I have been receiving many requests for softball infield drills. This is a drill I use called Cross Fire. It is an excellent drill for youth teams and adding the competition element makes it a real hit. Give it a try!
I use "Follow the Ball" at the beginning of softball practices right after our stretching and loosing up of the arms. This is one of our favorite softball warm-up drills.
We do two softball fielding drills--One from 2nd base and one from short. This is a good drill to work on and locate the best low glove players.
This simple softball drill provides the players some infield practice, fly ball practice, relay practice, throwing practice and leadership practice for your catcher. Try these softball practice ideas and see immediate results.
This is not so much a softball drill but rather youth softball coaching tips I tried with our 8U team. After several games my softball team was just standing around and not being very aggressive. So one softball practice I brought a kickball and said we are not practicing today we are going to play kickball.
While coaching high school softball, we would always complete a defensive softball drill called "21" the day before each game. It is a very simple concept in which you place the starting line-up on the field to begin the first inning.
If you're coaching softball I'm sure you are searching for new ideas to keep your softball practices fun. One of the softball drills I have introduced to my team is the Circle Drill.
I see young players often freeze during a softball game when they field a ball. I use these beginning softball drills to get them used to fielding, and throwing to first as their immediate reaction.
Give this old school softball drill a try with your team. Use a "Rope Ball" or "Frozen Rope" to help your players' hitting, especially their timing. My players' hitting improved so dramatically, that I recommend these softball batting drills to everyone.
This is a softball sliding drill that can be added to the other "feels like" softball mechanics, but seems to be somewhat more simple to do on the floor of a gym. It provides the feeling of what sliding feels like for those that are fearful of it in the first place.
When weather is interrupting your softball practices, you have to be very creative with your practices and try to develop fun, challenging things to do inside. This is one of the softball coaching aids I like.
Here is one of my favorite basic softball drills. I like to use this softball drill to work on the short underhand toss.
Here is one tip for softball practice that works well with my softball team and keeps them having fun and interested. Sometimes at the end of a training session I have them play a game of yard ball between themselves.
As a softball coach for many years, I've collected hundreds of softball coaching tips to use with my teams. Here are a couple of those tips that I use often. They are easy to implement, effective and economical. Give them a try and get ready for your players to ask to do these over and over again!
If you're coaching girls softball, try this softball drill I call "Find the Ball". This drill promotes communication skills, footwork, fielding and catching the ball.
A fellow softball coach showed me these girls softball drills on teaching girls to bunt and to work on bunts with a large number of girls in a short amount of time.
Softball coaching requires the ability to teach mental focus and concentration as well as teaching the physical skills of playing softball.
One of the softball throwing drills I use with my team is called the overthrow drill. The idea of the drill is to work on players positioning themselves in case of a bad throw or overthrow.