธ
A reminder that you donโt need to get the perfect hit to do a job for your team. You just need to make something happen. That is what situational hitting is.
A SAC fly can be just as good as a base hit or HR.
A run made all the difference for this TXST teamโฆ
As a Triple Threat donโt neglect your tools. ๐ ๏ธ
While we all love HRs, hard slaps over the outfielders, and choppers, remember that the bunt is always in your arsenal. Practice it in the cage along with your other tools. Drop and run to assimilate a game-like environment.
Useโฆ
THE GAME: A Farm Original Docuseries
Ever wondered what it looks like inside a top Division 1 ๐ฅ program? Come along for the journey as we tell the story of
@LSUsoftball
!
โผ๏ธEpisode Dropping Nov 24th on our YouTube โThe Farm Systemโโผ๏ธ
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โLet Your Arms Work Away From Youโ
During the forward move, in order to get stretch across your body, you want to have the feeling of working away from your hands as you stride; not push.
This will help you with your entry, depth, and feeling like a brick wall at contact! ๐งฑ๐ฅ
Med Ball Toss & Throw ๐ฅ
Allow the body find ways to be dynamic. Throw the med ball with your body and let your arms get LONG. Stay in the ground girls!
Developing A Triple Threat ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฅ
Slapper
@alana_beatty
learning how to hit away for the first time! Here is an insight look into her training today.
Some things we focused on:
- Hit 2 doubles (rapid)
- Starting closed
- Rotating from the backside (slant board)
Check backโฆ
Kettle Bell Throws With Top Hand ๐ค
Do you ever have trouble with getting your top hand stronger?
Our Kettle Bells help our players learn how to disassociate our arms from our body.
They provide the โThrow the barrel into contactโ feel that a lot of players are searching for.
Our Fav Med Ball Drills ๐โโ๏ธ
๐ฅ Single Leg Hops
๐ฅ Reverse Leg Kick
๐ฅ Single Leg Slams
๐ฅ Double Farm Board Chops
Want some variety in your training?
Check out Farm+ for all our Drills, Preps, Courses, & Training Clips!
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Squeeze Play ๐ฅ
Some great heads up base running here! On a squeeze, our job as the runner at 3rd is to bolt for home โก๏ธ. But what if the hitter didnโt put the ball in play? Donโt put yourself in a position to be out. Put yourself in a position to score.
Transitions for Slapping ๐
Chopper ๐
Drag Bunt ๐ฅ
Hard Slap ๐ฅ
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Best way to get comfortable with switching tools is just practicing it! ๐ ๏ธ
Double FarmBoards Heavy Bag ๐ผ
The Heavy Bag is a great tool to feel how little your body needs to rotate and how connected you need to be at strike ๐ฅ.
Double FarmBoards are great to challenge the middle of your body and what it truly means to be plugged into the ground ๐
Adjusting to SLOW Pitching ๐ข ๐ฅ
Ever wondered why you can hit the heaters ๐ฅ but not the off-speeds? It may have less to do with your timing and more to do with your direction.
Letโs Talk Hinging Ladies! ๐ฅ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ
In order to IR, Sidebend, and Counter Rotate the Hinge gives us free range of motion to do all those things. To transfer force efficiently and be adjustable.
So do your deadlifts, SL RDLs, and exercises so you can hold those positions! ๐ช
Top Hand Feels ๐
๐ฅ Kettle Bell Throws
๐ฅ Frisbee Throws
๐ฅ Band Pulls
The key with the Top Hand is to stay closed as long as you can with your trunk, engage your core, and let your arm work against those forces.
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Remote Hitting Workout ๐ฅ๐ป Getting in 30 min a day of hitting is all you need to challenge yourself and keep you sharp โ๏ธ. We make plans based on your schedule and your time โ๏ธ. S/O to our Remote Client Kai Byars on always getting her work in ๐ช! Train With Us!
#remotehitting
Med Ball Forward Move โฉ๐ฅ
During the Forward Move it is important to stay back while you are moving forward. When you throw the ball you feel braced like a brick wall! Great feel for direction and efficient energy transfer.
