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Beginner Softball Drills

Are you working with kids under 8? Try these beginner softball drills to help develop the basic fundamentals of hitting, throwing, catching and fielding.

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SOFTBALL HITTING STEP DRILL

A Beginners “Step Drill” for Softball Hitting

When the player gets into their stance, one of the most common problems you might see is the first step of the hit going out.   In today's video blog

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3 Basic Softball Drills To Build Fundamental Skills

No matter what age level you coach, it's important to spend time at every practice working on the fundamentals.  In this article, we'll review 3  basic softball drills covering  fielding,

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Softball Fielding Fundamentals: “Balance Drill” for Fielding

This is a great softball fielding drill to check if your fielders are totally balanced when they get ready to field the ball. You are going to work on fielding

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The “Bowl Of Soup” Technique for Fielding Ground Balls

The “Bowl Of Soup” is an important technique that all of your players need to understand and implement when they are fielding the ball. Setup Players should begin with a good athletic

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2 DYNAMIC HITTING DRILLS 2

VIDEO TUTORIAL: 2 Dynamic Hitting Drills for the Slow Pitch

Girls softball players need to understand the importance of hitting drills.   To score runs and give your team a chance to win, they have to be able to make

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The “Star Drill” and “Relay Races”

In this video, I am sharing some fantastic drill ideas for softball practice. The first is called the “Star Drill”, and you will need 5 players for this one!  

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Softball Catching Progression For Young Players

Softball Catching Progression For Young Players Today, I want to talk about the softball catching progression that most kids go through when they are trying to field. A lot of you are

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“Wrist Snap Toss” Throwing Progression Drill

The key with defense is mastering the fundamentals, and mastering the mechanics of both fielding and throwing.   Today, I am sharing a fantastic warm-up throwing progression drill that you

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5 Keys to Quick and Accurate Softball Throwing

In today's blog post, we are talking about the 5 Keys to Quick and Accurate Softball Throwing. When fielding, you want to get rid of the ball as quickly and

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Softball Fielding and Proper Stance

  Softball Fielding and Proper Stance In today's blog post, we are discussing the fielding stance, because the stance is very critical. It's a set-up, it's a ready position. It's very

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Softball Conditioning Drills - Swim Drill

Video: The Swim Throwing Drill

The Swim Drill is a great softball conditioning drill that can be used to work on achieving a proper arm swing when throwing. **For this drill, you want to place a

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Softball Hitting Mechnics

Softball Hitting Mechanics: The Basics – STANCE

Hitting is one of the most complicated and difficult tasks of all athletics. It takes hours and hours just to refine a sound, fundamental swing. And that's only the beginning.

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Basic Throwing Mechanics & Fundamentals

As a softball coach, you know the importance of having a strong defense. Today, we're going to talk about exactly that--focusing especially on the mechanics and fundamentals of throwing the

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The “Michael Phelps” Secret To Throwing Mechanics

Today, we're going to take a look at a cool throwing drill that's designed specifically for youth softball players. I like this drill because it explains throwing mechanics using a concept

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How to Improve Youth Catching Skills

Last year I decided to do a drill with my 7 — 9 yr olds who had a hard time catching the ball properly. Using this technique my players really

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Barney Bop Softball Throwing Drill

There is a time to have some fun and still learn or polish some skills. I like to use the end of practice for a fun game that can create

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Softball Indoor Drills – Knock-Out

If you live in an area where you have to spend a great deal of time working out indoors, try these softball indoor drills. This one is called knock-out. We use

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Beginners Softball Throwing Drills – Accuracy Points

I’ve gotten a whole bunch of requests for beginners softball throwing drills over the past few days. Here are two ideas that Boyd and Marlene sent to me. Give these a try with your softball team!

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