Archive for November, 2011
Softball Fielding Drills – Palm Drill
One of my favorite drills is what we call the “Palm Drill”. It is great for all ages because it serves so many purposes from eye hand coordination improvement to infield work around the bags. When we start this at the beginning of the year even some of the assistants have a tough time with [...]
Softball Throwing Drills – Lead Shoulder & Hip Drill
The object of this drill is to get the fielder’s body (leading with shoulders & hips) in proper throwing posititon, alignment and gaining momentum towards 1st. LEAD SHOULDER & HIP DRILL Position fielder at S. Have 3 markers 3′ or so apart on an angle towards 1st to the left of the fielder. Have the [...]
Softball Flexibility and Agility Drills – Get Dirty
One of the best current practice drills I use is one I call “Get Dirty”. Not only is this a great drill, but it also is an excellent bonding opportunity for the players, making great stops, diving, throwing, plus a great workout. “Get Dirty” Areas of Focus: Infield Speed (lateral/explosive) Vision and Throwing Conditioning Instructions: [...]
Softball Skills and Drills – Two In One Drill
The most worthwhile drill I do with my players is working on two things at once: 1. How to pick up a bunt correctly, and 2. How to pick up a dead ball correctly. If you’re working on softball skills and drills you can’t find a better drill than this! I teach my girls to [...]
Softball Agility Drills – Ladder Runs & Relay Throws
Here’s a drill that we started using about a week ago and it works great! It is called Ladder Runs & Relay Throws. For those of you who played basketball, remember back to all of those ladders (or suicides) that you used to run in the gym. This drill is a similar training idea just [...]
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