Drills for Softball – Drop-Step Reaction

Purpose: Drill that teaches how to catch a softball by having players learn to react and drop step to the appropriate side.

Procedure: The coach faces players, who are in a staggered position in three or four lines. The coach points direction with a ball. Players react with a drop step in that direction. They return to ready position and repeat. When the drop step becomes automatic, add the turn with inside and outside rolls. Then add easy tosses.