Purpose: To improve a player's ability to run while wearing a glove. Thinking of ways to have fun during training is a good coaching softball tip

Procedure: One player is the caller, and the other players line up a particular distance away from the caller. The distance varies depending on the age of the players. Every player, except the caller, wears a  glove and holds a softball in it. The caller, facing away from the other players, shouts. "Green light." The other players run toward the caller before he turns around to look at them. The players must freeze in their positions when the caller turns to face them and calls out, "Red light." If the caller catches someone moving, that player must return to the starting line for the next round of calls. The object of this game is for everyone to move closer to the caller on each turn until one player is able to tag him.

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.