Softball Throwing Drills – Sprint Relay

Purpose: This drill is to condition and practice the relay pivot and to practice throwing a softball for long and short throws.

Procedure: This drill used 5-6 players. Two players start on one end of the drill, two players start on the other end (about 80 feet apart), and one player starts in the center. The ball starts with F1 and each player makes a throw and follows her throw to the next position. The thow pattern is short, short, long. For expample, F1 throws short to F2 and takes her place in the center of the drill. In the meantime, F4 steps up and takes F1's place. F2 throws short to F3 and takes F5'S place. F3 throws long to F4 and takes her place, then F5 steps up to take F3's place. The drill starts again. Just remember that the players have to follows their throws and sprint to the next spots.