softball

FIELDING: OVER-THE-HEAD DRILL Have the players line up and have one of them selected to field a ball hit over her head. Hit or throw the ball over her head and to the right or left. Make sure that she does not run with her glove up, but rather put the glove down and run to catch the ball and...

FIELDING: OUTFIELD FLY DRILL There is a drill I have been using for the past 3 years for outfielders. Place half the team in left field and the rest in center. The coaches hit a flyball in between the first two outfielders. They both go for the ball with one catching it and the other properly...

FIELDING: KNOCK OUT GAME When my team is stuck in the gym for a couple of days it's hard to keep up their interest. I do an X-out drill where the team is divided into two teams and stands on the corner of gym on opposing corners. Each coach stands on the opposite end at the corners and...

FIELDING: GROUNDER FLYBALL GROUNDER GAME My favorite drill is called grounder Flyball grounder. It goes like this: Line all of your players up at third base. Hit a hard grounder to the first person in line. As soon as they throw it in to the coach throw a high fly to first. Make the player...

FIELDING: FUNNEL DRILL This drill was one of the most helpful drills as a player, and now as an assistant coach. Players can do this drill after warming up their arms, with their partner. One player keeps their glove on, the other takes their glove off. The partner with the glove rolls them the...

Cross - Fire Drill Work on three skills and keeps 10 players busy. Hitting, Hands and Eyes Coordination. Fielding Technique, Throwing. Receiving Thrown ball. There is a hitter and catcher, and one or usually more fielders. I use 10 player when I do this drill. Place both hitters and Catchers...

Consistent Fielding work Most coaches have a universal solution to the problem of infielders committing fielding errors. The solution is quantity of repetition. The more an individual practices a physical skill the better chance one has of repeating the skill successfully in a ball game. This...

FIELDING: BAT AROUND THE HORN GAME My name is Gary Shepherd. I'm a high school coach at Fox, Oklahoma. I call this drill BAT AROUND THE HORN. It works on every aspect of the game--Hitting, Fielding, Throwing, Base Running and requires two teams of 5 players. (It can be played with 6 players or...

CATCHING: SIDE TO SIDE SPEED DRILL I have been a high school catcher for 3 years now. A very good drill we did to enhance speed and the ability to move from side to side quickly was to get behind the plate in full gear, and have the coach or pitcher throw or pitch balls to both sides of you...

There are lots of products available to choose from I guess everyone would agree a Tee would be on the list of training aids coaches use. What other products have you try that you really like and what training aid we’re a complete fail.

One simply tip that many potential recruit overlooked is your email address. You email address should be simple and easy to recognize. If your email address looks like spam you’ll be lucky if your Email ever seen, your email will end up in the spam or trash folder. For recruiting purposes get...

Offering individual softball lessons at Strikeforce in Hudson, Ohio. Played men's fastpitch for 25 years, coached girls softball travel teams for nine years, daughter scholarship softball player at D2 level, former high school baseball coach for ten years as well. Hitting, pitching, infield...

2020 Sheer Madness College Showcase USA National Qualifier June 19-21st 2020 Hosted in Elyria and North Ridgeville Ohio Age Divisions - 10u, 12u, 14u, 16u, 18u, 23u 10u, 12u, 14u, 16u, and 18u divisions will have 1 USA bid to the following sites for the 2020 season. 10u - Findlay, Ohio 12u -...

Former Buckeye All-American and current assistant coach Cammi Prantl will be running Mini clinics starting this week! We will have catching on Tuesdays, Hitting on Wednesdays, and Fielding (infield) on Thursdays. for more info or to sign up...

Bo Jackson's Elite Sports has partnered with Play It Again Sports in Hilliard for our first annual Bat Demo Day! Come and swing some of the newest and hottest brands of bats from Easton, Demarini, Louisville Slugger, Mizuno and Rawlings. This event is free to the public and will be on October...

Focus Fastpitch 16u is looking for another SS and an outfielder to fill up their roster. We have our own dedicated indoor practice facility. We play tournaments within a days drive of Ohio and focus on player development and visibility.

Tryout for Buckeye Heat ‘02 (18U) tomorrow Sunday, August 4th from 2:00-4:00 344 South Main Street, Utica, Ohio Please contact Chad Lees for more information: leeschad@yahoo.com or call/text 740-501-1339 https://www.facebook.com/buckeyeheat02 Buckeye Heat ‘02 did well the past season winning 2...

Cincy Slammers 10u roster is filling up nicely.. Join us this Saturday at tryouts. We are a second year 10u team looking for ‘09 girls (‘10’s will be considered) wanting to compete at a higher level. We are committed to the love of the game and building confident players. Interested? Fill out...

Cincy Slammers 10u roster is filling up nicely.. Join us this Saturday at tryouts. We are a second year 10u team looking for ‘09 girls (‘10’s will be considered) wanting to compete at a higher level. We are committed to the love of the game and building confident players. Interested? Fill out...

Cincy Slammers 10u roster is filling up nicely.. Join us this Saturday at tryouts. We are a second year 10u team looking for ‘09 girls (‘10’s will be considered) wanting to compete at a higher level. We are committed to the love of the game and building confident players. Interested? Fill out...