โผ๏ธGUESS WHOโS BACK?โผ๏ธ
Thatโs right people, The Farm Kettle Bells are BACK IN STOCK! ๐ฅ
A great tool to use if your hitters are having a hard time understanding how to stay closed while rotating.
Order Yours Below! ๐
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My Top 3 Favorite Hits From The Weekend ๐ช๐ฅ
The Angles ๐ -
@DaisyHess22
The Decels ๐ฅ -
@Ashminor50
The SWAG ๐ -
@juliacottrill
Hope everyone had an amazing opening weekend! Letโs keep the good times rollinโ and tis the season for season!
Creating Bounce for Slapping
That are different feels for different athletes. Neither is right or wrong.
Staples for this tool:
- Depth (letting the ball get to a deeper part of my body to stay on the top)
- Linear Direction (The path I follow to attack the ball & when to run)
Rotate From The Front ๐
While it is easy to spin and pull with our back (our posterior chain), it is a whole other level to learn to move from the middle/front (anterior). Learn to hit to all fields and be a hard out!
More FarmTalks on Farm+๐
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What does water training do? ๐ค
Prepare your body to take on the demands of hitting before going in the cage. We use Water Training to:
โ๏ธGet Activated
โ๏ธChallenge Stability
โ๏ธTrain Your Core
โ๏ธLearn How To Get To Positions In Your Swing
When you order our Water Bags you alsoโฆ
Over The Line Bunt ๐ฅ๐โโ๏ธ๐จ
A constraint drill introducing slappers on the timing and execution of bunting. You want to tie the lead foot with the lead arm to indicate when to get the barrel out.
Check Out Essentials of Slapping Course for more info!
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Slapping Preps ๐๐ฅ
Learn HOW to stabilize your core!
1. Crossover w/ Glute Band
2. Walk Thru & โธ๏ธ at Crossover
*8 Sec Isometric Holds Each! โฑ๏ธ*
Water Ball Xโs RFE ๐๐ฅ
These are a great prep to get stretch across your body as well as work on the front side engagement. Be stable through ranges of motion.
Order Your Water Balls & Bags Below ๐
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Slapper With Good Depth Have Good Footwork ๐ฃ
Crossover is like Launch. You canโt make that consistent then you canโt expect your footwork to be consistent either.
Disassociation ๐ฅ
One of the most key concepts in softball is learning how to disassociate your pelvis from your trunk. This is how you learn core control. Your arms go along for the ride!
Double Farm Boards with a Stride Stop and Tee Behind Butt ๐๐ฅ
If you want to challenge your pelvic stability & middle region of your body, double Farm Boards is your go-to. Blend it with a Stride Stop to feel your launch & stretch. Tee Behind Butt to feel and keep a hinge.
โIf you donโt sell yourself, how are you going to go anywhere in life?โ -
@Trisha_Ford
Whether you are trying to get recruited or get that job you always wanted; Sell Yourself!
โผ๏ธEpisode 6: NCAA Softball Dropping Nov 24th on our YouTube โผ๏ธ
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Walk Throughs ๐ถโโ๏ธโก๏ธ๐ฅ
A great drill for hitters to work on their stride! By walking in with their back foot they are learning how to hold tension in their back hip/glute while moving forward. They are also learning timing and length by controlling their stride.
Walk Throughs ๐ถโโ๏ธโก๏ธ๐ฅ
A great drill for hitters to work on their stride! By walking in with their back foot they are learning how to hold tension in their back hip/glute while moving forward.
Challenge it with our Machine Balls!
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Water PVC w/ Tennis Ball Swings ๐๐ฅ๐พ
Let your hitters have some fun while also making them better! We use Water PVCs to get the barrel connected and feel where the energy is at contact. Hit them with tennis balls to get immediate feedback!
โผ๏ธFarm Board Max Drillsโผ๏ธ
๐ฅ Farm Board Max Runs - Feel how to get torque into the ground and rotate your hips
๐ฅ Farm Board Max Swings - Get your core to fire ๐ฅwhile in launch ๐
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โDonโt Let Me Pick You ๐โ
I think we have all heard the term โstay in your legsโ, but what does that exactly mean? We use bands to give a feel for our hitters on tension and stability. In this case, staying heavy in the ground.
