by Lonnie Kragel | Nov 26, 2025 | Softball
How to Lock In Bat Lag and a Laser-Straight Run Path Set up a tee waist-high and slightly inside—the perfect spot to force your left-handed slappers to keep hands tight and work around the body. This drill locks in the full slap hitting mechanic in one clean,...
by Lonnie Kragel | Nov 26, 2025 | Softball
Olympic gold medalist, Mike Candrea, never allowed his pitchers to be “just pitchers.” In Candrea’s system, pitchers ARE infielders. This proven PFP session starts with routine grounders right at them – emphasizing low glove position, hands out front, clean transfers,...
by Lonnie Kragel | Nov 25, 2025 | Softball
Here’s Patty Gasso’s (University of Oklahoma Head Softball Coach; 8x Women’s College World Series NCAA Champion) defensive strategy for shutting down the fake bunt steal with runners on first and second. As soon as your hitter shows hands and a late fake bunt, your...
by Lonnie Kragel | Nov 24, 2025 | Basketball
Blitz Ball Screen Defense Drill In this high-energy half-court basketball practice video, Alabama’s Coach Nate Oats puts his team through a live ball-screen defense drill focused on a hard blitz coverage that blows up every screen and turns ball-handlers sideways....
by Lonnie Kragel | Nov 24, 2025 | Basketball
Verticality Drill – Train Your Players to Rotate Late and Contest with Confidence In this quick-hitting video from a Purdue basketball practice, Matt Painter runs a no-frills verticality drill that forces your help defenders to close out late, square up, and go...