Category: Softball Baserunning Drills

Video: Timing The Lead – Softball Coaching

Video: Timing The Lead – Softball Coaching

Proper timing of your lead can be the difference between a successful run and an out. In today’s video blog post, we are going to discuss softball coaching and timing the lead.  I’ll also introduce 2 different lead drills to fine-tune your lead timing. Straight Steal Lead If you are in a straight steal situation, [...]

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Timing the Lead Drills for Your Baserunners

Timing the Lead Drills for Your Baserunners

This video talks about various softball practice drills you can run with your players in order to work on timing the lead for your base runners. There are two different timings for the lead discussed during the video: Straight steal: If you’re in a straight steal situation, your base runner will leave when the pitcher’s [...]

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How to Get Your Team Explosively Quick

How to Get Your Team Explosively Quick

One of the most important things you can focus on while coaching girls softball is to do drills that will help your players get explosive speed. Read on for some great drills that will help your team become even stronger softball players. Turning Speed Off and On Here we want to shock the system into [...]

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Forward & Back Jumps

Softball Conditioning – More Plyometric Secrets!

If you don’t have anything you could use as a box, our look at baserunning drills using a box might have you wanting more. Or even if you do have the box, here are a couple great, simple drills that will improve your speed, quickness, and durability by leaps and bounds – all without touching [...]

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Crossover Ball Drops

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 [...]

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