Practice Drills for Girls Softball - Tag Out

Purpose: This drill is meant to improve your team's fastpitch softball defense by tagging out baserunners.

Procedure: Play on a field appropriate for the age group, with players at second base, third base, shortstop, and right field for the defensive team. A runner is on second base, and another runner wait in foul territory to alternate with that runner (each running every other play), making up the offensive team. Each play starts with the runner on second. A coach alternates hits between fly balls to the right fielder and grounds balls to second base and shortstop (no hits to third, as the runner wouldn't attempt to advance in such a situation). The runner attempts to advance to third on all hits - she tags up on the fly ball and runs on contact for the ground balls. The defense tries to get the runner out at third base. Award one point to the defense if the runner is tagged out. After six play, rotate the two baserunners with the two defenders.