How are the needs different by position in softball?
A lot of it depends on limiting factors. If you look at it by position pitchers need more overall stamina than the other positions. If you’re looking at catchers you know that hip mobility plays an important part. There’s a lot of things which transcend all the positions such as balance, stability, shoulder stability, hip stability–things of that nature. But the goal is to attack that specific limiting factor and find something that helps an athlete lift up their game. I noticed your pre-game warm-up with had a lot of balance and coordination drills. With a sport such as softball it’s very chaotic. You don’t know where the ball is going to be at all–so you have to be able to respond and react. And being in balance is absolutely key to success. But it isn’t just on the conditioning side. We also stress being in close communication with the rest of the support staff such as the massage therapist, the team physician, and the team athletic trainer. We all work in concert with each other