Train With Us! ๐ฅ
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Barrel Across Chest ๐ฅ Shelbi Sunseri was known for her hitting as well as her presence on the mound. I love the way she gets disassociated and extended through the zone. Stays anchored in the ground and stable. One of the best forward moves in all of college softball! While no
Quick Bunt ๐ฅ๐โโ๏ธ๐จ
Learn to hide the barrel for a longer period of time to give yourself that extra .5 seconds. Crossover happens after ball is down ๐ฅโฌ๏ธ
Progressions:
๐ฅ Feet Together
๐ฅ Regular (barrel out step forward)
๐ฅ Bunt Pull Back Bunt Run ๐โโ๏ธ
๐ฅ Game Execution
Around The World ๐๐ฅ
A great drill to world on all angles of entry in your set up!
Open 45
Open 15
Neutral
Closed 15
Closed 45
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For More Drills Check Out Farm+!
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Water Ball Rotations ๐๐ฅ๐
Stabilize your core and learn to move from the middle. How well you stay in the ground as you rotate back and forth is a huge step in the right direction โก๏ธโ
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Punch Slap ๐ฅ๐
Learn how to transmit force more efficiently and feel in-sync with your lower & upper half. If the main issue with your slapper is โpulling offโ then working on this tool will help tremendously!
Barrel Early vs Barrel Late โฐ
2 different timings, but same result!
One likes to โGet on topโ and the other likes to โCatch itโ with the barrel.
Learning Quick Bunt ๐ฅ
The most elite slappers are deceptive. They can have 3 different variations of bunts with their set up. Learning Quick Bunt can be hard because they want to blend in like their slapping footwork.
Put them in Launch, do the tool, & see what happens!
Double Board ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ
Double Braid ๐
Heavy Bag ๐ผ
Be like a brick ๐งฑ wall at contact ๐ฅ
How quick and stable can you be in a tight window?
Order Your Boards Today! ๐
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Where is the state of the game today? We have come so far as a sport and as women to get the recognition we deserve. ๐ฅ
โผ๏ธCheck Out โEpisode 6: NCAA Softballโ NOW on YouTube โผ๏ธ
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Banded Knee Swings ๐ฅ Our remote client Syd The Kid getting her work in on The 4th of July ๐บ๐ธ๐งจ! Banded Knee Swings are a great way to work on staying in launch during your game swing and gives immediate feedback when you knee drive early. Spread the floor as you move
Touches ๐๐ฅ As a slapper, while itโs important to work on your footwork ๐ฃ and body angles ๐, another important aspect to being a Triple Threat is Precision. Precision is the ability to be exact or accurate in what you choose to do and when. As a slapper, our Precision can be
Water Ball Walking Swings ๐๐ฅ๐ถโโ๏ธ
This is a great prep for coordination and stability. We use this one often with our hitters to teach them how to hold the ground as they rotate and stay in posture. Swing the water back โช just as hard as you swing it forwards! โฉ
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Heavy Balls, But Make It ๐ฅ
We were tired of the boys having all the fun โพ๏ธ, so why not make our own? ๐คท๐ผโโ๏ธ
Coming SoonโฆPre-Order Below โฌ๏ธ
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Line Hops, but make it harder.
These are not just to improve agility, quickness, and coordination, but to improve overall stability in our joints and pelvic region. As female athletes, it is important to prep our bodies accordingly for our sport! ๐ฅ
Forward Move โญ๏ธ
The back foot farm board helps hitters learn how to screw their back hip into the ground to stride. The bat cane adds some stability while working on the stride in a low intensity environment.
Get Your Farm Boards Today! ๐ฅ
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Move From The Middle
If you are a hip slider or drop your shoulders in your swing, one great feel for you could be taking dry swings with your feet together. Rotate in a tight hallway!
