Archive for January, 2010

Softball Fielding Drills – The Easy Out Drill

Softball Fielding Drills – The Easy Out Drill

| January 29, 2010 | Comments (0)

These softball fielding drills are to correct poor tracking and slow starts to a softball in flight.

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Softball Practice Drills – The Bucket Drill

Softball Practice Drills – The Bucket Drill

| January 27, 2010 | Comments (0)

These are great softball practice drills for keeping the competitive juices going and working on fielding and throwing accuracy. Obviously we call this the “Bucket Drill”. Our girls love this and don’t want to stop!

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Fastpitch Softball Drills – Hitting Drill

| January 25, 2010 | Comments (0)

If you need fresh ideas for fastpitch softball drills, try this hitting drill. This softball drill emphasizes using the body during your swing. Worthy of note is that this is a fastpitch softball swing and not a baseball swing!

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Drills for Girls Softball – Competition Drill

Drills for Girls Softball – Competition Drill

| January 22, 2010 | Comments (0)

Try these drills for girls softball to get your team ready for the season. This one is a softball drill that my girls ask for repeatedly and is quite competitive!

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Softball Coaching Tips – Team Morale Booster

Softball Coaching Tips – Team Morale Booster

| January 20, 2010 | Comments (0)

There are so many softball coaching tips to be shared; this one is my all time favorite. As a first time coach of a 10 and under team, I wanted to do something encouraging and uplifting for the girls.

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Fun Coaching Drills for Softball Team – Around the Diamond

| January 16, 2010 | Comments (0)

For youth softball coaches it’s so important to keep the practices fun. Try these two fun coaching drills for softball team with your younger teams and they will ask for them again and again. Best part is that their skills are improving as fast as the fun they are having!

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Softball Practice Plans – Creating Team Spirit

Softball Practice Plans – Creating Team Spirit

| January 13, 2010 | Comments (0)

It seems simplistic but one of the best tips I can give for softball practice plans is to use drills that foster team spirit and cohesion.

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Fun Coaching Drills for Softball Team – Fear of the Ball

Fun Coaching Drills for Softball Team – Fear of the Ball

| January 8, 2010 | Comments (0)

Here are a couple of fun coaching drills for softball team that I really like to do. My goal as a softball coach is to teach the fundamentals and help the girls have fun. If we win, it is a major plus, but certainly not the focus.

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