30+ Drills & Footwork Progressions for Developing Productive Slappers; Slide Step Bunt!

Master the development of your slappers with these effective drills and drill progressions for the four core elements of left side hitting: bunting, soft slaps, hard slaps, and power slaps!
Get your roadmap for developing a plan for efficient slap hitting on your team!
Learn how to build a foundation for effective slap hitting in your program!
Learn how to recognize when to use slap hitting versus a power slap by taking advantage of defensive opportunities!
See how to master slap, soft slap, and power slap techniques with corresponding footwork!
with Garland Shirley,
Clarke University Softball Coach;
2021 recipient (1st ever) of NFCA's Natasha Watley Scholarship for Social Change;
In his first 2 seasons, set Clarke's school record for win-total turnaround by improving his team's record by 26 wins;
Marshalltown Community College Head Coach from 2015 to 2018;
Coached 13 All-Region players in three seasons and produced the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) Offensive Player of the Year in 2017;
Ankeny Centennial High School (IA) - Head Coach from 2014 to 2018;
Van Meter Community High School (IS) Head Coach from 2009 to 2014 (Iowa's first-ever African-American High School Head Softball Coach);
compiled a 117-61 overall record, was named the 2012 District Coach of the Year and led the school to its first state tournament appearance in 2012
Coach Garland uses his expertise in coaching slappers to give coaches a drill and sequence recipe for developing righties into lefty slappers.
Coach Garland uses and demonstrates a systematic skill development sequence to develop the key initial skills of a slapper - the ability to bunt and execute the soft slap with emphasis on developing the eye-hand skill development from the "opposite side".
Coach develops a ground up training sequence and process that gives a coach a proven progression from working on T drills to executing skills in a front toss format.
The skills are demonstrated, and the pattern of development illustrates flexible and alternate approaches to executing slapping skills and tailoring preferences and comfort with individual players as they develop on the left side.
This video covers the development of drills and drill progressions for the four core elements of left side hitting: bunting, soft slaps, hard slaps, and power slaps.
Additionally, Coach Garland illustrates a unique hitting mechanic, the slide step, that gives an advanced slapper another strategic tool to adapt to and fool opposing defenses!
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