Category: Softball Tips
Good Coaching Tips for Softball – Hula Hoops, Eggs, & Glove Side
Try these good coaching tips for softball. These are some of my favorite that I use with my rookie player for sure. It never hurts the “seasoned” ones to try these as well to polish their skills. Hula Hoop Toss For Rookie Players (new to the game) a good technique in teaching how to aim [...]
Softball Coaching Tips – Batting Machines and Paddle Drill
Check out these two softball coaching tips. The first one is the Paddle Drill which works very well teaching your players how to field the ball quickly. The second tip is for all coaches experiencing the cutbacks for school sports or just wanting a cost effective means to teach hitting–how to make your own batting [...]
Softball Coaching Tips – Zipper Drill & Coaching Tips
The two softball coaching tips I like to pass on to new coaches are these–a simple drill & tips. There is a drill that I’ve been using with the JV softball girls that I call the zipper drill. Use it along with the tips that I use to keep the practices fun and uses a [...]
Softball Training Aids – Prop to Teach Proper Ground Ball Fielding
Here is an idea for softball training aids that is easy, inexpensive and best of all– IT WORKS! We use the following prop to teach our players how to properly field a ground ball out in front of their body. We have had tremendous success with this prop teaching proper body mechanics for fielding grounders. [...]
Coaching Youth Softball – Team Captains & Communication
As I’m coaching youth softball, to keep the players’ attention and make practice important to my players (7yrs –9yrs old), I select team captains and give them a job that would be important to them. Team Captains I give them criteria for being captain, for example: They need to show that they are paying attention [...]
Coaching Softball – Super Six and Season End Auction
Here are a couple of ideas for you to use while you’re coaching softball this year. The first ideas is a drill called Super Six. It works on footwork and coordination. My motivator for the team is play money bucks to be used at an auction at the end of the season. Super Six I [...]
Good Coaching Tips for Softball – Conditioning Drills & Practice Planning
If you’re looking for good coaching tips for softball try these. The first tips are two conditioning drills we often start our practice with. Next is a coaching tip I feel is invaluable in creating your practice plans and involving your players. Conditioning Drill 1. Girls form a wide circle 2. Each girl places a [...]
Good Coaching Tips for Softball – Batting Tip & Patience
Spring and softball practice go together. Here are some good coaching tips for softball to get your season off to a good start. Batting Tip To get batters to focus on the ball as it leaves the pitchers hand, I have a few baseballs marked with different color dots, and pitch to them. They are [...]
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