Purpose:  To develop the ability to recognize different pitch locations. This may a good mental training drill as well.

Procedure: The Pitcher will pitch to catcher. Hitter will stand in the batter's box. Watch the ball leave the pitcher's hand. Determine the type of pitch, as well as the location, as quickly as possible. Use one-syllable verbal cues to save time. As the ball approaches, call out the pitch and location. For example, you might say "fast strike" to indicate that the pitch selection was a fastball and the location was in strike zone. Similarly, "drop ball, 1" suggests that the pitch was a drop ball out of the zone. Shout these verbal cues as soon as possible.

Purpose: To reward a good practice. It is important to add variety and fun drills when coaching softball.

Procedure: You will need cones, two softballs per player, a few tennis balls and gloves. Divide the team into two groups. Set up cones in a rectangular shape to resemble a small football field. Four players on each team move to separate ends of the field. Each team has two substitutes. This game is similar to touch or flag football, except played with a tennis ball instead of a football. There are no kickoffs or extra points in this game. The coach starts the game at the estimated 20-yard line. The defensive team holds two softballs each in their gloves. The offensive team members gloves are empty so they can catch the ball. When a player on the offensive team completes a pass with the tennis ball the defensive players try to tag him with their gloves. If one of the softballs falls out of the defensive player's glove during the tag, the play continues until another player can make, the tag. The coach can determine whether teams have three or four plays to make a touchdown. There are no first downs. When a team scores a touchdown, the other team begins with the ball at the estimated 20-yard line. The coach is the referee and should have a whistle.

Purpose: To Develop ball-handling skills and practice tagging runners. Several softball coaching tips suggest to incorporate fun during training.

Procedure: This drill will need one baseball and gloves for each player. Divide the team into two groups, line them up across from each other, and number the players in each group from one to six. The coach puts a ball between the lines and yells out a number. Both players with this number run toward the ball and try to grab it, or steal the bacon. When one of the players picks up the ball, the other tries to tag him with the glove. The player who picks up the ball tries to run back to the line without getting tagged. Award one team a point if its player gets back to the line without being tagged. Award the other team a point if its player makes the tag before the runner reaches the line. Players can also run with the ball in their bare hands when trying to make a tag.

Purpose:  To promote good overall mechanics and to generate accurate throws. This also helps with mental training by teaching players to concentrate on what they are doing.

Procedure: Players set up with their partner or a target and one softball. Start with a distance of about 40 feet. Start with your hands together and toes pointed at the target. Shut your eyes, take a positive step, and begin the throwing process. Follow through to complete the action. If players are throwing to a partner, stress that only the thrower will shut his eyes, not the receiver! Gradually increase the distance. As the player throws the ball, have them call out whether they think it was an accurate throw. They can simply yell "Yes" if it was on target, or "No" if it was not. This calling out helps players to get a feel for their throws. This drill can be incorporated with the other drills, but take note that it may impact the goal or objective of that drill.

Purpose: This softball drill i.e. Cutoffs can be a coach's biggest joy or most painful headache. How many times have you seen an overthrown cutoff to home plate with the hitter advancing to second base? It occurs more often than you think, even in the major leagues. This game teaches proper cutoff technique from the thrower and fielder. It's also a great throwing warm-up.

Purpose: To learn the proper way to call time-out during a game.

Procedure: Each player stands in the batter's box with a catcher. The coach is the umpire.Before the pitcher throws the ball, the player must call timeout.After everyone completes this half if the drill, the players move to second base. One at a timer they run and slide at third base.The placer calls time-cut after sliding.This drill is more important than you might think. Many young players are used to their backyard games and think that since they call time-out it is automatically given to them.Players must learn that when they are on the base they must ask for time from the umpire. They should not move until the umpire grants it.This fastpitch softball drill works best with a real umpire in uniform if you can find one willing to participate.
The umpire should occasionally rot grant the players a time-out. See how they react.

Purpose: During a softball pitching session, accomplish the many variations. First work on the proper techniques, then loosen the arm up, progress to long toss, and conclude with specialties.

Purpose: To improve the player's explose power off a base and work on the basics of base running.

Procedure: Drill has four lines of runners, with one line at each base. The lines consist of four or more runners. The first runner in each line explodes off the base for three to four steps, then jogs to the next base and goes to the end of the line at that base. The drill continues in this manner for a designated time period.

Purpose: To improve arm and shoulder strength for throwing and to have softball catchers practice throwing the ball overhand.

Procedure: The catchers kneel 30 feet apart on both knees. After throwing the ball back and forth for a certain time period, they move apart 10 more feet. The drill continues for as long as desired. Also, the catchers should focus on throwing the ball overhand.

Purpose: To work on your reaction time for softball pitching.

Procedure: This is a two-ball drill that includes your catcher and another person, a thrower, who stands next to the catcher. As you pitch, this thrower tosses a ball out to you before your pitch even gets to the catcher. You have to field this ball, which then becomes the next ball you pitch. The catcher hands the one you have pitched to the thrower.