Skill Practice: Divide the gym in half and use half for bunting and slapping practice and the other half for fielding practice. Side A-Outfielders and Pitchers Practice Bunting…
Assess Your Players’ Beliefs and Mental Skills
Testing facilitates learning. This brief questionnaire is written for players. It is designed to increase their awareness and motivate them to take action based…
What are your Coaching Resolutions?
Everyone loves a fresh start. There is something about Jan. 1 and a new year that brings a “clean slate” feeling. Truthfully, this is my youngest sister’s favorite…
Hitting – Two Tee Drill – Ehren Earleywine – Univ. of Missouri
Watch as Coach Ehren Earleywine explains and a hitter demonstrates this Two Tee Drill.
There’s No Substitute For Accuracy With Subs
Making substitutions and changing the lineup during a game are frequent occurrences. They may involve a straightforward change, such as a pinch…
Pitching – Rollover Drop with Randy Simkins – Utah Tech Univ.
Watch as Coach Randy Simkins explains and a pitcher demonstrates the proper grip and mechanics of the rollover drop.
Soft Slap – Bottom Hand Freeze Drill – Yvette Healy – Univ. of WI
Watch as Coach Yvette Healy explains and players demonstrate this Soft Slap – Bottom Hand Freeze Drill.
Baserunning – Three Step Lead – Rick Fremin – Southeastern Louisiana Univ.
Watch as Coach Rick Fremin explains and base runners demonstrate a three step lead.
Windmill Pitching: Drive Phase with Chanda Bell
Watch as Coach Chanda Bell explains and a pitcher demonstrates this drive phase drill using a foot box.
Coach Communication Guidelines Self-Assessment
1. Messages should be direct. Coaches who are weak on this quality avoid straightforward, direct communication. Their athletes may not know where they stand. These coaches…
Defense – Infield Triangle Flip Drill – Christina Sutcliffe – Northern IL Univ.
Watch as Coach Christina Sutcliffe explains and players demonstrate this Triangle Flip Drill.
One Arm, One Knee Tee Hitting Drill with Randy Simkins – Utah Tech Univ.
Watch as Coach Randy Simkins explains and a hitter demonstrates this One Arm, One Knee Tee Isolation Drill.
3 Steps to the Running Slap
Every softball coach wants great pitching, but once you’ve played against a team with great speed, you suddenly realize how difficult playing solid defense can be…
A Sure-Fire Drill to Get Better Fielding Pitchers
You’ve hit your pitcher groundball after groundball, and she still remains the weak-link in your defense. If that sounds too familiar, then here’s the drill…
Baserunning – Regular Sliding Drill – Rick Fremin – Southeastern Louisiana Univ.
Watch as Coach Rick Fremin explains and base runners demonstrate this regular sliding technique.
Hitting – Inside Ball Tee Drill – Craig Nicholson
Watch as Coach Craig Nicholson explains and a hitter demonstrates this Inside Ball Tee Drill.
Pitchers – Fielding Drills – Lonni Alameda – Florida State Univ.
Watch as Coach Lonni Alameda explains and pitchers demonstrate these fielding drills.
Cultivate a ‘WOW’ Factor With Your Pitchers
Have you ever watched a pitcher and your first thought was, “Wow, that kid can pitch?” I love when I see that. I am not as happy when we are about to play that pitcher, but none the less I love to…
Pitching – Loading Drills with Myndie Berka – BreakThrew Fastpitch
Watch as Coach Myndie Berka explains and pitchers demonstrate these loading drills.
Hitting – Rapid Fire Drill – George Wares – Central College
Watch as Assistant Coach Alicia O’Brien explains and a player demonstrates the Rapid Fire Drill.
4 Steps to Improve Fastpitch Softball Pitchers Durability
The best fastpitch softball pitchers know what it takes to lead their teams to the post-season. In fact, the best pitchers plan ahead to get there. Here are four pre-season habits…
Hitting – Hitting Spots Drill – Challenge U Softball
Watch as Challenge U. Softball Coaches explain and demonstrate this hitting spots drill.
Indoor Skill Practice
Skill Practice: Divide the gym in half and use half for bunting and slapping practice and the other half for fielding practice. Side A – Outfielders and…
Hitting – Airplane Drill – Margie Knight – Salisbury State University
Watch as Coach Margie Knight explains and a batter demonstrates this Airplane Drill Hitting Drill.
Everyday Infield Drills – Challenge U. Softball
Watch as Challenge U. Softball Coaches explain and demonstrate these Everyday Infield Partner Drills.
5 Steps to Improve Your Pitcher’s Control
Softball has gotten much better over the years with college softball more popular than ever, but pitching is starting to fall behind the hitters. Here are 5 things that will help your pitchers improve their…
Things to Consider When Setting Team Rules
Most coaches set team rules or expectations. These can help to provide a clear sense of your program’s values and acceptable/unacceptable conduct. Sometimes, they can be an insurance policy for a coach – a tangible document that you can point…
Infielders – Proper Fielding Technique – Corey Myers – Auburn Univ.
Watch as Coach Corey Myers explains and demonstrates proper fielding technique for infielders.
Hitting – Bucket Drill – Christina Sutcliffe – Northern IL Univ.
Watch as Coach Christina Sutcliffe explains and a batter demonstrates this Bucket Hitting Drill.
Ingredients for Motivating Players in Practice
The following are the ingredients for motivating practice perfect softball: Emphasize the fundamentals of the game. Emphasize the execution of each of those fundamentals. Emphasize the feeling of the game, not just going…