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Fastpitch Softball Drills - Pitcher Fiel...

softballdrills — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:52:50 +0100

Purpose: This fastpitch softball drill familiarize the pitcher with coming off the pitcher's mound after the windup to field a hunted or hit softball in front of the home-plate area

Procedure: Equipment required are A ball, a bat, gloves. Set up the drill with a pitcher, catcher, infielders, and bat¬ter .The pitcher throws the ball, and the batter bunts it toward third base. The pitcher fields the ball in what is scmetimes called "no man's land." Mo man's land is the area between the pitcher, the catcher, and the third baseman. Sometimes, when the ball is bunted into this area, it is too far from the catcher and third baseman for them to field it easily, so the pitcher has the best play.

Softball Bunting Drills – Bunt Drill Bat...

softballdrills — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:52:09 +0100

Purpose: To improve softball bunting technique.

Procedure: Equipments required are Three cones, batting helmets, gloves, balls, bats.Set up three cones on the third-base line about 10 feet from home plate. Place one cone on the line and the others two feet and four feet on the fair side of it. The coach pitches the ball. The batter squares to bunt, trying to bunt the ball between the two outside cones. Award one extra swing during regular batting practice if the batter bums the ball between the two outside cones. The batter earns two extra swings for knocking down the middle cone.

Softball Hitting Drills – Line Drive Dri...

softballdrills — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:48:51 +0100

Purpose: To improve the hitter's hand-eyes coordination

Procedure: Equipments required is a bat, a crate of softballs, a protective screen, and the location would be a batting cage, A feeder sits on a chair behind the screen in the batting cage and pitches to a batter. Strictly adhering the proper softball hitting technique, the batter should attempt to hit a line drive if the batter pops up or hits a ground ball (instead a line drive), the players switch roles.

Softball Hitting Drills – Fungo Drill

softballdrills — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:45:52 +0100

Purpose: To improve the hitter's bat control.

Procedure: Equipment required is a fungo bat, a crate of softball; the hitters should stand on the grass along the baseline near home plate. He should then toss the ball to himself and attempt to hit the ball to a designated infielder. This softball hitting drill is designed to improve the player's bat control by forcing him to hit line drives and ground balls to a specific location. If a fungo bats not available, the drill may be done with a regulation bat.

Softball Drills: Teamwork and Hard Work...

softballdrills — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:34:54 +0100

Softball drills are effective methods of extracting the skill of every softball player. When these drills are put into practice, the players will surely master all the skills in softball and that includes pitching, hitting, catching and running to bases.
However, in practicing these softball drills, there are two things that you have to put in mind. These two things will be very helpful in helping you and your teammates bring out the best in you, so you can effectively perform the skills needed in these drills and be able to showcase them in the real battlefield. These two things are teamwork and hard work.

Softball is a team game. With this, you can to be aware that every member of the team must work so they can make a score, run that score, and eventually win the game. As you practice your softball drills, it is very important that all of you work as a team. You can only effectively attain your goal if the whole team works as one.

Softball drills elicit your skills. This is where you hone every skill that you have to perform in the real ball game. If there is teamwork, all of you will work as one in your practice for these drills. As a result, it will be easier for you to attain your goal of making your performance award-winning. And by the time you play softball in the real battlefield, it will be easier for you to win your ball game because every one in the team is making every effort to bring out his best skill.

In addition, hard work is also one of the most important things in softball. As you are on your practice for your softball drills, it is very important that all players are making their best effort, working really hard to bring out their best in every skill that is used in all the drills provided. When every player is working real hard, keeping his head on the game, it will be easier for him as well as for his teammates to master the skills that the coach want to impart on them with the help of these softball drills and it will also be easier for them to bring out this skill in the real ball game. With this, hard work will really play a big role as these players are practicing these drills so they can also carry it out in their game.

Beyond doubt, softball drills will surely help all softball players to hone all the skills that they need in softball. But as these players are practicing these softball drills, teamwork and hard work will also play a vital role. Both of them will surely make a way in helping the players reach their goal of mastering the skills from these drills and in the long run be able to use it in their game. And with this, it is just safe to say, that in every softball matter, teamwork and hard work will surely work.

Why Do Players need to be Physically Fit...

softballdrills — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:46:26 +0100

Softball has a lot of similarity to any other sports that there. It is because just like the others, this sport also requires its players to be physically fit. Being physically fit is certainly important to any kinds of sport because players who are fit are definitely a lot stronger because they have this great energy.

As much as possible, players must be fit because this will not keep them from doing of all the important tasks that they need to do in the game. As we all know, there are a lot of comp0licated tasks that the players need to do in softball. And all of these tasks and skills that one must execute in softball need the strength that a physically fit body can give. Those who are already experts in softball can prove that it is not really easy to execute different softball skills if the body of the one who is executing it is not fit enough.

Succeeding in softball will be more possible if you are not only determined to learn all of the skills and the techniques. You don’t only need to prepare your mind here. It is also a must for you to prepare your body as well. You have to see to it that you are also physically ready in doing all of the things that must be done in softball.

