Category: Softball Defensive Drills
Softball Throwing Drills – Relay Drill & Tag Out
One of the things I stress in my softball practice is throwing accuracy. Two of my favorite drills to work on this are the Relay Drill and the Tag Out Drill. Relay Drill Line up from one of the lines with three girls stretched out across the diamond about 50 -75 feet apart. Make throws [...]
Girls Softball Defense – Stealing Base Challenge
I always used this as a coach, great drill. This drill is an excellent workout for pitchers, catchers, 1st, second, second and runners. It will make all your infield defense stronger when your opponent wants to steal a base. Stealing Base Challenge You need everyone but a 3rd baseman. Put a runner on first. The [...]
Softball Defensive Drill – Double Play Drill
My girls were in a tournament this past weekend and lost. Part of the reason we lost was that we gave up several opportunities to turn some double plays as we couldn’t execute on a basic infield pop fly with a runner taking a big lead. Double Play Drill I used a pitching machine and [...]
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 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 Fielding Drill
I have a softball drill used for fielding ground balls and it works for me and the girls always seemed to like it. It builds eye coordination, technique on fielding, cardio, and of course confidence. Softball Fielding Drill Set up: Place 5 balls in a spot along the third base line, making 3 more piles [...]
Softball Indoor Defensive Drills – One Minute Drill
This is great for indoor practices to work on accuracy in throwing. The object of the drill is to test the accuracy of the thrower in a one minute period. One Minute Drill Put on object on a traffic cone–(you can use a stuffed animal, a softball, a nerf ball-depending on the age you are [...]
Softball Practice Drills – Infield Warm-Up Drill
I have found a lot of benefit in the following drill. It is an infield warm-up drill and it serves a couple of purposes. At the beginning of the season, it helps me to assess my players’ skills. In addition, it is an excellent drill to hone their infield skills all season long. Infield Warm-Up [...]
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