- Jun 1, 2015
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I've given this a lot of consideration over the past season or so, especially since my infield is a little lax in their movement, but has any coach ever taught their infield to use the "Auburn Hop" in the fielding process? I feel like it would give my girls a little boost of energy before each pitch, but I'm worried that when they return to playing HS ball, they'll either be told NOT to do it or will be afraid to do it because of my program vs. theirs.
Have any coaches taught this to their teams? Any successes/issues? Suggestions on how to teach it properly if so (aside from the YT videos the U of A program puts out)? Or is it not worth it and other techniques or skill-and-drill are better-suited to get a sleepy infield to field more aggressively?
(This is a 16U rec-level program for clarification. We play from mid-May through the end of July/early August)
Have any coaches taught this to their teams? Any successes/issues? Suggestions on how to teach it properly if so (aside from the YT videos the U of A program puts out)? Or is it not worth it and other techniques or skill-and-drill are better-suited to get a sleepy infield to field more aggressively?
(This is a 16U rec-level program for clarification. We play from mid-May through the end of July/early August)