Big League Baserunning

Purpose Practice basic baserunning, stealing, tag-ups and other baserunning strategies Set Up Players line up along the backstop behind home plate. The first player in line steps into the batters box Instructions On

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

Scrimmage Game Drill and The Diamond Drill

These are a couple of my favorite softball practice drills that I use regularly. The first one is a scrimmage game that we play the day before we have

End of Practice Sprint Drill – 3 Fold Baserunning Drill

Our favorite end of practice drill is to have girls sprint to 1st and run through the base, turn and jog to 2nd, then once hitting second, sprint to 3rd,

Softball Skills and Drills – Four Corners Drill and Fielding Drill

With softball season starting, here are a couple of fun drills that will jump start your team. They are fast-paced including baserunning and fielding--skills you want your players to

Softball Drills for Girls – Softball Duck, Duck, Goose

This year one of my drills was actually a drill I call Duck Duck Goose. It is the same game as Duck Duck Goose except the circle is the ENTIRE

Softball Practice Drills – End of Practice Fun & Baserunning

One of my goals as a coach is to make sure I use fun softball practice drills. I always end a practice with a 15 minute fun game for

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

Coaching Fundamentals Softball – Baserunning Drill

Here is a baserunning drill I created for my 8U girls team. It is designed for younger players to help reinforce the concept of running through first base (and

Girls Softball Drills – Runner Bucket Ball

One of the ever popular girls softball drills, the bucket drill, can be taken to another level when you make this change. The addition of runners to the bucket drill

Softball Practice Drills for Girls – Water Balloons, Cardboard Slide & competition

If you're like most coaches, you're always on the lookout for softball practice drills for girls that are effective, fun, and grab the attention of your players. Try these

Effective Softball Practice – Baserunning Game Drill

I find these two drills offer an effective softball practice that your players will have fun with as well. Adding the element of competition always enhances your players investment

Softball Training Drills – Base Running Tips

Here are some softball training drills that we use to teach our batters to take extra bases (and to also teach our outfielders to hit the cut-off man and to make sure we have all the bases covered).