Drills to Catch a Softball - Explode Through the Ball

Purpose: A drill for fastpitch softball defense that lets them practice reaching and running through every ball.

Procedure: Fielders form a line about 10 feet from the tosser. One at a time they run laterally as the tosser tosses the ball low and in front of them so that they have to reach. Each player focuses on exploding through the ball as she catches it. The fielder must not stop and reach because doing so would limit her range. Each player returns the ball with a toss, waits, and forms a line that reverses the direction.