Tim Walton Softball Coaches Academy: Defensive Strategies to Win Championships

with Tim Walton,
University of Florida Head Coach;
2x Women's College World Series Champions (2014, 2015);
5x SEC Tournament Champions;
8x SEC Regular Season Champions;
5x SEC Coach of the Year;
2019 NFCA Southeast Regional Coaching Staff of the Year;
2015 USA Softball Junior Women's National Team Assistant Coach;
over 800 career wins

Tim Walton, championship winning head coach of the Florida Gators softball team, breaks down how his players defend the bunt, cut-offs, the slap game, as well as 1st and 3rd plays that usually cause chaos and lead to the opposing team scoring more runs. This video will show you exactly how Florida handles their small ball situations with a variety of defensive schemes.

Crafting Your Defense

Coach Walton begins with information on evaluating your team's strengths and weaknesses, as well as how to utilize a scouting report on your opponents. This will help you prepare more for upcoming games and understand how to better adjust your defensive schemes.

Defending Difficult Plays

As the video progresses, Walton breaks down how his defense handles bunt situations with a variety of coverages. You will learn how to defend versatile slappers as well as power hitters. This video covers plenty of bunt and steal coverages to help your team get more outs.

Coach Walton also gives a detailed breakdown on how his team takes cut-offs and how they work relays on balls hit to the outfield. Certain situations require different defensive rotations to get outs or keep runners out of scoring position.

Finally, Walton goes through how his team defends 1st and 3rd plays. Opposing offenses like to create chaos and confusion with their 1st and 3rd offense, but Coach Walton simplifies his defense so players feel more comfortable and can quickly formulate a defensive plan.

This video will give you a variety of coverages to help your team defend difficult plays. Coach Walton packs in plenty of schemes that will help you stop opponents in their tracks!

71 minutes. 2022.