Softball Throwing Drills – Lead Shoulder & Hip Drill
The object of this drill is to get the fielder's body (leading with shoulders & hips) in proper throwing posititon, alignment and gaining momentum towards 1st. LEAD SHOULDER & HIP DRILL Position
Softball Defensive Drills
Softball Skills and Drills – Two In One Drill
The most worthwhile drill I do with my players is working on two things at once: 1. How to pick up a bunt correctly, and 2. How to pick up
Softball Fielding Drill
I have a softball drill used for fielding ground balls and it works for me and the girls always seemed to like it. It builds eye coordination, technique on fielding,
Softball Indoor Defensive Drills – One Minute Drill
This is great for indoor practices to work on accuracy in throwing. The object of the drill is to test the accuracy of the thrower in a one minute period. One
Softball Practice Drills – Infield Warm-Up Drill
I have found a lot of benefit in the following drill. It is an infield warm-up drill and it serves a couple of purposes. At the beginning of
Softball Fielding Drills – Rapid Fire Infield Drill & Bare Hand Infield
Here are two softball fielding drills I do after warm-up and stretching when we break out into infield/outfield practice. Both of these drills are for the infielders. Rapid Fire Infield Drill Infielders
Softball Indoor Defensive Drills – Hot Box
This is one of our favorite softball indoor defensive drills. It is called the “Hot Box.” I am sure that I picked it up from one of the numerous
Softball Free Drills and Practice Games – Rag Ball Junk Ball Hitting and Round the Horn Drill
Try these softball free drills and practice games with your teams. They are an easy way to liven up your practices, work on skills and most of all, have
Softball Throwing Drills – Take Out the Trash Drill
Here is a drill that I love. It is called Take out the Trash! It teaches players how to hit the cut-off, accuracy of their throw to home,
Softball Fielding Drills – The Cut Off Drill & Team Communication
This is one of the softball fielding drills that I do to get my players in shape as well as everyone to know where to go on cut offs and
Softball Fielding Drills – Reflex & Conditioning Drill
Here is one of the softball fielding drills we do. It gives the kids good exercise and reflex skills. It is an advanced drill that develops fielding speed and reflex
Girl’s Softball Practice – Target Throwing Drill & Rapid Fire Fielding Drill
Trying to liven up the girl's softball practice, I brought out a couple of traditional drills and added some extras. This sparked renewed enthusiasm in the practices for sure. Target
Softball Defense Drills – Bucket Drill
This is one of my best softball defense drills. I use it often and the results speak for themselves. Bucket Drill I line up my players on third base and I am
Softball Fielding Drills – Gone, Gone, Gone, Nope, Nice Catch
One of our players most loved softball fielding drills is called “Gone, Gone, Gone, Nope, Nice Catch”. Believe it or not, it has paid off in two or more of
Softball Throwing Drills – Leg Driven Throw & Karate Kid
The idea for these softball throwing drills is to teach leg drive in the throwing motion. The first drill has you dividing your team into partners. Then I use
Softball Defense Drills – Concentration Drill
I find that these softball defense drills work well in a multitude of areas. This is simple and requires the players quick reflexes and concentration.
Drills for Girls Softball – Underhanding the Ball for Force-Out
These drills for girls softball work on the simple task of underhanding the ball to a base for a force-out. The fielding of the ball isn't what we're working on here, but the players need to work on the transition between fielding and the throw.
Softball Throwing Drills – Snap and Pop Drill
This is just one of the softball throwing drills that works well with 8U players. I call it the snap and pop drill. I do this to help the kids field the softball, make a quick accurate throw, and move quickly out of the way of play with “as it is called snap and popâ€.