Statue Throwing Drill
Nothing wild here, but a slight take off on your "Show the Ball" drill that worked well with my team was incorporating it into a game of "Statue". Statue Throwing Drill When
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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
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
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 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
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 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
Coaching Softball – Parent Player Team Rules
For the players and team to achieve, the largest factor in softball (or any youth sport) is to have the support of the parents and buy-in of the players.
Good Coaching Tips for Softball – Importance of Glove Positioning
Here are a couple of my favorite coaching tips for softball that I have had to use to try to teach young players or beginners how to hold their glove
Softball Skills and Drills – Around the Horn Drill
Something that has got all my kids playing and practicing each position and understanding what each player does I simply call “around the horn”. I picked it up from
Softball Coaching Tips – Fear of the Ball & Frisbee Drill
These are softball coaching tips to use with your t-ball players. The first one helps address their fear of being hit by the ball. The Frisbee drill works
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
Coaching Fundamentals Softball – Center Field Drill & Ground Ball Fielding
These are two drills I use often at the end of practice. They emphasize coaching fundamentals of softball which are critical for success. My players enjoy these drills and
Indoor Softball Drills – Indoor Relay Race
To end our indoor practice we usually do some sort of relay that involves the indoor softball drills we have learned. We stress the importance of paying attention to the
Softball Fielding Drills – Infield Drill & Outfielder Drill
These are two of the softball fielding drills I love to do. The first drill is for infielders and focuses on proper position to field grounders. The second
Softball Coaching Tips – Zipper Drill & Coaching Tips
The two softball coaching tips I like to pass on to new coaches are these--a simple drill & tips. There is a drill that I've been using with the
Softball Teambuilding Drills – Decision Drill
This is one of our favorite softball teambuilding drills. The players love it and it puts them into actual game time decisions and plays. It encompasses both offensive and defensive
Softball Fielding Drills – The Cut Off Drill & Team Communication
This is one of the softball fielding drills that I do to get my players in shape as well as everyone to know where to go on cut offs and