Getting into softball for the first time and/or need some pointers about your game? FloSoftball is here to help, with this article in particular geared toward pitchers.

With hitting instructors like Amanda Lorenz, Lauren Chamberlain, Carlton Salters, and more you can access their drills and techniques using the FloSoftball training library. 

Austin Wasserman is the Founder of Wasserman Strength, LLC and High Level Throwing, with locations in New Hampshire and Florida. He’s a Strength Coach, Performance Coach and Author from Brooklyn, New York. He’s the Author of the High Level Throwing® Series E-Books!

Dana Sorensen graduated from Stanford as a three-time All-American, four-time All Pac 10 player who led the Cardinals to two Women’s College World Series. She pursued a Master’s Degree in Exercise Sport Science at the University of North Carolina. During that time was named to the USA National Team and was a member of the Gold medal team. Sorensen spent several years coaching at the collegiate level at UC Davis and Oregon State. She is certified in Strength & Conditioning, Kettlebell, Functional Movement Screen, and Functional Movement Systems. Sorensen and Jono Green have teamed up to open Symbiotic Training to amatuer and professional athletes.

If you're looking for catching drills look no further. Megan Willis has seven catching drills on blocking and receiving.

​Pictured: Jen Schroeder (middle, kneeling) records an instruction video that will be available on the myPackagedDeall app just released this week.

There are a few topics of conversation that can turn any friendly discussion amongst strength and conditioning coaches into a passionate, heated debate: the depth to which athletes should squat, whether or not Olympic lifts are necessary for training power, and the appropriateness of training throwing athletes overhead.

The last few weeks, my performance posts have focused on general training concepts necessary for young softball players. The topics ranged from overspecialization, to general fitness, to imbalances caused by the sport, to the core and rotational aspect of the sport.

In my previous articles, I’ve explained how too much softball leads to overuse injuries, why young softball players need a general strength and conditioning program, and how softball itself creates imbalances in the body that must be resolved.

Each week we take a question from a softball player, parent or coach and pass on to our long-time contributor, Cathi Aradi, one of the most knowledgeable people in softball when it comes to the recruiting process.

When it comes to fastpitch softball and recruiting, one of the most trusted experts in the space is Cathi Aradi, who has helped thousands of players and parents better understand the recruiting process through her clinics and consulting work.

In my first article of this series, I explained why overspecialization in young athletes is detrimental to performance and dangerous in terms of injury risk.

Each week we take a question from a softball player, parent or coach and pass on to our long-time contributor, Cathi Aradi, one of the most knowledgeable people in softball when it comes to the recruiting process.

Last week I discussed the importance of General Physical Preparedness (GPP) for creating better performing, injury-resilient athletes. This week I want to explain more about GPP and how to train for it.