Be The ๐ฅ Teammate Who:
BRINGS ENERGY & ENTHUSIASM โก๏ธ
APPRECIATES EVERYONE'S ROLE ๐
SUPPORTS THOSE WHO STRUGGLE ๐๏ธ
COMPLIMENTS A GREAT PLAY ๐
CHALLENGES POOR PERFORMANCE ๐
EMBODIES YOUR TEAM'S STANDARDS ๐
HOLDS EVERYONE ACCOUNTABLE โ
Water Bag Breach ๐๐ช
How well can you transmit force into the ground?
Can you do it over and over?
Are you training it daily?
Do you know how?
Check out our Water Bags and the Course that comes with it!
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Hitting ๐๐ฅ
Hitting volleyballs can help a hitter brace their body at impact, create space, and maintain direction. It is especially good for hitters/slappers who have issues spinning and pulling off early to the pull side.
Crossover For Slappers ๐๐ฅ
Helps With:
๐ฅ Depth
๐ฅ Entry
๐ฅ Body Angles ๐
๐ฅ Stability
If youโre a Slapper struggling for direction, development, or skill make sure you master the basics first.
Check Out Essentials of Slapping Course for More!
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How Do You Perfect The Chopper? ๐ช๐ฅ
The most deadliest tool to use as a slapper โ ๏ธ. It is described as โUnbeatableโ to a defense and can be extremely effective when used in the right situations.
Training with constraints like a hoop โญ๏ธ can provide the athlete some context onโฆ
Slapper Zoom - High Choppers
๐ฅ 2 Knee Swings
๐ฅ Stagnant Choppers
๐ฅ Crossover Choppers
๐ฅ โธ๏ธ at Crossover
๐ฅ Full Walk Thru โช
Do progressions to get your barrel connected to your body. Strong Barrel vs Strong Hands because the Barrel is always ๐ฅ
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Check out
@EStateHuskies
using our Waterbags for training! Thank you so much for being a loyal customer and we are so glad to see you developing your girls and making them better! โค๏ธ
As a former college athlete, college coach, and current instructor, one of the most important things to look for during your journey as a ๐ฅ player is to play for coaches and be alongside teammates who are WITH you.
What does that look like?
Band Around Knees ๐ฅ
Our Texan
@PrihodaSydney
doing her Remote Hitting Plan working on staying low โฌ๏ธ in her set up and keeping that tension as she move forward โฉ.
Train With Us! ๐ฅ
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Movement Prep Training ๐ช๐ฅ
Blend Your Tools ๐ ๏ธ
Here, we are working reciprocal patterns (Farm Board Max) along with some core/stability (Bulgarian Water Bag).
Pre-Order Your Water Bags ๐
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Player Voiceover ๐ฆป๐ฅ
Allow your players to OWN their process. As a coach, remember that in order to be heard, you have to first listen. Great voiceover made by our Farm Athlete
@sydney_prihoda33
on her process during her cage work!
Train With Us!๐ฉโ๐ป
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Adjusting To Slow Pitching ๐ข๐ฅ
How long you can stay through the zone will determine how adjustable you will be. Be able to hit both fast ๐๏ธ and slow ๐ข by having good direction!
Check Out Farm+ For More Training Clips!
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What is Elite Speed? ๐โโ๏ธ๐จโ๏ธ
One of the fastest D1 players in the country and on drag bunt. From Contact to 1st she averages 2.8 secs. Knowing your speed will give you a tell on what tools are best for you ๐ ๏ธ.
Oppo Angled Front Toss for Slappers ๐
Some of the main issues slappers often seem to have in common are:
- Pulling out too early โก๏ธ
- Staying closed ๐ช
- Fast feet ๐ฃ
Instead of cuing them to stop doing those things, try angling the front toss instead.
By changing theโฆ
Hitting Evaluations ๐ฅ
Our Standard Evaluations consists of:
โ Force Plate Data
โ Rapsodo
โ Individual Consultation
โ In-Depth Analysis
Many players who fly-in โ๏ธ follow their evals with sessions to work on their deficiencies.
If you are looking for answers and want toโฆ
Working From Launch Off Machine ๐ฅ๐
Sometimes not having a live arm can throw off our timing. If you find yourself struggling off machine, go from launch! This can help you stay anchored longer, improve your swing decisions, get the barrel out, and clean up your moves!