with Scot Thomas, Virginia Tech University Head Softball Coach; 2007 ACC Coach of the Year; 2007 & 2008 ACC Conference Champs.
Coach Thomas provides a comprehensive look at the hitting mechanics and drills that spurred the Hokies to a Top 10 finish and a trip to the College World Series in 2008. Demonstrators provide great illustrations of Thomas's teaching points on batting stance, swing mechanics, stride, pitch location, hitting with a purpose and more. He thoroughly explains over 15 drills and discusses why he uses each drill and its objective. He includes long tee drills, tee drills into a net, soft toss drills and team drills. Thomas includes creative variations on the drills that you can use to make them more challenging for your advanced athletes. From the ground up, each drill will help you learn how to assemble a comprehensive hitting instruction program with your team.
- Learn the mechanics of a great swing.
- Learn how to assemble a comprehensive hitting instruction program.
- Add more than 15 comprehensive drills to your practice plan.
50 minutes. 2009.