DR3 Fastpitch Blog

Changeup spin explanation for 12u Online Member from Minnesota, Miss Aubrey 🥎

Do you want to make one of these tools at home?! Instructions are under Softball Tools/Equipment on dr3fastpitch.com 🥎

You can use this simple tool on ALL spin pitches to feel your fingers 💪🏽🥎💯

Spin is generated through...

Online Member @_whitneyboone doing her DKE Bunny Hops before we worked full speed off the mound🐰💯

These specifically helped her feel her hips hinge & drive. She is translating this feeling full motion more and more 💯💯💯

How many of these do you do before you go full?!?! My girls, I expect you to an...

Class of 2024, @_whitneyboone from North Carolina! She came down to Georgia today for a 2 hour private session. She’s been an online member for the last month and is dominating in her highschool season right now 🥎

We zoned in on fine tuning movement patterns & focusing on energy transferring from t...

Everyone needs an @avery.greeson in their life 🤷🏽‍♀️😂🤣❤️

Btw, what @coachryancarver was saying at the end, if you are in the base path and run into a defender who isn’t making a play on the ball, GO to the next base 💯

What is the Obstruction Rule? An obstruction in softball is when a fielder gets ...

Online Member @_whitneyboone doing her DKE Bunny Hops before we worked full speed off the mound🐰💯

DKE stands for Delayed Knee Extension

These specifically helped her feel her hips hinge & drive. She is translating this feeling full motion more and more 💯💯💯

My online members do these before EVE...

Struggle with hitting the outside pitch?

Two of the most common problems that I see with players trying to hit outside pitches are contact point (hitting too far out front) and over-rotation.

This can easily be trained and developed with proper tee set up and a focus on where your body is finishin...

As a parent, it's natural to have concerns about your child's experience on a youth sports team, including their involvement in a softball team. Whether it's related to playing time, team dynamics, coaching style, or any other matter, effective communication with the head coach can help address thes...

As a parent, it's natural to have concerns about your child's experience on a youth sports team, including their involvement in a softball team. Whether it's related to playing time, team dynamics, coaching style, or any other matter, effective communication with the head coach can help address thes...

Confidence is key in any sport, and softball is no exception. As coaches, it is our responsibility to help our players develop a confident approach to the game. This means eliminating the fear of making mistakes and instilling a belief that aggressive mistakes are opportunities to learn and grow.

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As coaches, we should strive to empower our players and help them develop into leaders both on and off the field. This means giving them responsibilities, encouraging them to take ownership of their performance, and modeling good leadership ourselves.

When we empower our players, we create a team c...