Hitting Drills for Different Hitting Styles: Part 1
Hitting Drills for Different Hitting Styles: Part 1 Each athlete is going to have a different swing style, and there are certain hitting drills that can be used with these different
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Striding For Power – The Cat Osterman Drill
Once you've got a good handle on the fundamentals of the pitch, the L position for example, you're going to want to start working on improving speed and power. And
Softball Defensive Drills – How to Make the Tag
Position at 3rd base is extremely valuable in baseball - that's why your going to want to have one of your best infielders on that base. And one of the things
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
Softball Conditioning – Box Plyometric Drills
One of the biggest obstacles when it comes to strength and endurance training is equipment. Whether it’s a lack of familiarity with the equipment that makes your athletes wary of
Softball Pitching Drills – Getting the Grip Right
Before teaching your players a huge variety of softball pitches, you’ll want to start at the fundamentals. The first thing I always go over with my new pitchers, and even my
Softball Pitching Drills – Learning From End to Beginning
One of the biggest mistakes you can make as a coach is to throw your pitchers right into the fire. While you may find out who has the best natural
Barney Bop Softball Throwing Drill
There is a time to have some fun and still learn or polish some skills. I like to use the end of practice for a fun game that can create
Fun Softball Drills – Softball Sliding Drill
This drill is a favorite with all my players every year. This drill teaches the runners to keep their hands up to prevent broken fingers, etc. when sliding to a
Softball Skills and Drills – 3,2,1 Run
Softball is not all total concentration or a constant onslaught of drills, drills and more drills. There is a time to have some fun and still learn or polish some
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,
End of Softball Practice Game Drill
I play a short game for the last hour of practice with my coach pitch team.--5 on 5 or 6 on 6 or whatever works for the situation and team
Fun Softball Drill – Outfield Throwing Competition
It is hard to keep a bunch of 13 yr olds on the same track during a travel season when their minds are traveling more than their bodies. This little
Good Coaching Tips for Softball – Ping Pong Paddles, Basketballs and Pinto Beans
If you're coaching softball you are always looking for tips to make your practices fun and fresh. These are some easy and fun drills to try using balls other than
Softball Skills & Drills – 2-1 Drill
Here is one of my teams favorite drills. It is one that the kids really get into. We call it: 2-1. It enforces skills of fundamental defense, pitchers throwing
Softball Hitting Drills – Beach Ball Hitting Drill
I’ve come up with a pretty cool and really fun hitting drill for the kids. It goes along the same theme as your tee drill hitting square targets on
Youth Girls Softball – Learn the Bases & Nerf Ball Drill
I have a hard time getting my little ones to run the bases correctly. This seems like something elementary and every softball player should know but it was really
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