Here you'll find fielding softball drills for baseball teams and players of all ages. They are categorized to the left by beginner, intermediate and advanced drill levels. These fielding drills will improve fielding accuracy & consistency, field awareness and cut down on errors for you or your softball team. Check the drills out, share them with your teams and tell us what you think. We always welcome suggestions of softball drills to add.

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  1. Shoot the Gap
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    Shoot the Gap

    By: SoftballPerformance.com Circle of Friends

    Purpose: To practice getting behind a hit ball in the ideal fielding position. Good practice for softball outfielders. Pr...

  2. 4 Corners - Variations
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    4 Corners - Variations

    By: All About Fastpitch.com

    Split up your team evenly among the bases (home, 1st, 2nd, 3rd). Start with the first person in each line at the bag (the...

  3. Basics of Catching Flyballs
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    Basics of Catching Flyballs

    By: Softball Excellence

    Learn the basics of catching flyballs and some great ways to help improve your outfielders

  4. Blind Drill
    3 comments 2457 views

    Blind Drill

    By: Softball Coaches Tool Kit

    Objective: Develop the skill of picking up the ball in flight, then moving to the ball and catching it. Outfielder starts...

  5. Ground Ball Repetition
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    Ground Ball Repetition

    By: Fastpitch TV Show

    "My favorite practice drill....well it's not really a drill but....Just taking lots and lots and lots and lots of ground balls...

  6. Alligator Scarecrow Drill
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    Alligator Scarecrow Drill

    By: PlaySportsTV Softball

    A youth softball player can learn introductory fielding and throwing with the "alligator" and "scarecrow" stances. Use the...

  7. Bunt Defense Drill
    5 comments 2330 views

    Bunt Defense Drill

    By: Softball Coaches Tool Kit

    This drill provides many repetitions of players fielding a bunt and throwing to a specific base. Five players are positi...

  8. Box Throw Drill
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    Box Throw Drill

    By: Softball Coaches Tool Kit

    The objective of the drill is to practice throwing, catching and quick reaction. Trying to be the quickest group adds game...

  9. Teaching the Relay
    5 comments 1329 views

    Teaching the Relay

    By: All About Fastpitch.com

    Before putting your team through this drill explain: What a relay is What the purpose of a relay is When a relay is us...

  10. Decision Drill
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    Decision Drill

    By: SoftballPerformance.com Circle of Friends

    Purpose: A drill for the fastpitch softball defense which improves outfield decision making about whether to go for the le...