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3 TEAM SCRIMMAGE
I have coached girls softball for Little
League for 4 years starting in B-ball. With at least a 12 girl team, young girls
can become bored with drill after drill and yet they want to experience every
position.
I have a scrimmage that is made of 3 teams of 4. One team consists of the
outfield, the second, the infield and the third bats. After the 3 outs, the
outfield moves to the infield, the infield bats and the batters go to the
outfield. Etc., etc.
It has worked our terrifically in building excitement for game situations,
letting them experience both outfield and infield and be competitive. We can
have ourselves a game without hunting for another team to play against.
Softball "HOOP"
You will need a hula-hoop and
some softballs.
Place the hula-hoop upright over second base (a coach will hold it) and instruct
your catcher to make her throw from homeplate through the hoop. This develops
accurate throws.
The second part of the drill, you can put a pitcher on the mound and practice
pitching and then have the pitcher duck when the catcher throws the ball down to
second base. This helps make a good pitcher/catcher connection.
The same drill can be used at third base. This drill gives the catcher a target
area to throw to. Use a player to act as backup behind the hoop.
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