Practice Drills for Softball – Three Line Teamwork
This is one of the practice drills for softball that I use with my little league team. I have had good success working on defense using a "three (or more) lines" idea.
Softball Coaching Tips – Hit That Hand & Candy Competition
These are a couple of my softball coaching tips that I use when the attention spans are lacking at practice. Use these sparingly so the novelty doesn't wear off!
Girls Softball Drills – 4 Corners/4 Minute Drill
This is one of the girls softball drills that I start every practice with. This drill is called the "4 Corners" drill. It stresses making good accurate throws & tags and works on footwork for a force-out. It works like this.
Fun Coaching Drills for Softball Team – Pivot Drill & Hit the Coach
As a youth softball coach, it is important to hold your players attention, teach skills while making your practices fun. Here are two fun coaching drills for softball team that have become favorites with my teams.
Softball Throwing Drills – The Chain Throw
One of my favorite softball throwing drills is the Chain Throw. This drill focuses on throwing longer, throwing to the glove hand side, receiving the ball correctly, and receiving and throwing the ball in one fluid motion.
Softball Drills – Fast Paced Conditioning Drill
This actually is one of our favorite softball drills. I borrowed it from a former high school coach of mine. It teaches endurance to your players and how to rally even after they are tired.
Practice Drills for Softball – Roll the Dice
If you’re looking for new ideas for practice drills for softball that specifically target fielding bunt balls, try this softball drill. This is a pitchers’ fielding practice drill that is sometimes called Roll the Dice.
Drills for Girls Softball – The Corridor Drills
If you're looking for drills for girls softball, give my corridor drills a try. I use this technique to teach small ball and tight spot ball handling. I call these softball drills the corridor drills.
Coaching Girls Softball – Game Scrimage Drill
Here’s a softball drill to use for coaching girls softball. It is a Game Scrimmage Drill that works great, goes fast and the kids play the game!
Softball Conditioning Drills – Z Ball and Pitching Machines
These are two of my teams favorite softball conditioning drills. These softball drills make practice fun while still being effective.
Softball Fielding Drills – Fielding & Memory Drill
If you’re looking for fast-paced effective softball fielding drills, try this one. It is a softball drill that I have been using with my players to get them into a good fielding position, and it is also a memory drill.
Softball Throwing Drills – Quick Hands
If you’re looking for softball throwing drills , give this one a try. This is a softball drill we do every day after everyone's arm is warmed up. We call it Quick Hands.
Coaching Girls Softball – Motivational Practice Ideas
If you're coaching girls softball, I'm sure you're always searching for ways to motivate your softball players. With younger players, attention span can also be an issue.
Softball Drills – Overhead Wall Ball
This is one of our favorite softball drills. It is called: Overhead Wall Ball. This softball drill is used to teach how to catch a ball that goes overhead and past you. It can also be used by experienced players to perfect this skill.
Coaching Softball – Motivational Ideas
While coaching softball youth teams, occasionally you'll find your players are really flat or distracted after a busy school day. Recently, we were warming up, throwing & missed balls were rolling everywhere.
Drills for Girls Softball – Line Drives and Knockout
I have a couple of simple fun drills for girls softball for you to try with your team. My players really enjoy these and don't even realize the conditioning they are getting at the same time!
Youth Softball Drills – Bombs Away Catching Drill
These youth softball drills are good for T-Ballers or “Coach Pitch†aged children. At the age of 5-7, most kids do not have the hand/eye coordination to catch a softball when it’s a pop up or fly ball.
Softball Fielding Drills – Throw the Runner Out
One of our favorite softball fielding drills is trying to throw the runner out from the outfield.