Some of the skills that need the strength of your body are softball pitching, hitting, and running. These skills can be so tough if you if your body is not that ready to do all of them. You must keep in mind that if you are not able to execute all of these things properly because of your weight issues and problems then this can just serve as a hindrance for you to reach the top that you have been aiming to reach for a long time now. Don’t let your body ruin all of your plans and dreams.

You need to be physically fit when you are already on the stage of doing all the necessary softball drills. It is a common knowledge that there are some drills that are so hard to do especially if the player’s body is not fit.

The player must have this body that is fit for an athlete if he wants to perform well during the softball drills and the actual games. If you are not that fit right now then you must not worry a lot because you can still do something about it.

Doing some exercises and doing them regularly can help a lot to trim down your weight. Aside from that, you also need to eat the right foods such as fruits and vegetables. These are easier to digest and they don’t have any fats or cholesterol yet they can also give you this amazing strength especially when you are doing your softball drills. You will surely see that doing these things is effective and after a few months you will be fit. When you are already fit, you will be surprised on its effect on the way you play.

Softball Hitting Drills - Mini Heat Dril...

softballdrills — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:19:24 +0100

Purpose: This softball hitting drill is to develop the hitter’s bat speed

Procedure: Equipment required are a protective screen, a crate of whiffle golf balls; a wooden broom handle cut to the length of a bat and a batting cage. A feeder sits on a chair behind a protective screen. The hitter assumes a batting stance approximately fifteen feet away. The feeder throws pitches to each of the batter's three hit ting zones. The batter should attempt to hit the thrown ball. The hitter should quickly cock his wrists in order to make solid contact with the ball. The drill can be done with the hitter using a regulation bat against either a whiffle golf ball or a softball.

Softball Hitting Drills - Fence Drill

softballdrills — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:16:44 +0100

Purpose: To improve the Hitter's technique so that his front arm doesn't exit outward during the swing

Procedure: A player stands facing the fence. To measure the appropriate distance the fence, he touches the barrel of his bat to the fence and holds it parallel the ground with the knob of the bat touching his navel .The player should remember this distance from the fence and assume a hitting stance. He should move through five components of an effective hitting technique. If the player's bat hits the fence is extending his front arm which is a technique flaw. The player should continue softball hitting drill until he develops the proper technique of keeping his front elbow bent and hands Close to his body as he swings at an imaginary ball.

Softball Hitting Drills - Fence Drill

softballdrills — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:16:10 +0100

Why Batting Cages Play a Significant Rol...

softballdrills — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:55:28 +0100

Softball was invented and introduced to people a long time ago. From then on, this sport was already enjoyed and played by many. This is because from the very beginning, softball has already captured the interest of many. It seems to be a very unique and exciting sport and this made it different from the rest. Until now, many still opt to play this sport. As a matter of fact, ordinary people are not the only ones who are playing this; there are already thousands of professional players now all over the world who are playing this game.

This sport is said to be the favorite of people of all ages. From small children up to those who are already old still keep on playing this game. There are only few parents who do not dream that their child can be a professional softball player one day. Parents know that if they really want their child to be a professional player, they must already train them earlier. Training is absolutely important for a person or a kid to be good in this sport. There is a need for an aspiring player to learn different kinds of skills in softball and one among these skills is softball hitting.

Undoubtedly, softball hitting is the most significant skill in softball. No matter how complicated it is, all the players have no choice but to learn it because regardless of your position in the team there will come a time that you will experience to become a hitter. So if you are one of those who are really aiming to become a successful softball player then you must master the skill of hitting.

There are only few people who are born to be good in this skill. Not all of us are born with this kind of skill. Yet, even if you are not born with it, you can still achieve it if you will just dedicate some of your time practicing it. With months or years of hard work and training, for sure there is a possibility that you can already master this skill. What I am trying to say here is, if you really like to be good at this, you must act and do something about it.

It will not be enough if you will just go and memorize all the rules and the techniques because there is also a need for you to know how to utilize all of this. If you want to be excellent in softball hitting then you must try using the batting cages.

Batting cages is a place wherein you can practice the way you hit. This can help you a lot because you can execute here all the things that you know about hitting. If your team does not have a private batting cage then you can just rent one because there are a lot of batting cages out there that can be rented. You will just pay according to the number of hours that you used the batting cage. Those excellent batters that you are seeing right now have spent a lot of their time in batting cages. If you are determined to become a great hitter then start it by practicing on batting cages.

Softball Hitting Drills - Color Coded Hi...

softballdrills — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:13:02 +0100

Purpose: Improve hand-eye coordination and quicken reaction time in order to consistently hit a variety of pitches.

