Softball Drills - Quick Drills to Get Players Fired Up

Some primary softball drills have been nearby since the beginning of the sport for a good reason: they get the job done. These drills are easy and easy to explain, and they get players in shape and fired up for the game.

Softball Drills - Quick Drills to Get Players Fired Up

Hitting Drills

• 3-Player Bunt: This softball drill requires two players to pitch and one to bat. The pitchers alternate pitching and the batter bunts back to the one who pitched.
• Broomstick Hitting Drill: Hit whiffle balls with a broomstick to work on batting technique. First use the right hand, then the left hand, and then both hands.
• Hitting engine Drill: Fill the hitting engine with three separate colored balls. Have the players bunt on clear colors, take clear colors, and hit away on other colors.

Running Drills

• Base Running Drill: This drill helps increase stamina and base running technique. Have the whole team run the bases 10 times, but pace it so that they jog the evens and sprint the odds.
• Indian Relay Drill: The team runs laps in a particular file line, and the player in front holds a ball. When the first player is ready she tossed the ball up in the air and runs to the back of the line. The second girl now leads the line and carries the ball until she is ready to move to the back, at which point she tosses the ball up for the next player.
• Base Stealing Drill: Players form a line facing the coach. At the coach's signal, they lead off the imaginary base. If the coach signals to return to the base, all players dive back to the imaginary base. If the coach signals to continue, all players spring to a designated area.

Fielding Drills

• Rapid Fire Drill: For this softball drill, a coach or player fast bats to discrete positions on the field, and the fielders throw to designated areas. This drill has a lot going on at once, but it is good custom for focusing on fieldwork.
• 3-Second Drill: This drill helps infielders fast locate the ball and throw it where it needs to go. One player stands behind the fielder and moderately tosses a ball at her feet. The baseman locates the ball and has three seconds to get it in a teammate's glove across the infield.
• 3-Player Pivot Relays: Divide the team up into groups of three and have them form lines spread out across the outfield. Race to see who can unblemished the following drills, using the catch, pivot, throw method:

· Throw down the line and back, 1-2-3-2-1

· Throw down the line three times and back

· Make them think using the 1-3-2-3-1-2-3-1 pattern

Softball Drills - Quick Drills to Get Players Fired Up