Archive for May, 2012
How to Improve Speed and Strength – Softball Baserunning Drills
Working to improve your conditioning and athleticism is absolutely vital, and can often make the difference between a win and a loss in a close game. Not only will your players be faster and stronger, but most importantly, they’ll be more resistant to injury. And with just a couple minutes at the beginning or the [...]
Indoor Ball Handling Softball Drill
With this drill we practice grounders, short and long throws, running toss and underhand toss while maintaining alertness to the changing requirements of the catch and throw from each new position. Indoor Ball Handling Softball Drill Useful when space is limited, such as gymnasium. Station players at 4 corners of “gym” (for convenience these are [...]
Softball Hitting Drills – Massive Hit Drill & Balance Board Drill
As a coach you can’t have enough hitting drills to liven up your practices. Give these two drills a try with your teams. Massive Hit Drill 4 Soft Hit stations set up outside foul lines, 2 stations between HP and 1B and 2 stations between HP and 3B. Set up each station with 10-15 balls. [...]
Softball Training Drill – The BOX
I call this game or drill, ”The Box”. The purposes of the game are: 1) Hitters learn to hit the ball from gap to gap hard on the ground or on a line, 2) Infielders get ground ball work live off the ball, and 3) Outfielders get fly ball work and learn to communicate. The [...]
Softball Hitting Drill – Half Rubber Drill
Here is a game called Half Rubber–it is an actual game that began in South Carolina. Here is the short and sweet of how it is played. We use it to teach our older kids to learn to hit a Curve Ball. Half Rubber Drill The ball is half of a rubber ball, and your [...]
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