http://www.softball-spot.com Your ultimate source for unique, fun, & effective softball drills. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:05:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you're looking for [tag]softball infield drills[/tag], give this one a try. This one is great and works on the one of the tougher parts of the infielders, the mental game. There is no time for day dreaming with this one or watching the other players.  To really get the pace ... http://www.softball-spot.com/softball-infield-drills-mental-game/642/ Here are two [tag]softball hitting drills[/tag] 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. So many young hitters who are seeing live pitching for the first time don’t understand ... http://www.softball-spot.com/softball-hitting-drills-picking-up-the-ball-early/640/ This [tag]coaching philosophy - softball[/tag] idea is not really geared to playing the actual game of [tag]softball[/tag].  However, it HAS helped our softball team’s mental attitude tremendously. As we all know 90% of softball is a mental game rather than a physical one.  We try to achieve an outing for the ... http://www.softball-spot.com/coaching-philosophy-softball/638/ I started these [tag]warm ups for girls softball[/tag] last year.  I  was getting tired of watching all the balls go scurrying past the players as they were playing catch in warm-ups during [tag]softball practice[/tag]. I lined up everybody about 20’ apart, and made them throw on my command.  The goal was ... http://www.softball-spot.com/warm-ups-for-girls-softball-throws-on-command/636/ One of my most effective [tag]softball practice ideas[/tag] is to have my players act as the coaches.  Through out the [tag]softball[/tag] 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. This allows the players ... http://www.softball-spot.com/softball-practice-ideas-intersquad-scrimmages-player-coaches/634/ My girls absolutely love this [tag]softball drill[/tag].  These are [tag]indoor softball drills[/tag] 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. Pair two girls up, one on each end of the gym.  Most ... http://www.softball-spot.com/indoor-softball-drills-mat-drill/632/ 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 [tag]indoor softball batting drills[/tag]. The batter holds the ball with two hands and makes a good swing throwing ... http://www.softball-spot.com/indoor-softball-batting-drills-equipment-medicine-balls/629/ My team loves our "water balloon drill". I coach 6-8 year olds, but this is a fun [tag]softball drill[/tag] for older kids as well when it's really hot outside.  It is important for any [tag]softball coach[/tag] to have these [tag]fun softball drills[/tag] for their teams. This [tag]softball[/tag] drill is basically a ... http://www.softball-spot.com/fun-softball-drills-water-balloon-throwing-drill/627/ Often it is the simple [tag]softball practice drills[/tag] and tips that work the best.  These are tried and true suggestions to make your [tag]softball practice[/tag]s effective and fun and that is the goal of all softball coaches. Kids hate to run, so we make a race out of it.  I get ... http://www.softball-spot.com/softball-practice-drills-fun-conditioning-drills/625/ If you're looking for [tag]softball practice ideas[/tag], try this one.  It is a [tag]softball drill[/tag] that I like to do as a mini try-out at the first of the season, and throughout the season; it is simply called fielding training. It  helps with cardio, fielding, and covering bases. Start off with ... http://www.softball-spot.com/softball-practice-ideas-fielding-training/623/