Fun things to incorporate in practice

I would love to hear of some drills/games you play in practice to mix it up and keep things competitive and fun!

Super Pickle has always been a favorite on my teams. Coaches take 1,3,H or all bases if you have enough or ask parents. The whole team run base as coach try and tag them out til only one is left. Girls have to follow all base running rules or they are out.

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I've posted before, our best was over the line. We switch which field you can hit to (right or left) and have a coach pitch from about 20 feet behind a screen. They get a lot of fly ball practice and work on hitting both ways. It gets them used to fielding some hard hit shots.

DD's favorite is kickball. Her coach used it as a situational drill.

I would always give away an imaginary crown after a competitive drill. This seemed to work really well with 8u and 9u. Golden glove for ground balls. pop flys i would lay 2 rows of cones progressively getting deeper, the girls would work 1 at a time trying to catch a fly ball. If you catch you move back a row. First one to progress through and catch a fly at the deepest set of cones wins. Sprints through first getting timed for a speed crown. Base hit/HR derby 5 pitches a piece, last one standing for a hitting crown.

Two things kids seem to like.

#1) 1B-3B run-down drill. Defense try’s to stop the runner from scoring/advancing. Defense player at all bases. Runners on 1B and 3B. Runners take lead. Coach (from circle) throws ball to 1B and that runner get in a run down. The minute the 1B-2B run down is over (tag, advances or return to base) the runner at 3B can go so offense has to get ball to that defense group fast. Lead at 1B is 4 steps, 3B is 3 steps. Repeat back and forth.

#2) Ultimate Softball. Set up end zones using cones in outfield say 90-120ft apart. and divide into 2 teams. Can include coaches. Ball starts in end zone and you had to advance to other side. Can NOT run/walk with ball only pivot. Can use relay, flips, etc. To make more fun can include 2 balls. We do for set time and with say 10 minutes left to practice first to 3 is winner, losers get 5 burpees.

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