Baseball/Softball are the most Alactic sports (outside of Track sprints/throws), so they require the athletes to produce very powerful movements (hitting, sprinting, throwing). Core-Stability and Uni-Lateral leg strength/power are the primary focus of baseball/softball players’ training.
Shoulder-Stability/Throwing Health is also of importance, although to a much lesser degree than pitchers. Shoulder-Stability comes into play in hitting, as well.
Baseball/Softball Positional Training Highlights:
- Core-Stability – focusing on rotational power and deceleration of the torso during hitting
- Powerful Lower-Body – focusing on single-leg hip-extension for acceleration and hip-abduction for lateral movement
- Forearm-Shoulder strength – focusing on grip/rotational strength of forearm and shoulder-stability during hitting/throwing
- Conditioning – focusing on Anaerobic-Alactic energy system (acceleration sprints up to 30 yards and sprints up to 60-90 yards with full-recovery between repetitions)
