Improve Softball Batting: Drills for Reducing Strikeouts in 14U Players

QuestionLarry, I currently coach a select 14U team.  Several of the girls strike out way too often.  Any drills/suggestions that would help the

Improve Fastpitch Softball Hitting: Overcome In-Game Struggles

QuestionHello Mr. Antley i have a question about my hitting. Everytime I get up to bat i can never make contact with the ball, but when i am in the batting

Coed Softball Defensive Positioning: Understanding ASA Rules

Question------------------------- Followup To Question - Dear Dr. Ambrose: Coed game (6 men/4 women), runner on first, last hitter in the order (female

Baseball Base Running Rules: Understanding Legal Touches & Coed League Variations

QuestionThe following is based on our understanding that to advance safely, a batter/runner must legally touch all applicable bases on a ground-rule hit (e

Slow Pitch Softball Double Play: Runner on First, 1 Out - ASA Rules

QuestionMy question is if there is a runner at first base with 1 out and the batter hits a fast ground ball to the first baseman but the runner never leave

Softball Pitching Distance: ASA & Little League Guidelines

QuestionIn major league softball for girls, how far is it from the pitchers mound to home plate? AnswerHello Amanda The ASA pitching distance is 35 feet

Off-Season Training for Shortstops: Improve Fielding & Skills

QuestionLarry, i was wondering if you had any training type things i would be able to do over the summer. i am not able to play traveling ball because our

Long Toss with Weighted Balls: Maintaining Proper Release & Technique

QuestionLarry: Thanks for the drills on control.  Ill start working on them.   In regards to a weighted ball. Can I long toss with a weighted b

Legal to Hit Ground Balls in Under 10 Fastpitch?

QuestionHi, I coach an under 10 girls modified fastpitch team and we use ASA rules.  We play against a team in our league that intentionally walks th

Overcoming Fear of Pitches in Young Softball Players

QuestionI have a team of 10-11 year old girls who are scared to death of being hit in the batters box.  2 girls in particular are having great trouble

Baseball Rule Clarification: Base Advancement and Interference

QuestionMark, Thank you for your quick answer. May I bother you with another question? I was on first base, and the batter hit a ball down the left field l

Baseball Rules: Can a Runner Return to Base After a Miscall?

Questionin a recent game our 2base runner ran to third it was not a forced out I sent her back to 2nd I did not see, but the oppossing team said she had al

Fixing Rightward Movement in Softball Pitching: A Guide for Parents

Questionhi ther I have a 9year old daughter who has been pitching for about a year, she is a pretty good pitcher but she falls to the right a lot, this aff

Understanding Quick Pitch Rules in ASA Softball

QuestionI play in a ASA softball synagogue league. While the league is technically slow pitch, everyone in the league is pitching modified and the umpires

Baseball Game Interruption: Was the Ruling Correct?

QuestionHi Mark, Womens ASA league.  We are playing in a tournament.  We are visitors.  It is top of the 7th, no outs, we are down 7 to 5. &

Illegal Pitch Call: Understanding Legal Softball Pitch Mechanics

QuestionThis last Thursday, I was called for an illegal pitch by an umpire on a pitch ive been using for three years now with no previous problems.  I

Understanding Slide Rule Rules: A Guide for Tournament Play

QuestionThank you so much for that prompt and helpful response.    I dont have a copy of the ASA rulebook, but thats my reading of the AFA rules

Infield Fly Rule & Runner Advancement: Analyzing a Baseball Play

QuestionDear Larry, Situation: Runners on first and second bases with 0 out. Batter: Hits a pop fly near second base -- Umpire calls, Infield Fly Rule, b

ASA Tournament Controversy: Rainouts, Player Eligibility & Team Rosters

QuestionOK Doc. I have a few questions for you/ situations. 1) We were at a ASA tourney today and it began to rain and thunder in beteween the 4th innning,

ASA Slow Pitch Softball: Legal Pitching Motion & Rules

QuestionWe have a pitcher in our league who does not start his pitching motion until the batter is  in the batters box.  This may sound o.k., how