Weighted Hitting Drill Ideas for Softball Power Hitting
In today's blog post, we are talking about 2 great hitting drill ideas that can be performed with weights, to increase your players power hitting. The following hitting drill suggestions can
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Video: Timing The Lead – Softball Coaching
Proper timing of your lead can be the difference between a successful run and an out. In today's video blog post, we are going to discuss softball coaching and timing
Softball Defensive Drills – Tag Technique
In my last post, I took a look at the different kinds of tags a 3rd baseman would use. Here the defensive player had to make the catch and then tag
Softball Conditioning – Box Plyometric Drills
One of the biggest obstacles when it comes to strength and endurance training is equipment. Whether it’s a lack of familiarity with the equipment that makes your athletes wary of
Free Softball Drills – Back to Basics
A couple of things I work on is with the theme of “back to the basics” which we all need. Try these free softball drills to help your team
Good Coaching Tips for Softball – Importance of Glove Positioning
Here are a couple of my favorite coaching tips for softball that I have had to use to try to teach young players or beginners how to hold their glove
Make Softball Practice Fun – Glove Toss, Side-Step Pass & Pepper Game
Here are three games you should use to make softball practice fun for your team. I often save these for the end of practice but occasionally I start a
Softball Fielding Drills – Soft Hands Drill
Here are ideas for softball fielding drills that won't break the team budget to try. It is a way to develop "soft hands" infielding without spending a fortune. I call
Coaching Softball – Positive Feedback & Competition
Since I’ve been coaching softball for a number of years, I have some favorite ideas on coaching strategies and drills that are time tested AND work well. Try these tips with your team and see how they improve your team.
Free Softball Drills – Catching & Fielding Drills
I have a very young group of players, some even 5 yrs old. I like running stations since the younger ones have a short tension span. I use these free
Softball Conditioning Drills – Baserunning Drill
These softball conditioning drills are dual purpose--conditioning and base running. You will see rapid improvements in your players after implementing these at your softball practices.
Free Softball Practice Drills – Catchers, Baserunners, and Pitchers
If you’re looking for ideas for free softball practice drills to use with your team, try the drills below. They work on catchers, base running and pitchers–something for everyone.
Basic Softball Drills – Throwing to Targets
My softball drill is for tee-ball and is a simple but effective one. It is one of our players favorite basic softball drills and they ask for it frequently.
Softball Throwing Drills – The Diamond Drill
One of the softball throwing drills we use at the beginning of practice is called the Diamond Drill. It is meant to be fast paced and provides conditioning as well.
Fun Softball Drills – Backwards Softball
We all need some fun softball drills to liven up our softball practices mid season. The “It’s Not Natural Drill†aka “Backwards Softball†which is best used later in the season fits this category perfectly.
Softball Fielding Drills – Fielding & Throwing Technique
We do two softball fielding drills--One from 2nd base and one from short. This is a good drill to work on and locate the best low glove players.
High School Softball – 21 Drill
While coaching high school softball, we would always complete a defensive softball drill called "21" the day before each game. It is a very simple concept in which you place the starting line-up on the field to begin the first inning.
Fastpitch Fielding Drills
I’ve gotten a whole bunch of ideas for fast pitch softball fielding drills over the past few days. Here are two for you to try out with your teams.