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Softball Hitting Drills – Bouncing Ball drill

Purpose: To develop the hitter's ability to wait for a pitch and in effectiveness against an off-speed pitch.

Procedure:  Equipments needed crate of tennis balls, a bat. The player assumes a hitting stance. A feeder sits in a chair bent and throws a tennis ball toward the hitter. Upon its arrival in his hitting zone should hit the ball. The ball should be thrown so that it bounces before the hitter. The speed of the bounces should vary. The feeder should change his arm so that the hitter can't tell what type of pitch is coming. This softball hitting drill develops the hitter ability to be patient and keep the back leg.

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Softball Fielding Drills – Triangle Helping Drill

Purpose: To develop and sharpen the infielders technique of fielding the three most common types of ground balls hit toward his position.

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Softball Hitting Drills – Tee-Ball Drill

Purpose: To develop softball hitting technique and teach batters to keep their eyes on the ball when swinging

Procedure: A batting tee, a ball, a bat. There are hundreds of variations for softball hitting drills off of a batting tee. This is the procedure for the most basic drill. The player gets into his stance next to a batting tee located in front of a
fence, net, or tarp. The coach places a hardball or soft-covered ball on the batting tee. The player swings at the ball and returns to his stance. The coach puts another ball on the tee.

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Softball Throwing Drills – Rapid-Throw Drill

Purpose:To develop quickness and proper catching and throwing techniques.

Procedure: One softball for each pair of players, gloves. Divide the team into pairs. Kids in each pair should be of similar age and skill level. Each pair stands 25 to 30 feet apart, facing each other. For safety purposes, make sure there is at least seven feet between each pair.  On the "go" command, partners throw a ball back and forth as fast as they can while keeping their throws under control, After 10, 15, or 20 seconds, the coach yells, "Stop." The players keep track of the number of successful catches they make within the allotted time. Award 1O points for 10 successful catches. After each round, players can move back two or three steps. This game can be played up to any number of points.

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Softball Hitting Drills – Beach Ball Tee Ball

Purpose: To teach players how to hit off a batting tee.

Procedure: Batting tees,a bathroom plunger, a bat, beach balls. Place a batting tee at home plate. Stick a bathroom plunger into the tee with the rubber part facing up. Place a beach ball or a large lightweight ball on top of the plunger. The player stands next to the batting tee and hits the ball off the plunger with the bat. Each player can take three or four swings.Softball hitting is one of the hardest skills in sports to master; however this low-skill drill for very young softball players offers a guarantee of success.

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Fastpitch Softball Drills – Third-Base Drill

Purpose: To develop the softball throwing accuracy and strength to make the throw from third base to first base

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Face-To-Face Softball Drill

Purpose: To develop the basic mechanics for softball fielding a ground ball and following it with an accurate throw.

Procedure:
Equipments: One softball, gloves,  time 2 to 4 minutes.Divide the team into two groups.Line up each group in single-file lines 20 to 30 feet apart, facing each other.The first person in one line throws a grounder to the first person In the other line .After throwing the grounder, the player goes to the end of the line.The person who catches the ball throws a grounder back to the first person in the other line.

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Free Softball Drills – Target Drill

Purpose: To improve softball throwing accuracy for younger players.

Procedure: Equipment required soft-covered softballs, colored masking tape, access to a fence or a wall,  time taken 4 to 6 minutes, on a wall or fence mark off three or four squares with blue painter's tape, 15 inches by 8 inches. The squares should be about 4 to 6 feet apart from each other.Within the large blue squares mark off smaller squares with white tape.Mark a line on the ground in front of each square. The distance between the line and the box depends on the age and skill level of the players.Divide the team into as many groups as there are large squares or the fence or wall.Give each pla}'er 3 to 5 balls.The first player in each line throws the ball against the fence.Award one point for throwing the ball within the blue square and two points for hitting one of the smaller white squares.

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Outfield Drills for Softball – Catching Fly Balls at the Fence

Purpose: To learn to catch a fly ball on or near the home run fence when softball fielding.

Procedure: The outfielder begins in a ready position around 15-20 yards from the outfield fence. A coach or partner stands 20-30 feet in front of the player with a ball and throws the ball up and over the player's head. The fielder turns, puts her head down, and runs to the fence. She finds the fence with her throwing arm (by touching the fence) and stays sideways to be able to move quickly one way or the other, then turns to find the ball and makes the catch. Each fielder catches 5-10 balls.

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Softball Batting Drills – Snap Backs

Purpose: To develop quick hands, a small stride, and forearm and wrist strength for softball hitting.

Procedure: The partner stands six feet from the batter and tosses balls in rapid succession to the contact point of the strike zone. The hitter is standing up and drives one ball after another into a net by taking her swing and snapping the bat back to the starting position in preparation for the next toss.

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