Softball Coaching Tips – Bunting & Fielding
These softball coaching tips came from watching many other teams. I have become a believer in these simple "get ready tips".
Softball Drills – Relay Drill & Fielding Drill
These softball drills are a couple of the tried and true ones. They have been around a long time because they WORK. Give them a try!
Softball Skills and Drills – Pull the Trigger
This is a softball skills and drills game that our team plays at the end of softball practice. It allows us to apply the fielding and hitting skills that we worked on during the earlier part of practice in a more practical game type situation.
Softball Practice Plans – Pre Practice Warm Ups
This is a tip I have used for softball practice plans for years. One of the things that works for me is this. At every practice I have one player lead a series of stretches prior to the starting our softball drills.
Youth Softball – What Base is Next?
While coaching youth softball, I found that my younger softball players, 4 & 5 year olds especially, had some trouble with the bases and knowing where to go. You need to go to the fundamentals before you start your basic softball drills!
Softball Fielding Drills – Confidence Builder
I am involved with two softball teams at the 8U and 10U levels. I have found that the confidence in the glove work at this age is hard to get the girls to achieve so I came up with these softball fielding drills by accident.
Free Softball Coaching Drills – Fielding, Throwing and Hitting Tips
If you're looking for some new ideas for softball practice, try these free softball coaching drills below. They work on several areas that you want your players to improve and they have fun at the same time.
Softball Hitting Drills – Lightning Round and Blackeyed Pea Drill
These softball hitting drills are some of my favorite to use when working with younger softball players. Each of these softball drills are fast-paced, fun and quickly improve your players hitting skills.
Fun Softball Team Drills – Fun and Easy Drill
These fun softball team drills will help to teach rounding 1st, and possibly, sliding, if it is a close play at second. It also helps with fielding skills.
Softball Defense Drills – Reaction Time and Glove Handling
Try these softball defense drills with your team. They are designed to improve reaction time and glove handling. You will see your teams’ softball defense improve immediately.
Softball Practice Drills – Game Simulation Drill
This is one of the softball practice drills that works as a conditioning drill as well as honing your players' softball skills. This softball drill is really fast and gives the girls an opportunity to move like they would in a game situation.
Softball Coaching Techniques – Bullseye Target
We had been having difficulty getting the girls to throw hard to first base. I'm not sure how or where I came up with these softball coaching techniques to improve my players throwing skills but I decided to track down an archery target with a colored bullseye.
Drills for Girls Softball – Basketballs & Golf Balls
These drills for girls softball are ones I used with my U18 softball team. I try to make softball practice fun while improving softball skills at the same time.
Softball Hitting Drills – Multiple Ball Toss
One of the softball hitting drills that my team likes is the multiple ball toss.
Youth Softball Drills – 4 vs 4 vs 4 Scrimmage
One of the youth softball drills that I use with my 12 person 9 & 10 year old softball team is to conduct a scrimmage using the format of 4 vs 4 vs 4. This works well because I can field an entire infield and a couple of outfielders.
Softball Drills and Coaching Tips – Pickle Drill & Team Building
Here are some of my favorite softball drills and coaching tips. The drill is a classic and all players can learn from it. The coaching tips are essential to building mutual respect and understanding of the team and the individual players.
Fastpitch Softball Batting Drills
As most softball coaches, we always start out the year with basics. Here is one of the softball batting drills I have done in the past and it's is very simple.
Girls Softball Drills – Players as Base Coaches
This is one of my favorite girls softball drills that works on a couple of things at the same time...we all like those!! I use this mostly for when I need my players to coach first base. I do this while working with middle school girls (so coaching bases is new to them).