the specificity and validity of quickness in basetball. Why is is so important
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Positioning is important in the game, quicker to the ball, taking the right spots while on defense, and easier scoring.
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structural kinesiology is what you're looking for. you want to look at the movements that take place in a pitch.\n\nTo maximize speed and strength you want to make a complex movement that maximizes body momentum.  In other words you want to twist the body and then kind of unravel in a movement that throws all the momentum of unraveling and throwing the ball into the ball.  Start with bringing your leg that faces the plate up and then twist your pelvis away from the plate.  Bring your arms away from the plate, throw your forward leg toward the plate bringing your arm out.  As your forward leg touches the ground bring your body down and being to roll your arm and the ball out towards the plate.  There are many variences but you want to find the one that is most comfortable to you.  Don't learn to throw sidearm because you'll only spend most games on the bench and your shoulder won't last long enough to make a career out of pitching.
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be sure to always place yourself infron of the ball and glove to the ground when fielding.  also it depends on the player at bat as to where you would stand in the outfield etc.  If the person is lefty then you would be more towards 3rd base and visa versa etc.  I would also have a friend toss or hit pop flys towards you in the outfield for more practice.  Since practice and practice and more practice makes one a better player!
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If the corners, and/or safety backs off right away in high school, it's usually zone coverage.  Also, a good way to tell is if there is motion, and the corner follows the receiver, then it is man.  If you're just trying out for the team, (as a freshman or sophomore, I'm guessing) then reading coverage isn't going to be the first thing the coaches look for, because it is a learned skill.  They are going to be looking at your fundamentals, like your drop, and your throwing ability.  Hone those skills first, and the rest they will teach you.
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many many many differences in the two, yet many similarities. The playing stratigies are different also. \n\nActually the game of baseball really originated from a game which was played more like softball! The balls were similar to the 16" softball game played today.\n\nAlso, a seven inning softball game goes a lot quicker than a seven inning baseball game! I have called a seven inning BB game which laste 4 hours, and also a seven inning SB game in 50 minutes!. Love 'em both though!
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Well if you were a Mlb and you hit really hard but were kinda slow and could only run the 40 in 5.6sec I think (coming from somebody who at one time used to Play as a Mlb and also Outside Linebacker as well) I think that you would have to play in Zone coverage against the passes and runs and if you were that slow you Definately Wouldn't be covering the Receivers at all cuz they are alot faster than you cuz they run the 40 in Alot faster than just 5.6 in the 40.And when I used to play as a Mlb&Outside Lb I used to run the 40 in like I believe like about around 5.2 but I Had to be able to run fast because I used to Also be a Running back on Offense and bouth Punt And Kick Returner on Special Teams, but that was Back in my Jr.High&High School days though but since then I've gotten Bigger and Much Faster!!
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i know how hard it is to be short and play vball. i'm 5'4" and i've ALWAYS been a DS or libero. really work on your serve and quick feet. i spent a whole summer just perfecting all my serves (jump, floater, top spin, EVERYTHING) because i'm usually a DS so i always serve. my coaches always trust me when it comes to serving and if it's an important serve, they trust me to take it because they're confident in me. i served 97.2% on my last season. also, footwork and ALWAYS being low helps. if you're fast and you can get to any ball, they'll definitely think more of you. just keep working hard and work on rolls/dives too! and getting off the floor REALLY quickly. \ntheres a drill where you lay on the ground and someone slams the ball against the ground, making it bounce back up, and as soon as the ball contacts the floor, you get up as fast as you can, get to the ball and pass to a target.then right where you ended up, you get back on the ground and do it over and over and over. i LOVE that drill.
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Three things for you to work on.  Strength, Endurance, and Quickness.  Stength and Endurance are easy: lift weights and run distance.  However, do not confuse quickness with speed.  Quickness refers to footwork and acceleration.  Speed is just how fast you can run.  One word: "Plyometrics".  Stop reading this right now and do a search for the word "Plyometrics".  You will be able to find lots of exercises and tequniques you can use to work on quickness.  Plyometrics are awesome for any sport, and every athlete should do them.   This in my opinion is more important than any of the other aspects of the game.  Solid technique and footwork are what makes great players great.
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Whenever the speed and direction of motion are involved, we experience vectors, and our minds unconsciously solve vector equations that allow us to intercept a moving object like a thrown ball. This enables us to run toward where the ball will be when it comes down, rather than chasing toward it throughout its flight. Not only do we predict the ball's path based on its velocity and gravitational acceleration, but we compensate for wind disturbance as well by incorporating information based on its drift rate in our visual frame. It's true we don't deal with it as a vector math situation, with numerical values in 3 coordinates. Instead we can be said to view the situation as a 2-coordinate problem (height and ground track) with lateral adjustments, and we solve it continuously and holistically.
