Taking A Softball Break - Taking Softball Risks - the white board - Softball Hitting Coaches - softball academy podcast, Preparing for Softball Tournaments, Dealing With Errors
Mental Preparation

5 Second Softball Transition

5 Second Softball Transition Today I am going to talk about the transition from one play to the next.  This could be while on the field or during an at bat.  The 5 second transition [Read More]

First Team Meeting
Softball Coaching Tools

First Team Meeting

This is a quick guideline that you can use when planning your first team meeting.  This first team meeting is the beginning of what your season is going to be about. This is where you [Read More]

Softball First Base

First Base on a Batted Ball

How do you play first base on a batted ball.  There are as many situations as there are things to do.  By having an idea before it actually happens, you will not be frozen when [Read More]

catcher responsibilities, First And Third Softball Steal Defense, catcher ready position
Softball Infield Defense

First And Third Softball Steal Defense

The double steal situation, or first and third softball steal defense options are particularly challenging because of the variety of options available to both the offense and the defense.  The success of the defense in executing [Read More]

Fielding Fly Balls
Softball Fielding

Fielding Fly Balls

Fielding fly balls can be the most fun skill when the fielder is successful especially on a difficult catch.  There are many factors that will determine the flight of the ball such as the speed [Read More]

8 great coaching tools, appreciate your softball team, Educate Softball Players, Demonstrate Softball Improvement, Delegate Softball Tasks, Communicate With Your Softball Team, Facilitate Team Success
Softball Coaching Tools

Facilitate Team Success

When you consider the amount of tasks we complete as a softball coach,  it is helpful to consider how we facilitate softball team success.  A facilitator is one who essentially assists or guides others in accomplishing a task [Read More]

Evaluating Softball Skills
Softball Assessment Tools

Evaluating Softball Skills

There are at least 20 technical and tactical skills in softball.  Each one of them has their own characteristic that needs to be evaluated in order to improve the skill based on the specific players [Read More]

Taking A Softball Break - Taking Softball Risks - the white board - Softball Hitting Coaches - softball academy podcast, Preparing for Softball Tournaments, Dealing With Errors
Softball Podcasts

Preparing for Softball Tournaments

Preparing for Softball Tournaments Today I am going to talk about tournaments.  How do we prepare for them? What do we do between games, and how do we benefit from them. But first a word [Read More]

Taking A Softball Break - Taking Softball Risks - the white board - Softball Hitting Coaches - softball academy podcast, Preparing for Softball Tournaments, Dealing With Errors
Softball Baserunning

The Softball Rundown

On this episode I’m going to talk about the softball rundown, also known as the pickle.  Something that every team experiences and few teams have constant success with.   Running the runner back and forth between [Read More]

softball practice plans, softball drills, Elevate your Softball Game
Softball Practice Plans

Elevate your Softball Game

We need to do our part during a game and that is the individual part of this team game.  If you think of playing tennis the player is the only one on the team.  But [Read More]