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Softball Pitching Practice – Pivot Push Drill

With a softball team that is just getting to the "player" pitch level, you need to focus on softball pitching practice as much as possible. A great softball drill I have found for girls learning to pitch is the pivot-push drill that teaches them the lower body movement which is so important to pitching.

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Fastpitch Softball Pitching Drills – Balance

Although this is from my fastpitch softball pitching drills, it is a softball tip that can be geared toward pitchers (both young and experienced, fastpitch or slow pitch). Pitchers have a tendency not to step toward their catcher--to stray so to speak.

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Drills for Softball Pitchers

Many coaches have been sending me their favorite drills for softball pitchers and softball coaching tips. I've included three of these below. Give them a try and let me know what you think!

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Free Fastpitch Drills For Girls

In order to improve your pitcher’s skills you will need an excellent series of drills to run at each and every practice. We use the following free girls softball fastpitch drills every time we get together to make sure our pitchers are warmed up and ready to throw strike after strike.

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Fastpitch Softball Throwing Drills

Softball is a sport that you cannot survive in if you're not good at throwing. This is an essential skill for the game. Some people are under the impression that only a pitcher needs to know how to throw. It is vital that you make sure that your entire team gets practice throwing. You need to load your practices with lots of softball throwing drills.

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