Archive for June, 2011
Girl’s Softball Practice – Warm Up Stations & Teamwork
Here are a couple of tips I like to pass on for coaching younger girl’s softball practice. These are easy to implement and keep everyone active and learning the game. Warm Up Stations For a warm up have stations posted around the gym matching the number of players you have, for example: skipping, squats, jump [...]
Softball Practice Drills – Shuttle Drill and Juggling Drill
Here are two of my teams’ favorite softball practice drills. The first drill, the shuttle drill, teaches them how to go after a dead ball. The next one, the juggling drill, helps them learn better ball control when the ball is in their glove. The Shuttle Drill 1. 3-4 Balls placed in front of of [...]
Softball Fielding Drills – Fear of Catching Fly Balls
Here’s one of the softball fielding drills we use to help kids ensure proper position for catching fly balls (and to help fight fear of fly balls). Catching Fly Balls Drill * Get 20 or so long tube socks * Wrap each sock around itself to make a ball shape and then wrap athletic tape [...]
Softball Hitting Drills – Hitting BASICS!
I have been coaching for a number of years and recently had an opportunity to work with a 6U team. Much to my surprise, the advanced team that I am coaching is now benefiting greatly with these softball hitting drills. How? BASICS!!! Hitting BASICS Hitting is critical for every team, no matter what age. Don’t [...]
Coaching Youth Softball – Team Captains & Communication
As I’m coaching youth softball, to keep the players’ attention and make practice important to my players (7yrs –9yrs old), I select team captains and give them a job that would be important to them. Team Captains I give them criteria for being captain, for example: They need to show that they are paying attention [...]
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