Purpose: Missing a backup duty in a game can cost a team a win. Stress the importance of backing up in a practice activity. (...)

Purpose: Throwing accuracy and running speed all come into play in this game. Coaching softball requires teaching base running and accurate defensive plays. (...)

You've all heard before that having a strong, stable, and powerful core helps increase performance. (...)

Purpose: To Develop ball-handling skills and practice tagging runners. Several softball coaching tips suggest to incorporate fun during training. (...)

Purpose: To develop defensive tactics for making the force-out with two outs and the bases loaded. This can be a mental training drill for pressure situations. (...)

Purpose: To develop the ability to catch a ground ball backhanded. This is a good defensive tool for midfielders. (...)

Purpose: To hit the ball hard up the middle. To hit line drives. This drill can improve you softball hitting techniqueProcedure: Two batting tees are required. (...)

Everybody agrees on how important the mental game is in softball. (...)

Decision training is the future of sport performance! (...)

Deb Hartwig, sought-after softball instructor and clinician.In this podcast, Coach Marc interviews Deb Hartwig, sought-after softball instructor and clinician. (...)

Softball hitting techniques lead to heated discussions, especially between the proponents of rotational hitting and linear hitting who are often firm believers in their approach and will spend hours arguing for it. (...)

Purpose: To promote good overall mechanics and to generate accurate throws. This also helps with mental training by teaching players to concentrate on what they are doing. (...)

Purpose:To develop the hitter's technique in coverage on ths corners of the plate. Covering corners is one softball hitting technique you must practice well. (...)

By Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch LaneIf there's one word I never want to hear on a softball field or during a practice it's the s-word. (...)

This is a guest post by Rick Pauly, Pitching Coach, University of South CarolinaRick Pauly, Pitching Coach, University of South Carolina Marc's Note: A common belief in softball is that ball movement is mainly influenced by 2 factors: a) spin

Softball is a game of errors. The team that commits the least amount of errors usually wins - that's the nature of softball. The most common source of errors is softball throwing. (...)

Purpose: To develop the ability to catch while on the run. This is very helpful for outfielders. Here are other Softball Fielding tips to remember in the outfield. (...)

Purpose: To develop proper tagging-up techniques. This is for additional Softball Coaching Tips.Procedure: This drill will be needing three bases, a softball, and gloves for the fielders. (...)

Purpose: This is a competitive pitching game. (...)

Purpose: Mold clutch players in practice. This drill may help in Mental Training as well.Procedure: For this practice you'll be needing bats, balls, helmets, gloves, bases, and pitching screen. (...)