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...
Softball Coaching
Going Over the Catcher’s Two Main Positions
Even for the fan that walks up and watches a fastpitch softball game for the very first time, it’s easy to see how important the catcher is. They receive every pitch and...
Hitting Mechanics – Getting into the Proper Stance
Today, we’re going to talk about the first basic part of girls softball hitting: the stance. How we stand in the box, the way we set ourselves up to face the pitcher is...
Becoming a Better Hitter – It’s All in the Attitude
Today, we’re going to take a mental approach to girls softball hitting. Hitting is a difficult skill to master. It is considered by many to be the most difficult skill...
Tackling Signs & Signals for Enhanced Communication
Today, we’re going to talk about a very important part of a softball practice: going over signs and signals. Signs and signals deal with communication, which is...
Getting Your Catcher Warmed Up & Ready for Practice
As a softball coach, you know that it’s important to spend time with each of your team’s positions. In today’s blog post, we’re going to talk about a...
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 improved their catching skills....
Softball Practice Drill – Round the Bases
Here is one of my favorite practice drills. It is called “Round the bases”. It’s a great drill to cover many softball skills and get some conditioning in as...
Softball Pitching Drill – Finding the Strike Zone
Something that works really well for my pitchers seems to be this drill when they are struggling to find the strike zone. Finding the Strike Zone Drill 1. I put them on the...
Fun Softball Drills – Softball Sliding Drill
This drill is a favorite with all my players every year. This drill teaches the runners to keep their hands up to prevent broken fingers, etc. when sliding to a base. The...
Softball Fielding Drill – 2 Group FIelding Drill
I use a fielding drill that puts 2 groups on the field. This drill really helped my teams the past few seasons. It helps with agility & quickness of transfer from...
Softball Practice Drills – 4 Corner Catch Drill
My drill is a 4 corner catch drill that all of my younger teams do at the start of every practice. Our emphasis is on close flips from one player to another! The most...
Softball Relay Conditioning Drill
I have a relay drill that my players of all ages love. It works on fielding and conditioning at the same time. Best part is that the players really enjoy it and the...
Outfield Softball Drills and Coaching Tip
I think the most neglected part of softball is outfield. We do conditioning drills first and then follow up with specific outfield practice drills. I also share a winning...
Softball Warm Up Drill – The Infield Snake
This is my favorite warm up drill. I call it the Infield Snake. The goal is to complete the drill without missing a ball. This drill can also be performed with line drives...
End of Softball Practice Game Drill
I play a short game for the last hour of practice with my coach pitch team.–5 on 5 or 6 on 6 or whatever works for the situation and team size. End of Practice Game The...
Fun Softball Drill – Outfield Throwing Competition
It is hard to keep a bunch of 13 yr olds on the same track during a travel season when their minds are traveling more than their bodies. This little “game” is one...
Softball Training Drill – Arm Warm up for Throwing and Catching
I always start training with a gentle jog around the bases in preparation for the training session. One session I do every week is the arm warm up for throwing and catching....