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Strength is important, but is not your main concern for improvement. You need to work on your backwards and lateral movement. I assume during warm ups and positional drills, your coach has you do lateral shuffles and karioka/crossover drills. You need to work on those over and over; work on imcreasing your speed and most importantly keeping your balance while doing them. Same thing goes for backward movement. You need to work on running backwards while keeping your balance and not letting your weight shift backwards. If you lean backwards and the tight end curls around quickly, you're either going to lose a step and be out of position, or end up falling. You also need to get used to watching the QB's eyes, shoulders, and movements during practice. I don't really know of any way to improve that on your own, just have to focus on it during practice time.
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One theory holds that "S" was already being used for or could be confused with a single, stolen base, sacrifice fly or sacrifice hit (bunt), second base, or even SS for shortstop. \n\nBut that prob'ly aint it at all. And some people do use SO for strike out The most common scoring system used today, and the one you'll find in your program, with it's diamond diagram and the positions numbered 1 for pitcher, 2 for catcher, 3 for 1st base, etc. was, according to the folks at Cooperstown, invented by one Henry Chadwick in 1874. \n\nApparently Mr Chadwick was just impressed with the harsh sound of the K in the word strike. Though I hardly ever hear that k sound from an umpire, most of them just sound like they are saying "Ssstryyyyyy!" or even just "Ryyyyyyyye!" \n\nSome people just put one K in the diamond for a strike out , some use Kc or a backwards K for a called third strike. Others put each strike in the diamond with an F for a foul strike. Some even keep a record of each pitch and where it crossed or didn't cross the plate, usually that is kept in a separate area for the pitchers stats and then compared later to the batters stats if ya wanta get that involved. They use a FK for foul strike and F for fouls after the 2nd strike. \n\nThat is way too fouled up for me. In fact I am one of those who gets fouled up by the 3 for 1st base, when I do try to score a game I use letters and numbers for the positions, 1 is firstbaseman, Cf center field, Ph pinchhitter. \n\nBut anyway that trying to keep a record of each pitch, or at least each strike, in the tiny diamond, some claim is the main evidence for another theory, the first strike was a vertical line "I", the second was the top angle line, the third the bottom angle.\n\nMaybe Old Chadwick just liked the K sound in his own name and used it, who Knows? K passa? 'K? \n\nThere kould be other theories but there is little evidence to support the theory that there are sekret Klan Konklaves goin on out there under the skoreboard.
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Hi. I'm a pitcher in  high school girls fast pitch. I think it is a fairly easy sport. You  have to practice a lot to get good, But it's really fun.
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each position is equally hard\n\ncatcher:100 mph fastballs coming at your face and you have to catch them!!!!\n\npitcher:you are the one that has to throw 100 mph fastballs and it is the position with the  most injuries and lately hitters have been hitting line drives ouch!\n\ninfield( 1-b 2-b 3-b short stop):if you think about it whenever the ball comes to them its usually going 60-70 mph and they once they get they have to throw it accurately and speedy on the run from 30-180 feet away\n\noutfield(center field right field left field)usually the ball goes at least 70-100 ft in the air to make it to that out field and there's always the risk of hitting the wall while running not to mention the suns in their eyes and robbing homers is haaaard!!!\n\n\nconclusion::based on that i would probably have to say the hardest position would have to be either pitcher catcher of outfield.
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numbers correspond to different positions on the field\n1 pitcher\n2 catcher\n3 first base\n4 second base\n5 third base\n6 short stop\n7 left field\n8 center\n9 right\n\nso a 6-3 is the shotstop throwing the runner out at first\na 6-4-3 double play is the shortstop throwing to second base and the second base throwing to first.....hope that helps!!
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Im the same do the basics,anotther good thing to do is practice your bat swing,im talkin about bat speed,knowing what each pitch looks like,train your eye to pick up the ball mid way between you and the pitcher,make sure your timing is right,dont over step with your lead foot its all in your hips anyway,my coach taught us to place your toe to the cornner of the plate and then bring your toe to where the back of your foot is so you can make contact on any pitch,(on and inside pitch your going to turn your hips sooner making your bat come come closer to you.its the oppsite for and outside pitch your going to wait on the ball and take a slight step inside at the same time swinging your hips to the outside.as for feilding get a good jump on the ball and dont make a catch in an ocward position,get a good angle.
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It is your point.  The one complication is that  it is the only time your opponent can reach over the net to touch the ball.  He has to hit it on the fly however once it bounces on your side it is your point.
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Ive have used a hybrid version of the west coast because the short passes tend to give the boys some confidence. I say "hybrid because we dont use play action and dont use a ton of crossing patterns like the west coast uses. We do however use 2 tight end and jumbo sets and Near and Far sets. We run the ball quite a bit as well because i think it teaches fundamentals like blocking, play devolpment and HOLDING ON TO THE FOOTBALL. Its been pretty successfull. As far as defense we just ran a 44 and just kind of let the DBs float untill someone came close or let them try to make a play on the ball, I call it the(" I have no clue who to cover zone defense") but i stayed away from the long passes because the QB was to predictable where he was throwing or the line couldnt hold blocks long enough to give him time.