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Youth Softball Practice Drills – Timed Throwing Drills and End of Practice FUN!
Here are a couple of drills that we like to do in practice. The first one is a timed drill that works on throwing and sprinting to the base. We do the second drill at the end of practice for some fun time for the players. Timed Throwing Drill We use a stop watch for [...]
Softball Outfield Drills
Here’s a great video from Gina Vecchione – former All American outfielder at UCLA and current assistant coach at UCLA. Inside, she shows us three of her favorite drills for developing outfielders: Two Ball Chase Drill: A great conditioning drill that improves your players’ “quick burst” agility, for a quicker jump on the ball and [...]
Youth Softball Drills – T-Ball Throwing Drill
Here are the summarized steps I go through with teaching my T-ball kids who are just getting started on the fundamentals of throwing. Give these a try with your young players and they will have a great foundation for the sport. T-Ball Throwing Drill Group Knee Position – Throwing & Catching (All Kids) 10 min [...]
Coaching Softball – Player Assessment Drill
At the beginning of the season, I like to use this drill to get to know my players. It helps me to get to know their strengths and weaknesses and how I need to plan my practices. Player Assessment Drill I use this drill just to learn about my team. I have the kids line [...]
Coaching Youth Softball – Fear of the Ball Drill
When coaching youth softball I do this drill this to help the coach pitch kids (ages 6-7) get use to catching above their head. My hopes are to help those who need it with their fear of the ball and get those gloves up when the ball is above your waste. Fear of the Ball [...]
Coaching Youth Softball – Barney Softball
This is one of those softball practice games that will grab the attention of your younger players, keep them motivated AND at the same time work on building their skills. Barney Softball For younger boys or girls, line them up at short stop, third or 2nd base in groups of 3 or 4. Make each [...]
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 [...]
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