Tag: "softball tips and drills"

Catcher Positioning: Giving Targets & Signals

Catcher Positioning: Giving Targets & Signals

During this blog post, I’m going to discuss some basics when it comes to being a kids softball catcher. Catcher Positioning: Targets The big thing that we do is we give our targets from our glove to our body. So we use our body a lot for our targets. For example, say we have a [...]

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Free Softball Coaching Drills – Teamwork and Competition

Free Softball Coaching Drills – Teamwork and Competition

These free softball coaching drills work well to instill teamwork and provide friendly competition. Teamwork Drill Divide the entire team into two teams. One team hits the infield, the other team lines up behind the plate. Coach hits a ball to a random location. Runner takes off running to each base. The fielding team needs [...]

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Softball Tips and Drills – Proper Footwork

Softball Tips and Drills – Proper Footwork

One of my favorite softball tips and drills has to do with footwork–so important for all aspects of softball. This drill is intended to teach kids proper footwork which in turn contributes to better throwing motion & proper receiving position. Footwork Drill Have two players face one another at a easily manageable throwing distance. Have [...]

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