Youth Softball Drills – Hitting Drill

This drill for softball hitting requires the coach to divide the team into groups of five, and start the drill with one player as the batter and the other four in a line about 40 feet away, standing about 15 to 20 feet apart. One at a time, in order, the fielders pitch a ball to the hitter, who takes a swing and attempts to hit a ground ball back to the fielders. If a fielder stops a ground ball or the batter hits a fly ball or line drive or misses the ball, the batter gets one out. If the fielders miss a ground ball, the next player in line pitches another ball to the hitter. The hitter gets three outs, and then she goes to the end of the line, and the first player in line becomes the hitter. Play until each fielder gets to hit at least once.