One of the biggest mistakes that inexperienced softball coaches make is not having a plan. Softball practice plans should always be defined in advance, reviewed before practice, and referred to throughout the session. Having a pre-designed softball practice plan will save the stress of “on the fly” coaching and provide a much better learning and training experience for the players.
One of my most effective softball practice ideas is to have my players act as the coaches. Through out the softball season I have intersquad scrimmages and/or situational plays with pitchers, fielders, runners, batters. I have players rotating as the first base, third base and bench coach.
My girls absolutely love this softball drill. These are inside softball drills that many of us need this time of year when the first two to three weeks are often spent inside. We call this one the Mat Drill.
My team loves our “water balloon drill”. I coach 6-8 year olds, but this is a fun softball drill for older kids as well when it’s really hot outside. It is important for any softball coach to have these fun softball drills for their teams.
Often it is the simple softball practice drills and tips that work the best. These are tried and true suggestions to make your softball practices effective and fun and that is the goal of all softball coaches.
If you’re looking for softball practice ideas, try this one. It is a softball drill that I like to do as a mini try-out at the first of the season, and throughout the season, is simply called fielding training. This helps with cardio, fielding, and covering bases.