Short Pop Fielding Drill
Purpose This drill works on improving a player's foot quickness when a ball is hit behind him. Focus on avoiding unnecessary steps in order to reach the ball as quickly
Youth Softball Drills
Load Hitting Drill
Purpose This drill reminds the batter to keep her load short and hands in the hitting position when loading. Set Up Player stands at home plate or another area on the field. Coach
Pops Pitching Drill
gPurpose This drill helps pitchers develop power by removing the stride Set Up Pitcher stands on the mound (35-40 feet away) or just behind it to start. Catcher is behind home plate. Instructions Pitcher
Video Tutorial: The Zone Bunting Drill
As a girls softball coach, you know the importance of spending time on the various mechanics of hitting. In today's video, we demonstrate a drill that will help your players
Hitting Mechanics: The Finger Grip & Gripping The Bat
Grips, like everything else you do, are very important. In today's video blog post, I want to talk briefly about the grip, and its' affect on your hitting mechanics. Hitting
3 Softball Fielding Drills to Master Lateral Movement!
When working on softball fielding techniques, it’s important to include drills that work on lateral movement and pushing your fielders to the left or right. This is a great
Fixing the Fundamentals of Hitting: A Video Tutorial!
This softball video will help you and your team learn how to fix the fundamentals when it comes to softball hitting. The first common mistake we'll look at is overstriding. Overstriding
Pitching Mechanics and Fundamentals Necessary for Success
When it comes to fastpitch softball pitching, there are many various techniques and mechanics that need to be covered. Today, we're going to talk about some of the basic mechanics
Simplifying Softball – How To Break Down Pitching Fundamentals
For many pitchers, the last part is often the toughest to master. Remembering proper wind up technique, how to finish off the pitch properly, and every other little technique they’ve
Softball Hitting & Shadow Bunting
Shadow Bunting: What Is It? Shadow bunting refers to having a backup hitter doing what the on-deck hitter is doing. If you have a lot of kids that you are trying to
Alternate Ways To Teach The Change-Up Pitch to Young Players
The Change-Up pitch is particularly interesting because it’s almost always the second pitch a pitcher learns, after the basic fastball. And it can be devastating. Because hitting is about timing,
8 Hitting Station Ideas For Your Next Softball Practice!
Hitting Stations allow you to maximize the number of players you can have working on their hitting at the same time. Plus, by working at hitting stations, you can focus
Softball Pitching and the Power Driving Drill
Softball Pitching and the Power Driving Drill In this power pitching drill, we are working on bringing the front leg up high, and then dragging the back leg up into a
“L Drill” for Softball Pitching
The L drill does not require more than one athlete. If you have a parent - or even a net - that your pitchers can throw to, this is
Softball Catcher “Power Pack” for Skill Development!
Even for the fan that walks up and watches a fast pitch softball game for the very first time, it’s easy to see how important the softball catcher is. What
3 Softball Pitching Drills for Drive, Energy & Momentum!
In today's video blog post, we are discussing softball pitching drills that will help your athletes work on establishing and maintaining a powerful push-off and drive into the target. The
“Half Rubber” Curve Ball Hitting Drill
Purpose: This hitting drill teaches batters to hang in and go with the pitch, as well as how to hit a Curve Ball. (Young players are not as intimidated with a
The Shovel Pass for Softball Defense
Practicing specific situations and teaching players what the appropriate reaction should be in that situation, can make all the difference between having a decent softball defense and a great one!