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It is beneficial for a softball trainer to concentrate on increasing power, flexibility, and speed, and basic activities should include weightlifting, plyometrics, flexibility, and short burst sprint interval training. A softball player should increase his or her speed through "interval training," also known as "running sprints." Speed enhancement methods such as "assisted acceleration" or "over speed training" train a runner to move legs more speedily. In addition, "resisted acceleration" or "overload training" utilizes methods such as dragging a sled and parachutes. There are various types of softball drills such as the all-around, deadball, fence, fungo fielding, line relay, loadfire, and pick-up. Some other examples are the wrist roll, stride, rocking, quick-hit, and lead-and-fire.

All around drill is a great drill for working on an infield quickly and warming up. It is beneficial for teaching players how to back up a throw. Deadball drill is employed to strengthen the mechanics of pitching and to teach players to lift up a dead ball with their hands. Fence drill helps in developing faster bat swing. Fungo fielding drill offers players an opportunity for fielding a large number of ground balls. Moreover, Line relay drill helps to simulate throwing under softball game conditions. The loadfire drill also helps in developing and strengthening essential throwing fundamentals. Pick-up drill works on fielding fundamentals. Wrist roll drill is used to improve bat speed and control, by facilitating maximum effectiveness in hurling a bat at a ball. Stride drill helps a player to gain knowledge of automatically stepping to a ball, instead of stepping out of a box while striking, and this needs enough practice.

It is important for a player to train the trunk and upper body equally. A player needs to condition the muscles that support his or her trunk, or central part, and back, abdomen, and legs. This reduces stress on a throwing arm and permits lower body to supply more power throughout an entire throwing motion, resulting in less arm injuries and increased throwing pace.

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