Dive Drill
Purpose To practice using a dive to catch fly balls or field grounders. Set Up In the outfield grass, have a fielder kneel about 15 feet away from the coach. Fielder has
High School Softball Drills
Towel Bat Drill
Purpose Increase bat speed through underloaded training. This also makes a great warm-up drill. Set Up Take an old or cracked bat. Saw it off just above the trademark and attach a
Fast Hands Drill
Purpose Develops fast hands for hitting. Set Up Batter gets into stance at home plate or another location on field. Coach stands to batter's side. Instructions Batter gets into stance. She grips her bat by
Call Out Location Drill
Purpose Batter practices hitting the ball where it is pitched. Set Up Batter gets into stance at home plate. Coach stands 10-15 feet away with wiffle balls. Instructions Batter gets into good stance.
Power Trigger Drill
Purpose Helps batter feel their trigger position/their hands during their swing. Set Up Set up a tee in front of a net. Batter stands next to the tee. Need an elastic cord
Delay Steal
Purpose Helps players learn to read the pitcher and infielders, and get a great jump on the delayed steal. Set Up You can run this drill in the infield, or set up
Rapid Fire Pitching Drill
Purpose In this drill, the pitcher works on arm speed and arm conditioning. Set Up Pitcher stands on the mound (35-40 feet away). A coach or player stands nearby with a bucket
Half Field Game (Right Side)
Purpose This game uses only the right side of the field (from the shortstop’s fielding position to the right field foul line) to set up specific baserunning and fielding situations for
Video Tutorial: How To Use The ‘L’ To Get ‘W’s!
One of the best ways to teach proper pitch fundamentals is to compartmentalize the process. By that I mean take whatever your trying to teach, in this case pitching fundamentals,
Snap Pitching Drill for the “Turn Over Drop” Pitch
In today's video blog post, I am sharing one of the first pitching drills that you want to do when you are working on the snaps for the drop ball.
“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 step
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 some hitting
“Find The Fence” Softball Fielding Drill
You should ensure that your outfielders are comfortable playing the fence. Maybe they're playing a foul ball fence, or maybe they're playing a home run fence. But how do they
“Time-Set” Pitching Drill for Inside/Outside Pitches
Just as you don’t want to throw every pitch outside, you don’t want to make every pitch to the inside of the plate either. You need to have a good
The Walk Through Pitching Drill
This pitching drill is a transition drill, that can be done with either the regular ball or the weighted ball, with the pitcher throwing from a distance that is about
The Peel Drop Ball Pitching Drill
In today's video blog post, I am sharing an awesome pitching drill for working on the "Peel Drop Ball" pitch. The Peel Drop Ball is a very easy transition
The Screwing Fast Ball Pitch: A Video Tutorial!
In today's pitching mechanics video, we are breaking down a great pitch that is very easy for young pitchers to learn and it has good movement on it — the
Video Tutorial: The Six Minute Speed Drill
During this video, you'll learn about a great softball pitching drill called the Six Minute Speed Drill. This is an excellent drill to work on arm speed, leg drive, and overall