DEFENSE BEWARE!
Wait...today we are working on Defense - Outfield actually! Follow Laney Killpack and me back to our old stomping grounds. We started playing softball together when we were 5 years old in T-Ball (Ninjas), stayed together during comp ball (KC DIRT DEVILS and now TOP GUN FASTPITCH), both started as Freshman and have gone to State back-to-back years at Ray-Pec HS, and now we are both committed to the University of Central Missouri.
Wednesday was the first day that I've seen her since quarantine Stay at Home orders were put into place. And we tore that grass up!!! We are both outfielders and couldn't wait to start diving for balls. Hit a couple buckets of bombs at the end too.
I hope you all find someone to share this game with for as long as Laney and I have played together. We both run clinics for our younger teams at Top Gun and for USA Softball of Kansas City, and she gives Catching Lessons as well.
I'll be posting my next video about mastering the Soft Slap this weekend!
What is SLAP HITTING???
For anyone stumbling across my channel who doesn't know what a Slap Hitter is, WELCOME! You are in for a speedy treat. Slappers are the fast, lefties that you see running through the box while they are hitting. Here is a quick video from Natasha Watley (2x Olympian Slapper, UCLA).
• Softball Slap Hitting ...
My true inspiration comes from my mom (lifelong coach) and India Chiles from Slapper Nation/Tennessee who both played a tremendous role in my progress as a triple threat.
If you are interested in joining our Friday Zoom Group Lessons during May 2020, send me an email to request the link and password.
Stay healthy and HAPPY on quarantine...and see you hitting the dirt soon.