“Two Strike” Stance Hitting Drill
The “Two Strike” Stance is used in a game situation when the batter has two strikes. When you have two strikes, you want your players to be confident when they...
Softball Hitting Drills
Video Tutorial: The Zone Bunting Drill
As a girls softball coach, you know the importance of spending time on the various mechanics of hitting. In today’s video, we demonstrate a drill that will help your...
How to Improve Your Players’ Hitting Mechanics
During this blog post, I’m going to discuss a variety of softball hitting drills that are perfect for running with your players during practice. We’ll also go over...
Hitting Mechanics: The Finger Grip & Gripping The Bat
Grips, like everything else you do, are very important. In today’s video blog post, I want to talk briefly about the grip, and its’ affect on your hitting...
Fixing the Fundamentals of Hitting: A Video Tutorial!
This softball video will help you and your team learn how to fix the fundamentals when it comes to softball hitting. The first common mistake we’ll look at is...
Softball Hitting & Shadow Bunting
Shadow Bunting: What Is It? Shadow bunting refers to having a backup hitter doing what the on-deck hitter is doing. If you have a lot of kids that you are trying to work on...
8 Hitting Station Ideas For Your Next Softball Practice!
Hitting Stations allow you to maximize the number of players you can have working on their hitting at the same time. Plus, by working at hitting stations, you can focus on...
“Half Rubber” Curve Ball Hitting Drill
Purpose: This hitting drill teaches batters to hang in and go with the pitch, as well as how to hit a Curve Ball. (Young players are not as intimidated with a rubber ball.)...
3 Creative Softball Hitting Drills (Using a tire, string & block of wood!)
In today’s video blog post, we are sharing 3 creative softball hitting drills that you can include in your next softball practice. All you need is a tire, a string and...
2 Awesome Hitting Drills to Find Your Strike Zone!
As a good coach, you want to include a mix of linear and rotational hitting drills and styles in your practice plan, so your hitters can benefit from an understanding of not...
Softball Hitting Errors: How To Fix The Collapsing Front Leg
The Collapsing Front Leg upon stride phase is another common softball hitting problem that you see in many players. If not addressed early, it can continue to be a problem as...
The Stride Box Hitting Drill
We know from watching a softball swing in slow motion that the toe opens up and the hips start to snap through in the swing. The Stride Box drill is an excellent hitting drill...
Multi-Ball Hitting Drill
Purpose This hitting drill teaches the hitter to concentrate hard on the right ball to hit. It also teaches the hitter to keep their weight back. Breakdown • The coach has two...
A Beginners “Step Drill” for Softball Hitting
When the player gets into their stance, one of the most common problems you might see is the first step of the hit going out. In today’s video blog post, we are sharing...
Using the “Dry Swing” Hitting Drill for Dynamic Balance
The “Dry Swing” Hitting Drill develops dynamic balance and proper body sequence of the swing. By dynamic balance, we mean chin staying over the top of the belly button and...
The String Drill for Softball Hitting
This is a great softball hitting drill – and en excellent trick! – for working on the stride. It works well for younger players who you see a lot of stepping out...
8 Common Hitting Mistakes (And How To Correct Them)
Hitting a softball is arguably one of the hardest techniques to master, in any sport. Even after players learn and understand the basic mechanics of the swing, it’s very...
3 Basic Softball Drills To Build Fundamental Skills
No matter what age level you coach, it’s important to spend time at every practice working on the fundamentals. In this article, we’ll review 3 basic softball...