Softball Drills and Skills Videos

The video is about drills used by LSU softball catchers that can be helpful for all catchers, including youth catchers. The drills focus on receiving low pitches, which is one of the hardest pitches to catch successfully. The first drill involves the catcher starting with the glove on the ground and working up into the catch. The goal is to catch everything back towards the strike zone, and the emphasis is on working under the ball and catching it as it is worked back up into the strike zone. Another way catchers are doing this is by starting with a [More]

In this video, the instructor demonstrates a bunting drill for softball players. The instructor first discusses the proper way to hold the bat, with the thumb and index finger behind the bat, and the top hand strong and controlling the barrel. The goal is to hit the ball on the end of the barrel, which is the dead spot, and make contact on top of the ball so that it drops straight down. The instructor emphasizes that when squaring up, players should have their legs nice and bent, and strong, with the barrel a little bit higher than the hands. [More]

When your team is focusing on softball hitting, you want to do your best to have as many players hitting at one time. The above video addresses this topic. This video first shows an example of a typical boring practice. For the first twenty seconds, you’ll just observe…does it looks like your type of practice? Instead of having twelve girls standing around, only one girl hitting, and the coach trying to pitch at the speed the hitters are used to, amp up your practice to allow all of your players participate in various drills. After watching a boring practice, you’ll [More]

This video explains how to break in a new glove using glove oils or cream, a ball, glove bands and a mallet.

This video is a coaching session on sprinting technique. The coach is instructing the athletes on the proper form and strategy for the start of a sprint. He emphasizes the importance of the first ten steps, which he calls the “dig phase.” He advises the athletes to keep their heads down and stay low to the ground during this phase, and to focus on driving their knees and arms aggressively. He also stresses the importance of being confident and not hesitant during the start, as this is crucial for achieving a faster time. The coach emphasizes that lazy starts and [More]

This is a video of a coaching session with Mike Candrea, the head softball coach of the women’s Olympic softball team, on the topic of baserunning. Candrea starts by stating that there are two keys to a good offensive player – the ability to swing the bat and the ability to run the bases. He emphasizes that being smart and knowing how to run bases properly is just as important as being quick. Candrea then proceeds to discuss baserunning techniques, beginning at home plate, and moving on to each base, including the different leads and responsibilities at each base. When [More]

Detailed instruction on how to grip the softball, mechanics of the arm circle for outfielders, infielders and catchers and wrist snap.

Work on defensive fundamentals indoors. Excellent communication drill to help get your players talking.

Nice collection of drills for hitting indoors. One hand drills works each hand separately using a hitting stick and small wiffle balls. My personal favorite is the hitting a wiffle ball on a wiffle ball drill. Make sure to have appropriate size bats available for smaller girls.

Nice breakdown of “old-fashioned” pepper drill. Teaches batter to look the ball in and allows defensive players lots of fielding opportunities. This is a good drill for pre-game also.

The toe touch position is one of the most important to look at in hitting. All great hitters get to the toe touch position differently. Toe touch is important because it is the last position we are in before swinging. This video recaps what happens at toe touch from the ground all the way up to the arms and hands.

The video provides a basic guide for beginners and coaches on fielding and throwing techniques for fast pitch and slow pitch softball. The video is helpful for those who want to build a foundation for improved softball mechanics in the infield. The video begins with a brief introduction explaining that there are time stamps available in the video description to help viewers jump to specific sections they need. The video goes on to explain fielding positions, where the player’s feet should be shoulder-width apart, and their chest should be up. The glove should be out in front, the butt back, [More]