COACH LESSON 17 OF 24 • EXPLOSIVENESS & POWER
Lesson 17: Coaching Power From the Ground Up
From the Athletic Development Masterclass — Coach Edition with BK, for baseball and fastpitch softball coaches. Lines up with Player Lesson 17: Power From the Ground Up.
Learning Objective
By the end of this lesson your athletes can jump, push and throw a med ball explosively with the hips leading and the hands following, and you can see the sequence on video and in their distances.
About 30 minutes, plus the practice plan with your hitters.
What to Teach
“Strong and slow is half an athlete. My job now is to teach the strong kid to be fast with it.” Power is force applied fast. A swing lasts about 150 milliseconds…
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