Softball Fielding Drills – Bonus Ball
If you’re looking for fun softball fielding drills, give this one a try. It is a game that we play to work on fielding called Bonus Ball. Bonus Ball Have
2 Proven Youth Softball Hitting Drills
Girls softball players need to understand the importance of hitting drills. To score runs and give your team a chance to win, they have to be able to make
The Short Game: Your Secret Weapon?
The purpose of the short game in softball is to advance runners from base to base without the necessity of getting hits. There are a number of ways to play the
How To Teach Slap Hitting In Youth Softball
In this article, we are going to take a look at the mechanics of slap hitting, explain how to teach it to youth softball players, and provide some useful drills
Youth Softball Coaching – Running 1 through 4
This is one of my favorites for youth softball coaching and I don’t see other teams doing in our league. It is a simple baserunning drill that I call “Running
Softball Throwing Drills – Around the Horn
Here are a couple of practice ideas that are working for the U12 team. The drill we use is Around the Horn. This drill teaches them not to panic
Softball Defensive Drill – Double Play Drill
My girls were in a tournament this past weekend and lost. Part of the reason we lost was that we gave up several opportunities to turn some double plays
Softball Speed Drills – 1st Base Drill and Crossfire
Give these softball speed drills a try to work on speed as well as accuracy with your team. When you use both of these in a practice you’ll be
Softball Baserunning Drill – Pickle Drill
In just my second season of coaching softball, I found that the kids loved the drill called Pickle. It helps the kids learn to throw and catch since they
Coaching Youth Softball – Fear of the Ball Drill
When coaching youth softball I do this drill this to help the coach pitch kids (ages 6-7) get use to catching above their head. My hopes are to help
Softball Fielding Drills – Palm Drill
One of my favorite drills is what we call the "Palm Drill". It is great for all ages because it serves so many purposes from eye hand coordination improvement to
Softball Throwing Drills – Lead Shoulder & Hip Drill
The object of this drill is to get the fielder's body (leading with shoulders & hips) in proper throwing posititon, alignment and gaining momentum towards 1st. LEAD SHOULDER & HIP DRILL Position
Softball Flexibility and Agility Drills – Get Dirty
One of the best current practice drills I use is one I call "Get Dirty". Not only is this a great drill, but it also is an excellent bonding opportunity
Softball Skills and Drills – Two In One Drill
The most worthwhile drill I do with my players is working on two things at once: 1. How to pick up a bunt correctly, and 2. How to pick up
Softball Agility Drills – Ladder Runs & Relay Throws
Here's a drill that we started using about a week ago and it works great! It is called Ladder Runs & Relay Throws. For those of you who played
Coaching Softball – Softball Warm-Up Drill
My favorite softball warm-up drill at the start of practice is to have half the players at the pitchers mound (for 8U girls) or at the short stop position (for
Softball Fielding Drill
I have a softball drill used for fielding ground balls and it works for me and the girls always seemed to like it. It builds eye coordination, technique on fielding,
Softball Bunting Practice
I used to use a nice, slow, old pitching machine to teach bunting. I wasn’t getting the results I wanted, so I have abandoned the machine and now take