Tag: "baserunning"

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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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Scrimmage Game Drill and The Diamond Drill

Scrimmage Game Drill and The Diamond Drill

These are a couple of my favorite softball practice drills that I use regularly.  The first one is a scrimmage game that we play the day before we have a game.  It is a great motivator!  The Diamond Drill keeps your entire team moving, is fast paced and works on all skills.  I use it [...]

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End of Practice Sprint Drill – 3 Fold Baserunning Drill

Our favorite end of practice drill is to have girls sprint to 1st and run through the base, turn and jog to 2nd, then once hitting second, sprint to 3rd, round the base and then sprint and step on home. The trick is three-fold however. End of Practice 3 Fold Baserunning Drill We have a [...]

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Softball Skills and Drills – Four Corners Drill and Fielding Drill

With softball season starting, here are a couple of fun drills that will jump start your team.  They are fast-paced including baserunning and fielding–skills you want your players to work on. Four Corners One fun drill we run with our girls is called four corners. We place 4 drop down bases about 35 feet from [...]

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Softball Drills for Girls – Softball Duck, Duck, Goose

This year one of my drills was actually a drill I call Duck Duck Goose. It is the same game as Duck Duck Goose except the circle is the ENTIRE INFIELD where the kids sit from home plate all the way around every base–first, second and third. Softball Duck Duck Goose The game is played [...]

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