Slow pitch softball drills?
Question:anyone got some good ideas for drills to do at practice? explain in as much detail. thanks!
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As manager/shortstop of the most fabulous softball club in Los Angeles, The Mighty Orphans, here's some of the drills that we run whenever we practice:INFIELD FIELDING:
WARM-UP: 1) All infielders line up at third base, regardless of where they play. Then, have each fielder take 7 grounders without any problems. If one of them does make a mistake, start the 7 grounders all over again.
2) Have all infielders take their positions. Hit 'em balls and have them all throw to first. First base throws to third.
OUTFIELD FIELDING:
WARM-UP: 1) Have all outfielders in one spot. Hit them 10-20 flyballs a piece.
2) With all the outfielders still in one place, hit them hard grounders from second base. This helps 'em to get used to the different angles hits take when then they get past the infield.
3) Practice relays. Have your shortstop run out to the left side to cover, and make sure that he/she knows to line up the throw. After, have your secondbaseman/woman take the relays from the right side.
AS A TEAM:
Practice situations. This is very, very important! Most players who've played before know how to field and throw (hopefully), but when it comes to actual game-time situations, inexperience will come back to haunt you.
Have runners on base as you hit balls to each position. This gives the drill a game-time feel. This is also a good time for runners to brush up on what to do when on the basepaths.
Mix up the situations, and make sure everyone understands where they are supposed to be in each situation. Should they get the easy out or protect the run? Who covers on a double-play ball back to the pitcher? Figure out who's supposed to be doing what, and make sure that everyone on the team knows. That way, when things go wrong in a game (and they will), there will be someone to back-up a missed throw.
HITTING:
1) Have batting practice, with everyone taking a minimum 30-50 swings. You don't really get warm, and get your swing, until you've had a whole bunch of tries. Everyone else plays their positions and fields each hit.
2) When someone is taking batting practice, tell them to hit 5 balls to right field, 5 balls to center, and 5 balls left. This helps with bat control, and when to swing.
Anyway, remember that even in practice, if is isnt fun, nobody is gonna want to play.
Reward good people who have good practice! Tell 'em they did a great job.
Punish those lazy folks who seem to just be going through the motions! Missed grounders or dropped flyballs can mean 5 pushups and/or being last to hit!
There are a million other, position specific drills that can be done, too. I know 'em all, so feel free to ask!
We're pretty good now, but when we started we didnt even win a single game for two seasons! But keep pushing, and keep your players together, and, corny as it may sound, if you remember that what you are doing is fun, it will then only be a matter of time before you have a really good team.
Hopefully all that helps!
**go orphans**
What sort of drills do you want? Hitting, throwing, running, fielding? There are all kinds of drills - you also need to consider the talent level of your players.
I could give you some good ones - you just need to tell me what area you want to work on and what level your players are at. For example, are you all relatively inexperienced, experienced, older players, children, a mix of these? If you give me that info I can give you some good hitting and fielding drills.
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