
It requires three softball coaches to manage this high energy softball drill. It creates game-like intensity while promoting an aggressive approach to hitting. These fun softball drills will become the favorite of every team you coach.
Coach #1 pitches from the front of the mound.
Coach #2 manages the hitters
Coach #3 manages the transition of hitters and fielders.
? With a 12 to 14 man roster, put a full defensive team in the field (minus a pitcher)
? Create a lineup of your remaining 4 to 6 players
? Coach #2?s job is to manage the dugout and lineup which without leadership can become chaotic
? With Coach #1 pulling balls from a bucket, pitch to the first batter.
o All batters start with 2 strikes on them
o A strikeout ends the batters term as a ?hitter?
o Every hit is live and the defense is trying to end each batter?s term as a ?hitter? by getting them out
o If the batter hits safely, she remains in the lineup at the end of the line
o Batters can stay in the lineup as long as they continue to hit safely
? If the hitter is out in any way (strikeout or in the field), she rotates back to the field (sprinting at all times)
? Coach #3 walks the field and upon any ?hitter? getting out, he taps the next fielder on the head and they spring in to the dugout to get a helmet and a bat. They then take their place in the end of the lineup. They are replaced in the field by the softball player that last got out.
This softball drill re-creates ?game like? intensity for both fielders and batters. It also promotes a very aggressive mentality in your hitters while promoting a good eye and dramatically reduces your called third strikes throughout the year.
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Coach #1 pitches from the front of the mound.
Coach #2 manages the hitters
Coach #3 manages the transition of hitters and fielders.
? With a 12 to 14 man roster, put a full defensive team in the field (minus a pitcher)
? Create a lineup of your remaining 4 to 6 players
? Coach #2?s job is to manage the dugout and lineup which without leadership can become chaotic
? With Coach #1 pulling balls from a bucket, pitch to the first batter.
o All batters start with 2 strikes on them
o A strikeout ends the batters term as a ?hitter?
o Every hit is live and the defense is trying to end each batter?s term as a ?hitter? by getting them out
o If the batter hits safely, she remains in the lineup at the end of the line
o Batters can stay in the lineup as long as they continue to hit safely
? If the hitter is out in any way (strikeout or in the field), she rotates back to the field (sprinting at all times)
? Coach #3 walks the field and upon any ?hitter? getting out, he taps the next fielder on the head and they spring in to the dugout to get a helmet and a bat. They then take their place in the end of the lineup. They are replaced in the field by the softball player that last got out.
This softball drill re-creates ?game like? intensity for both fielders and batters. It also promotes a very aggressive mentality in your hitters while promoting a good eye and dramatically reduces your called third strikes throughout the year.
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