GOOOOOAL!
Here's a fun, competitive game that practices throwing and fielding - it encourages good ground ball fielding fundamentals!
One Knee Soft Toss Drill
In this hitting drill, players isolate upper body mechanics so they can work on the proper bat path and timing.
Fence Fly
Here's a great chance to practice catching balls near stationary objects such as fences or dugouts.
Swing and Sprint
This drill helps players learn to get out of the box quickly, emphasizing the acceleration phase of the sprint to first.
Rapid Fire Soft Toss
Here's a great drill to improve bat speed, hand-eye coordination and reaction time. A partner quickly soft-tosses 5 balls to the hitter in rapid fire fashion while the hitter should quickly realize that the fastest path to the ball.
Learn To Slide
This drill teaches players how to execute a safe bent-leg slide with proper technique, starting with the basics.
Softball Golf
This is a great drill to help improve throwing strength. It encourages players to use different types of throws to cover different stances. The first throw (or "tee" shot) should be a long throw. The shorter throws (closer to the hole) should be dart throws or underhand flips.
“Coach Knockout” Hitting Drill
Here's a fun drill for younger kids. helps them drive the ball hard up the middle!
Knee Pinch Drill
In this drill, hitters practice taking a short, controlled stride by holding a soccer ball between their knees in order to prevent overstriding, while improving balance, rhythm and timing.
Ground Ball Face Off
This is a great drill to prepare players to field ground balls and immediately follow with a quick throw.
Underhand Toss Drill
Here's a fantastic drill that helps the batter swing smoothly and drive the ball.
Bobble Ball Drill
This drill teaches players to pick the ball up with the bare hand, which will save 1-2 seconds on the player’s throw. To adjust the difficulty of this drill, have the player start with her back to the coach, then turn around on the sound of the hit.
Throwing and Catching with the Glove
This drill is all about exercising the proper fundamentals of throwing and catching with a glove. Players should be using all their fundamentals — stepping toward the target, presenting a target window and catching with two hands.
Quick Hands Drill
This drill is all about learning to get into the throwing position as quickly as possible!
One Hand Hitting Drill
This drill helps the player develop a short, quick, compact swing. You can run this drill with the player bent on one knee or standing up on both legs.
Stance with Glove Out Front
This drill helps the player work on establishing a good base and fielding the ball out in front.
Wrist Snap and Swing Drill
This is a great drill to build strength and fast twitch response in forearms and wrists. Watch for good mechanics — which means elbow is in, head is still and vertical axis of rotation is maintained.
Charge Ball Drill
This drill simulates a play when the game is on the line. There is no time to catch the ball two-handed. Player must field the ball onehanded to the side of her body and come up throwing immediately. Speed is imperative in this drill.