I got the inspiration for this coaching softball tip while at practice last night. It includes a fresh idea on for softball hitting drills. Try it out and let me know what you think!
I have a softball hitting drill that I like and the players seem to enjoy:
Divide the players into 2 groups.
1 plays defense, the other hits. If you do not have enough to fill both, just fill in the infield.
The hitting team is on a 3 minute time limit. Each player gets 1 pitch, if she gets a hit (if short players you need to decide if it was a hit or not) she continues hitting. Foul Balls, Strikes or no swing mean the batter is out and the next hitter is up. Any hits are a point. Hits are determined by the softball coach, or the defense not making the play. There are no baserunners in this drill.
After 3 minutes, switch teams and proceed again. You can get an inning completed in 7 minutes. With that said, 21 minutes gets everyone a good number of swings.
I normally make the loosing team retrieve any softballs that were not fielded.
The idea is to keep it moving and make the batter switch quick. You want to get as many pitches thrown as you can in 3 minutes.
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