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      Skills & Drills

      Softball:Softball Hitting Skills, Drills & Tips


      • Bounce Throw Competition

        Objective: Work on getting your outfielders to throw the…

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      • Relay Competition

        Objective: Work on hitting the cut off properly while making…

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      • Power Hand Drill

        A hitter's power comes from the bottom or pull hand.…

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      • Fixing an Incorrect Stride

        A common mistake that hitters make is striding out or back…

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      • Fixing an Incorrect Stride

        A common mistake that hitters make is striding out or back…

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      • Getting Loose At the Plate

        Ryan Howard explains why they ket to getting loose at the…

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      • Hitting the Inside Pitch

        Ryan Howard isn't afraid of the inside pitch, and you…

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      • The Rise Ball

        In this youth softball drill, Olympic gold medalist and…

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      • Establishing a Routine Between Pitches

        Patience at the plate is all about finding a routine in…

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      • Handling Pressure

        No matter how big the game or how bright the spotlight,…

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      • Fixing the Overstride

        With some PVC piping or any long stick, you can help correct…

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      • Fixing the Overstride

        With some PVC piping or any long stick, you can help correct…

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      • Hip Isolation

        This drill is designed to help hitters learn to use the…

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      • Hip Isolation

        This drill is designed to help hitters learn to use the…

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      • Rising Lid Drill

        A great, but challenging drill for a hitter's hand-eye…

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      • Rising Lid Drill

        A great, but challenging drill for a hitter's hand-eye…

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      • Tempo Swings

        This drill begins with a batter taking easy, relaxed swings,…

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      • Soft Toss Drill

        With a coach of teammate tossing whiffle balls or softballs…

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      • Soft Toss Drill

        With a coach of teammate tossing whiffle balls or softballs…

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      • Short Arming

        A good way to identfy and correct the problem of a batter…

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      • Short Arming

        A good way to identify and correct the problem of a batter…

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      • One Knee Swing

        While sitting on the back knee and taking cuts, we isolate…

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      • The Swing Basics

        Learn the basics of the softball swing to help make all…

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      • Pizza Toss

        Watch a great drill to help your players improve their swing…

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      • Key Positions

        A key for getting coaches and players communicating about…

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      • Key Positions

        A key for getting coaches and players communicating about…

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      • Softball Hitting Tips: The Hard Slap

        Learning to hard slap will give hitters the ability to make…

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      • 5 Tips on Softball Hitting Techniques

        Softball hitting is one of the most, if the not the most,…

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      • Diamond Drill

        Purpose: To have the softball infield turn double plays…

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      • Soft-Toss Drill

        Purpose: To learn how to trigger, strike, and swing when…

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      • Runner on Second

        Purpose: To learn how to advance a runner to third base…

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      • Weight-Shift Drill

        Purpose: To develop proper stride technique for softball…

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      • Rise Ball Pitch

        Purpose: To practice hitting a rise ball for softball hitting.…

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      • Target Hitting

        Purpose: This drill is for softball hitting. It's main…

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      • The Triangle Drill

        Split your fielders up into 3 even groups and put them at…

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      • How to Generate More Bat Speed

        How to Generate More Bat Speed

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      • How to Increase Batting Power

        Transcription: Our first technical drill to enhance batting…

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      • Handling Pressure

        Super Bowl veteran, Shaun Alexander is always ready to play.…

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      • Hold your Shirt

        Often time batters over extended themselves when they try…

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      • Hold your Shirt

        Often time batters over extended themselves when they try…

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      • Balloon Drill

        This drill will help to teach the players the right stride…

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      • Merry Go Round

        Goal: To warm up or work on conditioning while fielding…

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      • Batting Practice “Scrimmage”

        "My favorite drill is scrimmaging in order to get our batting…

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      • Short-Arm Batting

        "We have these little short arm bats and it just works…

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      • Eye Focusing Exercise

        One simple way to speed up your focusing ability is to practice…

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      • Numbers Game

        Use a marker to write numbers (0-9) on two sides of the…

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      • Colored Ball Drill

        Mark balls with three different colors (dots the size of…

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      • 25 Strong Swings

        This is something that can be done while players are waiting…

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      • 25 Strong Swings

        This is something that can be done while players are waiting…

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      • Quick Toss for Bat Speed

        This is just like regular soft toss where a coach or another…

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      • Quick Toss for Bat Speed

        This is just like regular soft toss where a coach or another…

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      • Frisbee/Lid Drill

        "Pitcher" stands about 15 feet away from the batter and…

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      • Frisbee/Lid Drill

        "Pitcher" stands about 15 feet away from the batter and…

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