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. Speed Throw
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    Divide the team into groups of two. If an uneven number of players are present use a coach to fill one group. One member o...

  2. How to Improve Acceleration
    4 comments 8645 views

    How to Improve Acceleration

  3. Basics of Catching Flyballs
    12 comments 8286 views

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

  4. Down the Line, Up the Valley
    1 comment 8162 views

    Purpose: This drill for the outfield defense is to have outfielders practice fielding balls and taking angles for balls do...

  5. Alligator Scarecrow Drill
    16 comments 8066 views

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

  6. Blind Drill
    3 comments 7711 views

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

  7. The Triangle Drill
    1 comment 7234 views

    Split your fielders up into 3 even groups and put them at the points of the triangle. Coach stands at point #3. Coach h...

  8. Box Throw Drill
    2 comments 7121 views

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

  9. 4 Corners - Variations
    1 comment 6883 views

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

  10. Teaching the Relay
    5 comments 6330 views

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