How can improve my softball game?

Answer 1

Here is a great site for tips & drills. It's full of usefull drills, tips, games and more for coaches, players, and parents.

http://eteamz.active.com/fastpitch/instruction/tips/index.cfm?m=1,2,3,4,5

This information will have you on your way to improving your catching, fielding, hitting, baserunning, and throwing skills. Just stay with it, you will begin to see improvements. Good luck!

Answer 2

It really depends on what areas you want to improve and what kind of softball you're playing. If you want to improve on your hitting, contact in the "sweet spot" is your primary concern. Get somebody to help you with this. Practice with a wooden bat (for durability) and golf balls. If you can find a bat about 34 oz - 36 oz with whatever your preferred length is, that's even better. Have someone lightly toss you the golf balls (from the side!) and focus on hitting them. The heavier bat will work as a workout device, as you will most likely want to find a 28 oz aluminum bat to use in the real games, and you should be able to swing faster after practicing with a heavier bat. When actually hitting softballs, visualize the "golf ball" inside of the softball and make contact with that.

Defense is something that varies depending on your position. Infielders need good lateral movement to get to the ball. Practice by setting up a couple of cones along a base line about fifteen-twenty feet apart. Stand on the outside of one of the cones as you would like someone was actually batting. Have someone roll a ball on the outside of the other cone. Run in front of it without crossing the cone line and get in front of it. Stoop in front of it and make sure to use BOTH hands to catch it, throw to first. Vary in stepping on second first, then quickly throwing first to simulate a double play. You may even want to set up a garbage can on its side behind home plate and try throwing the ball into that.
Outfielders usually need good arm strength, quick feet, and the ability to read the ball. If you are playing OF, and find that a lot of hit balls are going over your head, then you need to practice more at reading how fast the ball is coming out into the field. Also try playing further back to the fence, it is MUCH easier to run forward than run backward. Practice making lines to the ball instead of running at the ball for hits up the middle on the ground. NEVER let a ball get passed you!

Hope this kinda helps you. Not sure what your experience in softball is or what kind you play. Good luck to you!

Answer 3

My sister loves softball, what she does is she goes in the backyard throw the ball as far as she cans ( helps pitching ) and then runs up our hill to go get it ( helps with running ), and she goes to batting cages and stuff like that

good luck.

Answer 4

Practice, practice, practice.

Find a backstop that you can hit balls into; find a playground with a handball or raquetball court where you can practice fielding grounders; find a wide area where you can throw yourself plenty of flyballs; find an empty field where you can practice baserunning, etc. That's what it takes.

Answer 5

John thinks he's funny... I bet he's hysterical in the bedroom.. ANYWAYS... Practice, BP and Fielding.. just practice..and not just team drills, work on yer own too... just Practice alot.

Answer 6

The same way you get to Carnegie Hall, practice, practice, practice. You WILL get better, good luck.

Answer 7

Practice But make sure to change it up every once and awhile.

Answer 8

practice a lot it makes perfect.

Answer 9

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