Ultimate Wristband Signing System Your Softball Team Needs

THE PRODUCT
Sign Guide is an easy to understand and impossible to steal wristband signing system customized for your softball or baseball team. It greatly reduces the chances of missed signs by your team, while all but eliminating the chances of the signs being stolen.

THE PERSON BEHIND THE PRODUCT
Jeff has been coaching youth sports for almost 30 years, having coached well over 100 sports teams during that time, with about 3/4 of those teams being baseball or softball.  The last 12 years have been in travel and high school fastpitch in Ohio.

What's Different vs. Other Systems

• It's affordable for the modest budgets of travel and school teams ... both the wristbands and the system itself are inexpensive
• You're not paying for a software or access to a software, and don't have to do anything on an ongoing basis
• It's simple and fun to use ... 10 year olds can pick up on it as easily as 20 year olds
• You get 3 sets of unique signals you can change out to during the season that are fully customized to your team

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Speed, Stride Length, Age

I always encourage girls to compare their speed only to their previous speed. It's important to encourage girls to continue to improve. Never want to put more pressure on pitchers than the position already carries.

I have created a chart below based on my former students. I chose to use Age as a factor to separate physical development. I also chose stride length to reflect pitcher height and overall strength. Tall pitchers usually have longer arms that can create more leverage for the pitch. Pitchers with strong legs can also produce more push and create a longer stride. Height and strength are direct factors in pitching speed.

Use this chart as a guide and not as an absolute. If you are below the average for your age, work first on developing more leg drive. This can be done through technique and strength training. If you are way above the average for your age, please be aware you are at high risk for injuries. Following a strenuous arm care program and staying below your pitch count will reduce injury potential.

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Finishing Position for Fastpitch Softball Pitchers

I have had a lot of questions about how to finish the pitch in the best position to play defense. I have tried to answer this to make everyone happy but I now have my official answer.

I teach a sideways finish. Just from my personal experience, I can get pitchers to throw significantly fast with this type of finish. Which has also had many parents worried that they will not be ready to play defense and protect themselves. Hitting your spots and having speed is a good way to prevent batters from hitting the ball back at you. Not that it is impossible but if you stay off the middle of the plate, the hits usually stay out of the middle of the field. If you are turning or moving your plant foot while you are trying to release the ball, you will miss your spots and you will throw more pitches down the middle. You should keep your landing foot planted through the release to keep your motion going to your target.

Sounds pretty easy but here is the trick, you have to be done moving before the catcher catches the ball. If you are still pitching as the batter is making contact, there is a great chance you will not be balanced and in control of your body to react. Being done with the motion, under control of your body, and focused on what the batter is about to do will take precious split seconds off of your reaction time that you need not only to protect yourself but to also field your position.

So, do not add a defensive stance to the end of your pitching motion. It will effect your speed and control causing you to give up more hits and more potential hits up the middle of the field.

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