Coaching Softball – Nashville Warm Up

Coaching softball can mean having to deal with twisted ankles, sprained knees, and various pulled muscles from improper warm ups. I devised a warm up special, a Music City Nashville special.

This softball warm up drill is based on a grounder practice; the player must grapevine (a  crossover sidestep) to the base, before throwing it back in.

An alternative is have the the squad as a group start by bending down to ground their gloves, (toe touch). side step crossover five steps, back up five steps with a twirl, (balance, agility) crossover five again and then forward five to beginning position.

A basic mini-line dance that utilizes all the foot drills used in softball that can be set to country music (Taylor Swift or Carrie Underwood are  local favorites).

This softball drill takes only 5-10 minutes but it lifts the girls’ spirit for what is normally a BORING warm up drill.

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