How Do You Play Slow Pitch Softball As A Team?
As you may or may not know, softball is a team sport, and in order to play any team sport you should have a team game plan. Check out these ideas for creating a solid softball team with a winning attitude. • Develop your team philosophy, such as: “We do what we do best, all of the time.” • Be a role player and stick to it. • Know your limitations. • Experiment with hitting occasionally (maybe 15-25%) during practice, not in games! Find out what kind of pitches you like to hit, where you hit best, and learn to do it well. Being aggressive is important, but not so important that you end up swinging at pitches that you’re not good at hitting. Don’t be afraid to take a pitch. If being selective ultimately means a higher batting average, then striking out 1 or 2 times is surely acceptable. An out is an out (see section on “good out and bad outs”). It is very possible that your batting average may be poor due to swinging at too many pitches. Your hitting concept should be designed in a way t
