Softball Fielding Drills
Dive Drill
Fielders learn to make a diving catch from a kneeling position, then progress to more difficult dives in this fundamental drill.
Top 5 At-Home Softball Drills
Looking for at-home softball drills? Here are our top 5. Each one can be done in your back yard or even indoors, solo or with a partner.
Cutoff Drill
This drill covers the proper footwork and body rotation needed to perform a fast cutoff and eliminate any unnecessary steps while turning and throwing the ball .
Pick From The Helmet
Here's a fun drill that trains your players how to execute offensive strategies in game-like conditions.
Pivot and Throw
Here's a great drill to practice executing a quick pivot in both directions after fielding the ball.
Reverse Recovery Drill
This is a great drill to help players practice recovering the ball in back of the body after an error or bad bounce.
Grounder Goalie
This is a great drill that teaches players how to stop a ground ball and keep the ball in front of them.
Short Hop Showdown
Here's a great drill to practice proper fielding technique for short hops. This drill is effective because it forces players to focus on the bouncing ball all the way into their glove. It also reduces the tendency for players to look up before the short hop is securely in their glove.
Jump Pivot Triangle Fielding Drill
Players catch the ball, make a jump-pivot and throw to their teammate in this drill that improves throwing speed and jump pivot technique.
Sit and Throw Drill
This drill is essentially a game of catch, but from a seated position. This helps players isolate the wrist and arm movement.
Footwork Tennis
In this drill that focuses on improves fielding footwork (crossover, drop step), players throw pop flies from one side of the “tennis court” to the other.
GOOOOOAL!
Here's a fun, competitive game that practices throwing and fielding - it encourages good ground ball fielding fundamentals!
Fence Fly
Here's a great chance to practice catching balls near stationary objects such as fences or dugouts.
Ground Ball Face Off
This is a great drill to prepare players to field ground balls and immediately follow with a quick throw.
Bobble Ball Drill
This drill teaches players to pick the ball up with the bare hand, which will save 1-2 seconds on the player’s throw. To adjust the difficulty of this drill, have the player start with her back to the coach, then turn around on the sound of the hit.
Throwing and Catching with the Glove
This drill is all about exercising the proper fundamentals of throwing and catching with a glove. Players should be using all their fundamentals — stepping toward the target, presenting a target window and catching with two hands.