Tag: "softball defense drills"
Softball Skills & Drills – 2-1 Drill
Here is one of my teams favorite drills. It is one that the kids really get into. We call it: 2-1. It enforces skills of fundamental defense, pitchers throwing strikes, batters prepared to swing at anything close with a full count, and game situation. 2-1 Drill *You divide the team into three groups or more [...]
Softball Defensive Drill – Double Play Drill
My girls were in a tournament this past weekend and lost. Part of the reason we lost was that we gave up several opportunities to turn some double plays as we couldn’t execute on a basic infield pop fly with a runner taking a big lead. Double Play Drill I used a pitching machine and [...]
Softball Skills and Drills – Two In One Drill
The most worthwhile drill I do with my players is working on two things at once: 1. How to pick up a bunt correctly, and 2. How to pick up a dead ball correctly. If you’re working on softball skills and drills you can’t find a better drill than this! I teach my girls to [...]
Softball Indoor Defensive Drills – One Minute Drill
This is great for indoor practices to work on accuracy in throwing. The object of the drill is to test the accuracy of the thrower in a one minute period. One Minute Drill Put on object on a traffic cone–(you can use a stuffed animal, a softball, a nerf ball-depending on the age you are [...]
Softball Defense Drills – Bucket Drill
This is one of my best softball defense drills. I use it often and the results speak for themselves. Bucket Drill I line up my players on third base and I am between 3rd and home. I put one of the girls on first then I roll the ball to the girl on third who [...]
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