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Softball Defensive Drills (Baseball too)
Jay Miller
Head Softball Coach Mississippi State University
This is a series of defensive warm-up drills that help develop and enforce fundamental skills, build competitiveness and sharpen your athletes' skills. This drill is great for softball and baseball!
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Softball Defensive Drills: Overview
Fundamental skills drills shouldn't be ignored and your team should "play catch" every single day.
Softball Drills: Circle Drill
The circle drill is a fun softball drill and your kids have 2 things to remember: who's throwing to them and who they throw it to.
Softball Drills: Four Corner Drill
Another great drill to start practice with and it's one of the only drills that lest your softball players catch, throw, run bases and tag a runner.
Softball Drills: Tent Drill and Synchronized Throws
Quickness is important, but accuracy makes this drill tough and is a great way to build a competitive spirit with your team.
Softball Drills: Relay Drill
Here's a drill to work on relay skills for your softball players.
Short Hop Drills
Practice fielding short hops on a regular basis. Work from the middle of the body to backhand to the forehand.
Infield Crossfire
Fielders are positioned in the field and you've got two hitters in this drill which results in a lot of options and rotations to cover many possible situations.
Infield Crossfire - Part 2
The Infield Crossfire drill has many rotations, and this segment covers more rotations on the same drill.
Softball Drills: The Warm-Up
Coach discusses practice organization for the warm-up in this softball video.
Coaching Softball: Defensive Strategy
If your softball team has a great offense and scores runs, you may win.