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In this section, we’ll reveal our most effective softball coaching tips and strategies to help you get a leg up on the competition. Including motivational strategies, practice planning ideas, and situational tactics.

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Coaching Softball – Softball Conditioning Drill

I have a drill that I do to get my players in shape as well as everyone to know where to go on cut offs and lots of communication. When

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Youth Softball – Basic Skills & Visualization Drill

For youth softball coaching I like to reinforce basic skills as well as use a visualization drill for the mental aspect of the game. The practice drill allows all the

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Softball Training Aids – Prop to Teach Proper Ground Ball Fielding

Here is an idea for softball training aids that is easy, inexpensive and best of all— IT WORKS!   We use the following prop to teach our players how to

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Softball Catcher Drills – Game Situation Drill

As a softball coach you know how important it is to work with your catcher to hone her skills.   These softball catcher drills will help her work on actual

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Softball Hitting Drills – Hitting BASICS!

I have been coaching for a number of years and recently had an opportunity to work with a 6U team.   Much to my surprise, the advanced team that I

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Coaching Youth Softball – Team Captains & Communication

As I’m coaching youth softball, to keep the players' attention and make practice important to my players (7yrs —9yrs old), I select team captains and give them a job that

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Coaching T-ball Softball – Target Practice and Casting

Recently I have been coaching t-ball softball. Here are a few of my "expert" ideas after three weeks of working with this age of softball players.   They may not

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Fun Softball Drills – Throws Under Pressure & Knockout

I have two fun softball drills to try.   The first one is a softball throwing drill   that I like regarding accurate throws under pressure and the other is

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Softball Hitting Drills – Pitch Selection

A technique I’ve introduced in softball at the college level — and would love to see more coaches utilize at the youth levels is with pitch selection. In fact, the

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Coaching Softball – Super Six and Season End Auction

Here are a couple of ideas for you to use while you're coaching softball this year. The first ideas is a drill called Super Six.   It works on footwork

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Good Coaching Tips for Softball – Conditioning Drills & Practice Planning

If you're looking for good coaching tips for softball try these.     The first tips are two conditioning drills we often start our practice with. Next is a coaching

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Coaching Softball – Around the Horn

I found this softball drill off the internet a couple years ago and it has become one of mine and the team's favorite to do. It is called "around the

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Free Softball Coaching Drills – Teamwork and Competition

These free softball coaching drills work well to instill teamwork and provide friendly competition. Teamwork Drill Divide the entire team into two teams. One team hits the infield, the other team lines up

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Softball Throwing Drills – Miss Piggy Drill

This is one of the favorite drills of our fastpitch softball team.   In order to break up the monotony of the many softball throwing drills we run I have

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Softball Outfield Drills – Post & Flag Fly Balls

I have found that there are a wider variety of drills available to infielders, so I looked for inventive ways to add some spice to the softball outfield drills.  

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Softball Catching Drills – Fear of the Ball and Ground Relay

Here are two softball catching drills I use with all levels of players. The first one dealing with fear of the ball can be used with new players and with

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Softball Coaching Tips – Confidence Builder and Soft Toss Swing

Try these softball coaching tips to motivate and build confidence in your players.   For some kids it is difficult to hit to the opposite field.   The first tip

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Fun Softball Drills – Two-Handed Catch & Find the Ball

I feel it is important to keep our softball practices fun to maintain interest and motivation.   Here are two fun softball drills that my players love, and equally important--learn

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