Girls Softball

Softball Hitting Mechanics: Increasing Bat Speed
Today we're going to take some time to talk about the mechanics of softball hitting and how to develop bat speed. Hitting a softball is commonly recognized as one of the

How to Get Your Team Explosively Quick
One of the most important things you can focus on while coaching girls softball is to do drills that will help your players get explosive speed. Read on for some great

Softball Practice Drills to Improve Speed and Agility
Speed and agility: these are two skills that every successful softball player should have. The following softball practice drills are ideal for improving your players' speed and agility and getting

Softball Practice Drills for First Basemen
It's always important to spend some time on softball practice drills designed especially for your various positions. This blog post will focus on drills primarily for your girls who play

The 4 Corner Box Drill
I like to run the Box Drill but with my own twist–it’s kind of like the 4 corner drill set-up wise but rules of the game are slightly different. You

Softball Relay Conditioning Drill
I have a relay drill that my players of all ages love. It works on fielding and conditioning at the same time. Best part is that the players

End of Practice Sprint Drill – 3 Fold Baserunning Drill
Our favorite end of practice drill is to have girls sprint to 1st and run through the base, turn and jog to 2nd, then once hitting second, sprint to 3rd,

Youth Softball Outfield Drill
This youth softball drill is for outfield throwing to home. The goal is to teach the kids not to rainbow the ball to home, to throw at cutoff’s head at

Stations Softball Practice Plans
One of my favorite practice plans is to set up different stations around the field. You will need to split the team up into three sets of kids. 3

Softball Throwing Drills – Cobra Drill
This drill has helped our girls with speed, flipping on the run, throwing on the run, and hitting a smaller target on the longer throw. It is called the Cobra

Softball Skills & Drills – 2-1 Drill
Here is one of my teams favorite drills. It is one that the kids really get into. We call it: 2-1. It enforces skills of fundamental defense, pitchers throwing

Softball Hitting Drills – Beach Ball Hitting Drill
I’ve come up with a pretty cool and really fun hitting drill for the kids. It goes along the same theme as your tee drill hitting square targets on

Softball Practice Warm-Up Drill – Follow the Ball
This is one of our favorite drills to warm up to. This may be a common drill, but we love doing for the first 15 to 20 minutes after our

Softball Drills for Girls – Softball Duck, Duck, Goose
This year one of my drills was actually a drill I call Duck Duck Goose. It is the same game as Duck Duck Goose except the circle is the ENTIRE

Softball Teamwork – Red Rover
We use a drill we call Red Rover. It teaches them to work as a team and the importance of backing each other up. It's a lot of fun

Softball Training Drills – Hitting and Fielding Drill
Here is one of my favorite softball training drills since it is great for all ages and levels of experience. It keeps skills sharp, is fast paced and the

Girls Softball Defense – Stealing Base Challenge
I always used this as a coach, great drill. This drill is an excellent workout for pitchers, catchers, 1st, second, second and runners. It will make all your infield defense