Softball Coaching Tips for Developing Essential Fundamental Skills During Preseason Practice A new Softball coach may get overwhelmed by the preseason or even underwhelmed. The overwhelmed coach may feel that there isn’t enough time to teach everything necessary...
Softball Coaching Tips for Practicing Rundowns The rundown is a very difficult play for a Softball team to master. It’s takes a lot of practice and team work for a team to become good at it. Let’s take a look at some tips and drills to practice rundowns....
Coaching Tips for the First Baseman I think sometimes the first base position at the younger levels can be under rated by some coaches. The first base position is sometimes seen as an easy position with little responsibility when in fact the opposite is true. To...
As with any position on the Softball field, there are certain things a player needs to do to put themselves in the best position to succeed. Catching a fly ball might seem like a fairly simple thing to do, but there is a lot that goes into putting your body in the...
Coaching Strategies for the Outfield #1 Standard Outfield Positioning Against right handed batters, the standard outfield positioning is commonly called “straight up” positioning. The entire outfield plays about mid-depth with the center fielder positioned...
Softball defensive strategy has more to it than where to position your infielders and outfielders. A coach knowing strategies for defensive situations is key to proper defense. Positioning fielders may be the difference between an out and a RBI triple. Defending a...
Players need to be aware of their responsibilities on every play and move on every play whether the ball is hit to them or not. Defensive Situational Responsibilities By Softball Positions Pitcher Catcher First baseman Second baseman Shortstop Third baseman...
Advanced Outfield Skills and Position Specific Skills Now that the outfield unit has been identified and players have been assigned specific outfield positions, players can practice more advanced skills and also basic position specific skills in the assigned...
Softball Coaching Tips for the Outfield When putting together a softball team, a mistake that novice and veteran coaches need to avoid is minimizing the importance of the outfield. This appears to be a problem that has existed for many years. Most have seen movies...
Once the infield unit has been identified and players have been assigned specific infield positions, players can practice more advanced skills. Important skills like tagging, covering bases and bunt coverage are often not covered in practices but are important for...
