Softball Hitting Drills - Softball Drills & Coaching Tips



Softball Hitting Drills Archives

When running softball hitting drills, remember to focus on 6 primary areas: bat selection, grip, batting stance, bat position, trigger, and the swing. This softball hitting drills section contains detailed tips and strategies to improve your team’s hitting.

Fun Softball Drills – Two Strike Drill

It requires three softball coaches to manage this high energy softball drill. It creates game-like intensity while promoting an aggressive approach to hitting. These fun softball drills will become the favorite of every team you coach.




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Softball Hitting Drills – Picking Up the Ball Early

Here are two softball hitting drills I use frequently and the improvements are immediate. I drill my players on how picking the ball up early is the difference in a good hitter and a great hitter.

Indoor Softball Batting Drills – Equipment & Medicine Balls

One of the things that our 12 year old kids really like to do are “play” with non-softball equipment. During our indoor sessions, we take practice “swings” with a medicine ball for our indoor softball batting drills.

Softball Hitting Drills – Back to the Pitcher

I have done this type of softball hitting drills with young kids and even older ones and they all seem to enjoy it. You can add your variations to it to match the skills of your softball players.

Fastpitch Softball Drills – Hitting Drill

If you need fresh ideas for fastpitch softball drills, try this hitting drill. This softball drill emphasizes using the body during your swing. Worthy of note is that this is a fastpitch softball swing and not a baseball swing!