Team Practice Drills Softball – 20-40-60 Drill
Are you looking for team practice drills softball? This is a softball drill we do at every practice. It is a timed softball drill.
Softball Coaching
Free Softball Practice Plans – Fun Competitions
We try to include some sort of competition in our softball practice every day. Try these free softball practice plans to liven up your practices!
Softball Drills – Zig Zag Drill
This is just one of my favorite softball drills that I use to help outfielders learning how to adjust to a long fly ball.
Youth Softball Coaching Tips – Creating a Competitive Spirit
This is not so much a softball drill but rather youth softball coaching tips I tried with our 8U team. After several games my softball team was just standing around and not being very aggressive. So one softball practice I brought a kickball and said we are not practicing today we are going to play kickball.
Coaching Softball – Circle Drill
If you're coaching softball I'm sure you are searching for new ideas to keep your softball practices fun. One of the softball drills I have introduced to my team is the Circle Drill.
Softball Sliding – Indoor Sliding Drill
This is a softball sliding drill that can be added to the other "feels like" softball mechanics, but seems to be somewhat more simple to do on the floor of a gym. It provides the feeling of what sliding feels like for those that are fearful of it in the first place.
Softball Coaching Aids – Tennis Ball Machine
When weather is interrupting your softball practices, you have to be very creative with your practices and try to develop fun, challenging things to do inside. This is one of the softball coaching aids I like.
Softball Coaching Tips – Baserunning & Hitting Form
As a softball coach for many years, I've collected hundreds of softball coaching tips to use with my teams. Here are a couple of those tips that I use often. They are easy to implement, effective and economical. Give them a try and get ready for your players to ask to do these over and over again!
Coaching Girls Softball – Find the Ball
If you're coaching girls softball, try this softball drill I call "Find the Ball". This drill promotes communication skills, footwork, fielding and catching the ball.
Softball Coaching – Concentration Drill
Softball coaching requires the ability to teach mental focus and concentration as well as teaching the physical skills of playing softball.
Softball Throwing Drills – Overthrow Drill
One of the softball throwing drills I use with my team is called the overthrow drill. The idea of the drill is to work on players positioning themselves in case of a bad throw or overthrow.
Coaching Youth Softball – Soft Hands Drill + Motivation Tip
If you're coaching youth softball, you're constantly trying to come up with fresh ideas for softball practice. This is a softball drill I like to use to work on soft hands and footwork.
Free Softball Drills – Expect Anything Drill
I receive many requests for free softball drills from coaches around the world. I've included a softball drill and a softball coaching tip below that are quick to implement and the rewards on improved skills make them special. Give them a try!
Softball Conditioning Drills – Fielders Competition
If you need softball conditioning drills that will energize your team, sharpen their skills and become a favorite, try this softball drill.
Softball Practice Drills – 4 Corners Drill
One of the softball practice drills that players really like is called the 4 Corners Drill. Try it out and see it become a favorite softball drill for your team!
Softball Coaching Aids – Fake Legs
Try these softball coaching aids for a great practice! This is a softball drill that I use with my team to teach tagging the runner in the slide. I wish I could take credit for it, but it was shown to me by a local high school coach.
Softball Hitting Drills – Lunger Correction
I’m often asked for suggestions for softball hitting drills. Here is one of the softball hitting drills that has been sent to me recently. It is a simple coaching tip that will pay huge dividends with your team.
Indoor Softball Drills – Conditioning Under Pressure
It has been a rainy softball season and we have had to practice inside quite a bit. I actually like an inside softball practice once in a while. This is one of the indoor softball drills I recently came up with that conditions and makes players field under pressure.