PROCEDURE: Equipment needed are three cones, batting helmets, gloves, balls, bats. Set up three cones on the third-base line about 5 feet from home plate. Place one cone on the line and the others two feet and four feet at the fair territory beside the first cone. The coach will then pitch the ball. The batter squares to bunt, trying to bunt the ball between the two outside cones. Award one extra swing during regular batting practice if the batter bunts the ball between the two outside cones. The batter earns two extra swings for knocking down the middle cone. The coach can widen the cones depending on the age of the players or the team's skill, Positive reinforcement is importart in this drill.

VARIATION: Put an object such as a cone, extra glove, or bucket five to six feet from the foul line; the coach pitches to the hitter, who tries to drag bunt or slap hit the ball between the foul line and the object. Award five points if the player is successful, deduct five points if the ball reaches the mound. If the ball goes foul, no points are subtracted or added. This encourages the batter to bunt the ball either perfectly or foul.

Procedure: Equipment used are Two soft covered balls or tennis balls, gloves

1. All players stand up next to each other in a straight line. Make sure there is adequate space between each player.

2. One player steps out 10 to 15 feet from the line and moves to the center, facing the other players.

3. The player facing the line is the "line rraster" and has one ball.

4. The first person at the end of the line to the line master's right also has a ball

5. When the coach says,"Go" the line master throws to the second person in line as  the first person in line throws the ball to the line master.

6. This drill cortinues down the line and back again until the two balls return to their original handlers.

7. After one go-round, rotate everyone down the line. The first person in line becomes the line master, and the line master moves to the end of the line.

* If you have more that 10 players, divide the group into two teams.

Line master drill teaches players to think ahead. They must know where the ball is coming from and know ahead of time where they will throw.

This drill tests eye-hand coordination. You will see a noticeable difference in the players reaction times during the course of the year if they practice this drill regularly.

Use soft-covered balls, especially if the team is young or early in the season.

Procedure: Equipments required are basket full of softballs, gloves. Position two catchers at home plate in full gear. Divide the rest of the players into the three outfield posi¬tions. The coach stands near the pitcher's mound with a bucket of softballs and simulates a hit by throwing a ball to one of the outfield positions. The first player in line charges the ball, picks it up, and throws it home, all in one fluid notion. The catcher gels into position to catch the ball and tag the runner out. The coach throws to each outfield position in turn. The two catchers rotate after three or four throws.

Procedure: Two buckets of softballs, six empty plastic buckets, gloves. Divide the players into two teams, station, one team and a coach in right center, and the otter team and a coach in left center.Each group has a bucket of hardballs. On home plate, stack six empty plastic buckets into a pyramid. Place one player from each team in the infield.The teams alternate turns. The coach throws the ball high behind the outfielder, preferably hitting the outfield fence. The outfielder turns, locates the ball, runs to it, picks it up, turns, and throws it to the infielder. The infielder pivots after the catch, and throws the ball toward the buckets, trying to knock down as many as possible. The outfielder becomes the infielder, and the infielder goes to the end of the line in the outfield.

Procedure: Equipment required is Whiffle golf balls, a bat or a wooden stick, a temporally home plate.Using a regulation bat or a stick cut to the length of a bat, the player assumes a hitting stance The feeder stands a safe distance from the hitter, but close enough to be able to drop a Whiffle golf ball into one of the three hitting zones. The feeder should be able to drop a ball that simulates either an inside pitch, an outside pitch, or a pitch down the middle. To drop the Whiffle golf ball into the batter's inside hitting zone, the feeder should drop the ball in front of the hitter at a point on the inside corner of the plate. To drop the whiffle golf ball into the outside hit trig zone, the feeder should drop the ball in front of tie hitter to the batter's outside corner of the plate. To drop the Whiffle golf ball into the middle of the batter's hitting zone, the feeder should drop the ball in front of the hitter at a point in the middle of the plate.

Procedure:  Equipments needed crate of tennis balls, a bat. The player assumes a hitting stance. A feeder sits in a chair bent and throws a tennis ball toward the hitter. Upon its arrival in his hitting zone should hit the ball. The ball should be thrown so that it bounces before the hitter. The speed of the bounces should vary. The feeder should change his arm so that the hitter can't tell what type of pitch is coming. This softball hitting drill develops the hitter ability to be patient and keep the back leg.

Procedure: Five softballs for each pair of players. The players are randomly paired. Each player stacks two balls in his glove-hand, which is bare-handed. The two players stand approximately 10 feet apart as they face each other and play catch with the fifth ball. Each player uses the two balls stacked in his glove-hand for a glove. As the ball is tossed over-handed, the player who is catching the ball should turn his body slightly away from the player who is tossing the ball. Turning away from the player who is throwing the ball keeps the receivers glove-hand near the thrower. This position places the body in the correct position to throw the ball once the player makes the catch. During this softball fielding drill, the players should exhibit "happy feet" i.e., feet continually moving in place in a short choppy manner.

As the player catches the ball he should visualize his arms as shock absorbers, relaxing his hands and elbows. The player should quickly catch and release the ball. This drill may be done with a glove on the glove-hand. The catcher should always provide a target for the thrower's toss.

Procedure: Equipment required is three Softball. Three locations exist at which a ground ball may be hit toward an infielder; directly at him, to his backhand side, or to his glove side. The softball fielding drill begins with an infielder standing in the ready position. The right-handed infielder should place his left foot slightly forward of the right foot while he keeps his feet shoulder width apart. Three balls are placed on the ground in front of the player. One softball is placed 10 to 15 feet directly in front of him. A second softball is placed 10 to 15 feet to his right, and a third softball is placed 10 to 15 feet to his left On the coach's command, the infielder should step with his right foot and move to field the ball that is directly in front of him (position #1). He should round the ball as he simulates fielding the ball hit directly at him. Rounding his path toward the ball hit directly at him allows the infielder to continue moving in the direction of his subsequent throw to first base. After completing the simulated fielding of the ball that is placed directly in front of him, the infielder should drop step with his right foot and pivot to his right to field the ball originally placed to his right in position #2. When fielding the softball that is placed in position #2, the infielder is practicing his backhand fielding technique. To simulate the backhand fielding technique, the infielder should place his right foot to the right of the ball and keep his left foot rearward.

The infielder should squat low while rotating The elbow of the glove-hand outward. He should then simulate the backhand of the ball in position #2 and fake the throw to first base. After faking the throw to first base, the infielder should open his hips to the left and pivot toward the ball located in position #3. He should then move to simulate the fielding of the ball taking care to again round his path toward the softball. He places his left toot to the inside of the ball as he simulates scooping the ball. He should form the letter C as he brings the glove to his chest and cocks the shoulders to throw the ball. Forming the "C" helps the player get his feet and body around before he simulates the throw to first base.