Softball Fielding Drills – Accurate Throws
Try these softball fielding drills to get the kids moving and make accurate throws. Start with a player at 1st, 2nd, third, and catcher. The rest of the kids form a line at shortstop.
Softball Defensive Drills
Softball Throwing Drills – Pepper
This is by far one of our most requested “fun†softball throwing drills. We do this at the end of practice. This is a great drill to build hand-eye coordination, quick reaction and to teach older players the value of knocking the ball down at all costs.
Softball Fielding Drills – Outfielder Drills
Here are two softball fielding drills that are favorites. The focus of both drills is meant to help outfielders practice getting rid of the ball quicker.
Drills for Girls Softball – The Corridor Drills
If you're looking for drills for girls softball, give my corridor drills a try. I use this technique to teach small ball and tight spot ball handling. I call these softball drills the corridor drills.
Softball Fielding Drills – Fielding & Memory Drill
If you’re looking for fast-paced effective softball fielding drills, try this one. It is a softball drill that I have been using with my players to get them into a good fielding position, and it is also a memory drill.
Softball Fielding Drills – Throw the Runner Out
One of our favorite softball fielding drills is trying to throw the runner out from the outfield.
Softball Defense Drills – Reaction Time and Glove Handling
Try these softball defense drills with your team. They are designed to improve reaction time and glove handling. You will see your teams’ softball defense improve immediately.
Softball Throwing Drills – Stick It
One of my team's favorite softball throwing drills is called "Stick It". We do it at the beginning of softball practice after we have warmed up and thrown.
Softball Throwing Drills – Hit the Can
One thing I have found is with the fielders--outfield or infield, young or older--is when throwing in the softball from the field, they're not sure where the ball is going. SO, I have come up with these softball throwing drills.
Softball Infield Drills – Mental Game
If you're looking for softball infield drills, give this one a try. This one is great and works on the one of the tougher parts of the infielders, the mental game.
Softball Fielding Drills – The Easy Out Drill
These softball fielding drills are to correct poor tracking and slow starts to a softball in flight.
Softball Practice Drills – Quick Decisions Under Pressure
These softball practice drills are good for a pressure situation and then for gathering and making a quick decision. It’s the quick decision that I think brings greater value. This softball drill works great outdoors or indoors.
Softball Infield Drills – Wrap Around Drill
Although these are softball infield drills, they can be used for outfield as well. This softball drill is called the "WRAP AROUND" drill.
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.
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 Infield Drills – Overthrow Drill
One of the softball infield drills I use with my team is called the Overthrow Drill. The idea of this softball drill is to work on players positioning themselves in case of a bad throw or overthrow.
Coaching Girls Softball – Station Speed Drill
If you're coaching girls softball, use this softball fielding drill to stress that accuracy is more important in fielding and throwing.
Softball Throwing Drills – Trash Can Drill
I sent out a request recently for my newsletter subscribers to send in their favorite softball throwing drills. Check out this one below. The improvements you'll see in your players make this one a winner.