Archive for August, 2010
Coaching Softball – Caught in the Pickle
While coaching softball to my younger girls softball team,I’ve noticed that if they get behind in the game it is sometimes hard to keep them focused on the game. Here is a drill I like to do to work on just this situation.
Fastpitch Softball Hitting Drills – Connect & Follow Through
These fastpitch softball hitting drills do an amazing job in decreasing strike outs and getting the kids to make more contact with the ball putting it into play more often.
Practice Drills for Softball – Three Line Teamwork
This is one of the practice drills for softball that I use with my little league team. I have had good success working on defense using a “three (or more) lines” idea.
Softball Coaching Tips – Hit That Hand & Candy Competition
These are a couple of my softball coaching tips that I use when the attention spans are lacking at practice. Use these sparingly so the novelty doesn’t wear off!
Girls Softball Drills – 4 Corners/4 Minute Drill
This is one of the girls softball drills that I start every practice with. This drill is called the “4 Corners” drill. It stresses making good accurate throws & tags and works on footwork for a force-out. It works like this.
Fun Coaching Drills for Softball Team – Pivot Drill & Hit the Coach
As a youth softball coach, it is important to hold your players attention, teach skills while making your practices fun. Here are two fun coaching drills for softball team that have become favorites with my teams.
Softball Throwing Drills – The Chain Throw
One of my favorite softball throwing drills is the Chain Throw. This drill focuses on throwing longer, throwing to the glove hand side, receiving the ball correctly, and receiving and throwing the ball in one fluid motion.
Softball Drills – Fast Paced Conditioning Drill
This actually is one of our favorite softball drills. I borrowed it from a former high school coach of mine. It teaches endurance to your players and how to rally even after they are tired.
Facebook
Twitter
RSS
Youtube
Recent Comments