Prepared coaches are winning coaches! Here’s your toolkit for a season’s worth of success - seventy-five exceptional softball training videos designed to help you coach rookie to third-year players. We provide everything you need to teach defensive positions and tactics and develop your players’ hitting, base running, throwing, pitching, catching, and bunting skills. Coach Jodie Ricciardi delivers each concise drill within an easy-to-use week by week progression. The on-line version provides access to downloadable training notes and softball coaching tips for each drill.
Topics Covered
- Stretching
- Throwing
- Catching
- Fielding
- Hitting
and more
Perfect for Teams and Leagues
- Week by week instruction for the whole season
- Provides consistent training for all parents, coaches and volunteers
- Click here for discounted team and league access
This looks really great and something coaches can easily use for drills with the younger kids. Your video segments were perfect… quick and to the point.
-Coach B
Cranbury-Plainsboro Little League
Check out a Video Sample:
Defense: Grounders Side to Side
Training Plan at a Glance
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| 1. | Professional videos that teach you how to coach girls' softball |
| 2. | Over 75 week-by-week video demonstrations |
| 3. | Packed with great girls’ softball drills and practice ideas |
| 4. | Insider tips and printable training notes (on-line only) |
| 5. | Combines the best of books and DVDs |
Table of Contents
- Training Plan Introduction
- Coaching Tip: Early Season Practices
- Proper Warm-Up
- Overhand Throwing Phases on One Knee
- Defense: Basic Fielding Stance
- Defense: Grounders with a Partner
- Hitting: Basic Hitting Technique
- Hitting: Dry Cuts
- Hitting: Eyes Open, Eyes Closed
- Rules of the Game
- Coaching Checklist
- Week Two Overview
- Throw to a Target
- Basic Baserunning
- Defense: Grounders Side to Side
- Defense: Grounders in Positions
- Hitting: Bat Throw
- Hitting: One-Handed, Off Tee
- Hitting: Tee-Hip Turns
- Coaching Tip: Know Your Players' Abilities
- Week Three Overview
- Overhand Throwing Phases Standing
- Throw and Catch a Beanbag
- Advanced Baserunning
- Fly Ball Fundamentals
- Full-Field Defense and Throw to Bases
- Move the Ball
- Soft Toss
- Tee: Contact, Then Full Swing
- Coaching Tip: Learn Multiple Positions
- Week Four Overview
- Throwing Game: Last Team Standing
- Backhand Fielding
- Fly Balls: Drop Step
- Soft Toss Numbered or Colored Balls
- Front Toss
- Coaching Tip: Practice at Home
- Week Five Overview
- Timed Throws: Overhand Throwing
- Defensive Drill: Between the Cones
- Three-Second Drill
- Pitch to Players
- Fence/Net Hitting Drill
- Tee Swing Drill
- Coaching Tip: Winning Isn't Everything
- Week Six Overview
- Throw Around the Horn
- Scrimmage or Crazy Softball
- Rapid Ball Drill
- Small Ball Soft Toss
- Angle Toss
- Coaching Tip: Keep It Short and Simple
- Week Seven Overview
- Relay Line Races
- Tennis Ball Bounce
- One-Hand Drill Without a Bat
- Grounders and Fly Balls: Back Turned
- Coaching Tip: Position Reminder
- Week Eight Overview
- Ball Throw Hitting
- Long Tee or Soft Toss Long in Cage
- Around the World: Throw Around the Bases
- Coaching Tip: The Coach's Attitude
- Wiffle Ball Game Using No Gloves
- Week Nine Overview
- Tee: Full Swing with a Snap Back
- Video Review
- Short Hops
- Keep Players Moving
- Coaching Tip: Keep Players Moving
- Week Ten Overview
- All At Once Defense
- Sacrifice Bunting
- Walk Through: Off the Tee
- Coaching Tip: Keep the Whole Team Involved
About the Coach
Jodie Ricciardi has eight years of softball coaching experience at the collegiate level. She coached for two years at Drew University, two years at The College of New Jersey and four years at Princeton University. She coaches softball at clinics and camps, and through private lessons.
