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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 important in any endeavor.

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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 great warm-up drill

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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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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 well. Round

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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