Secrets of Second Base – The Double Play
One of my favorite softball plays, because of the teamwork and pinpoint execution, has to be the double play. It takes such precise timing and communication that it almost looks like
The “Michael Phelps” Secret To Throwing Mechanics
Today, we're going to take a look at a cool throwing drill that's designed specifically for youth softball players. I like this drill because it explains throwing mechanics using a concept
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 Defensive Drills – How to Make the Tag
Position at 3rd base is extremely valuable in baseball - that's why your going to want to have one of your best infielders on that base. And one of the things
Softball Conditioning – More Plyometric Secrets!
If you don't have anything you could use as a box, our look at baserunning drills using a box might have you wanting more. Or even if you do have the
How to Improve Youth Catching Skills
Last year I decided to do a drill with my 7 — 9 yr olds who had a hard time catching the ball properly. Using this technique my players really
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
Softball Practice Drill – Round the Bases
Here is one of my favorite practice drills. It is called "Round the bases". It's a great drill to cover many softball skills and get some conditioning in as well. Round
Softball Pitching Drills – Getting the Grip Right
Before teaching your players a huge variety of softball pitches, you’ll want to start at the fundamentals. The first thing I always go over with my new pitchers, and even my
Softball Pitching Drills – Learning From End to Beginning
One of the biggest mistakes you can make as a coach is to throw your pitchers right into the fire. While you may find out who has the best natural
Softball Pitching Drill – Finding the Strike Zone
Something that works really well for my pitchers seems to be this drill when they are struggling to find the strike zone. Finding the Strike Zone Drill 1. I put them on
How to Improve Speed and Strength – Softball Baserunning Drills
Working to improve your conditioning and athleticism is absolutely vital, and can often make the difference between a win and a loss in a close game. Not only will your
Indoor Ball Handling Softball Drill
With this drill we practice grounders, short and long throws, running toss and underhand toss while maintaining alertness to the changing requirements of the catch and throw from each new
Softball Hitting Drills – Massive Hit Drill & Balance Board Drill
As a coach you can’t have enough hitting drills to liven up your practices. Give these two drills a try with your teams. Massive Hit Drill 4 Soft Hit stations set
Softball Training Drill – The BOX
I call this game or drill, ”The Box”. The purposes of the game are: 1) Hitters learn to hit the ball from gap to gap hard on the ground
Softball Hitting Drill – Half Rubber Drill
Here is a game called Half Rubber--it is an actual game that began in South Carolina. Here is the short and sweet of how it is played. We use
Softball Batting Drill – Plug in the Socket Drill
To get my players away, 8UAA, from thinking about squishing the bug to hip rotation I used the following idea that I picked up from another coach. Plug in the Socket
Softball Infielder Drill – Quick Hands
One of our everyday drills for infielders includes a drill we call "Quick Hands." Players must concentrate, get the balls out of their gloves as quickly as possible, have good