Procedure: Equipments that are required are Bats, softballs, pitching machine and L-screen, white and yellow dimpled balls and white, yellow and red tennis balls. As a warm up a pitcher flips a ball from each hand at the same time and instructs the batter to hit one of the two balls. For example, "High" for the high pitches, or Low for the low pitch. Another option is to use two different colored balls with the batter instructed to hit one or the other. Advanced hitters can hit at balls numbered from 1 to 3 with the goal of calling out the number on the ball before contact. For the main drill, gather up three different colored tennis balls: white, yellow and red. Set up a close range batting practice session or short toss drill from behind a screen. The batter should practice a different hit according to the color of the ball White means bunt (e.g. safe color). Yellow means curveball (e.g. caution), so the hitter should try and stay back and hit the ball the other way. Red means fastball (e.g. dead red) so sit back and rip! For further practice, perform a http://www.softballperformance.com/softball-drills/category/hitting/" target="_blank">softball hitting drill with the pitching machine using white and yellow dimpled balls. Try hitting the white one and bunting the yellow, Or hit-and-run the white, and hit to the right side for the yellow. But stress the importance of picking the ball up as early as possible. These exercises work on improving hand-eye coordination through concentration from release to contact and the actual grip of the ball at the pitcher's "L" focus upon release. Remember: Hitters shouldn't guess. These drills develop instinct and train the hands to react quickly and efficiently.

Fun Softball drills - Kick Softball

softballdrills — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:10:27 +0100

Purpose: Teach toddlers about positioning, backing up, and some basic rules of the game.

Procedure: This drill is for the age group of 6-8 equipment required is Bases and Soccer ball. Make a softball hitting and fielding team. Draw a three-foot square in the dirt around home plate. A strike is a ball which rolls over this area, and a ball is for anything outside. Have the pitcher roll the ball to the batter at moderate speed. After a fair ball kick, the batter runs to first base. No leading or base stealing. You can also try kicking a stationary ball.

Softball Practice Drills - Relay Handoff

softballdrills — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:28:36 +0100

Purpose: To teach the importance of squeezing the softball in the glove while running.

Procedure: In this softball practice drill we need one ball for each line of players,gloves. Divide the team into two (or more) even lines. The first player in each line holds one or two softballs in the glove. On the "go" command the first player in each line runs to a designated area, turns around, and runs backs to his line. After running the course the player hands the softball to the next person in line.Each person gets a chance to run with the softball. The first team to finish with the softball securely maintained in the last runner's glove wins the race. Squeezing the ball in their gloves ensures that player don't drop the ball in an intense game situation such as a rundown. Coaches may try two softballs per line, instead of just one, to speed up the drill. Runners must hand, not throw, the ball to the next person in line. Players can also run with the ball in their bare hands.

Fastpitch Softball Drills - Softball Tag

softballdrills — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:26:58 +0100

Purpose:To develop proper glove technique for squeezing? the ball when running to tag an opposing base runner.

Procedure:In this fastpitch softball drills there has to be one or two softballs in each player's glove, cones or other props to designate the playing field. Mark off the playing area on the softball diamond. Choose one player to be "it."On the "go" command the player who is it tries to tag the other players within the confined area without dropping the ball or balls from the glove. A tagged player must sit down. As more and more players are tagged cut, the coach moves the cones in to reduce the size of the playing field and to keep the pace of the game quick. Players should keep their heads up looking at the player
they're chasing and their gloves squeezed tightly as they run with the softball.

Tips that You Must keep in Mind in Softb...

softballdrills — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:03:57 +0100

Softball hitting is the most difficult skill in softball and it will be more difficult if the hitter is facing a great pitcher. There are a lot of things that a hitter needs to learn and remember in order to play well. The difficulty of hitting will be lessened if the hitter will follow some practices and instructions which can help a lot to make the task of hitting easier. Practices will certainly help a hitter like you because this will enable you to be stronger and this could only mean one thing, you will have a bigger chance to get a lot of hits.

There are some certain tips in softball hitting that you must always remember and you must incorporate them while you are practicing or if you are already in the actual game. If you can remember and utilize all of these tips then for sure no matter how great the pitcher is, you will still be able to hit the ball.

As a hitter, you must not have stiff wrists because having this will affect the way you hit. You will surely have trouble in rolling your wrist as you hit. The best thing that you can do here is to practice holding the bat properly during practice. If you are right-handed then you must try to place the barrel of the bat on the ground and rest its handle across the middle knuckle of your left hand. Then put your right hand in the same position. If you do this, the bat will just barely touch your palm.

You must also make sure that you have this power. You must have power in a way that you have the speed and the energy when you swing. Not having the needed speed and energy when you swing will greatly affect your hit. So you must make sure that your hands and arms are strong enough.

When you are already in the actual game or you are doing your training, see to it that each swing count. Don’t just swing because that is what you are supposed to do. You must swing and at the same time make sure that you will hit the ball.

As a hitter, it is very important that you should also focus on the pitcher and the ball that he is going to release. If you will not do this then you will surely have a hard time in hitting the ball. You must not let yourself to be destructed because this will just ruin you. See to it that you are seeing the ball clearly so that you will be able to hit it easily.

Aside from what is stated above, there are still countless of tips that you must remember in softball hitting. But then as they say, it will not be enough to just remember them. You must also know how to utilize them. Don’t take tips for granted because they can certainly help you in a lot of ways.