**These drills are divided up by age, however feel free to use both sets of drills if your child is comfortable/capable.**   

6U and 8U Drills 

1. Wall drill to work on form

   1. batter does not swing just does motion

   2. hips turn/rotate but arms do not move

   3. load bat, step with front foot, and back foot rotates so heal is facing wall but not touching it, and knee bends

   4. back foot against wall. Wide stance

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   6. Whip drill

      • have player get into proper stance

      • back elbow swings from shoulder down, like a whip motion

      • Expand to include back hip swinging in and knee turned in at same time moving elbow down

      • the girls back shoulder, elbow and knee should remain parallel to the plate

   7. tennis ball/tire wedges to keep weight on inside big toe –) good to use when hitting off T

      • position wadges facing on out side of players foot so they focus on keeping their weight on the from inside toe

      • the stands used are for where they would be after they stride to hit.

      • transfer weight from back to front when swing

      • wedges should never move. Player should be “squishing the bug”

   8. soft toss – always make sure your tossing to front thigh so their making contact correctly in front

      • wiffle balls

      • golf balls – with small stick bat

      • regular ball Soft toss – make sure your going back then front and tossing toward front hip

        • 10 squared up with net calling number/color your hitting

        • 10 for inside pitch

          • 45 degree angle front foot forward more

        • 10 for outside pitch

          • 45 degree angle front foot back more (open up)

        • 10 tossing 2 balls at time and telling batter to hit top or bottom

   9. pop corn kernel drill -

      • batter stands with helmet on like their batting

      • tosser tosses underhand pop corn kernel and the batter catches in top and (back hand)

      • drill is to work on seeing the ball

   10. drop ball from above – helps player develop quicker swing

       • like soft toss but from above

   11. small ball (golf ball) hitting with small stick (or broom handle)

   12. one handed back hand drill

       • have them on their knee front leg extended

       • lighter bat in back hand (choke up on bat)

       • ball on T and have girls swing threw

         • concentrate on having fingers pointed up toward sky and stop swing once make contact

         • once player consistently has fingers pointed toward sky have them finish swing

         • when this gets consistent start using a smaller ball (like baseball)

         • then use smaller bat and use two hands

   13. one hand front hand

       • standing

       • focus on swinging front shoulder down and elbow threw with front hand

   14. Rope drill

   15. Tennis ball drill

       • toss ball so bounces and is moving upward as it passes the batter

       • batter must hit ball after bounce on way up

       • its a timing drill

   16. hit off T – make sure T is set up where player would actually contact ball

       • don’t use T has a home plate

       • player should be hitting a line drive off T

       • focus on correct hitting every time

       • Backwards drill

         • • set up like your back is to the pitcher

           • swing so you turn your hits completely so ball goes to where pitcher would be

         • drill used to get you to turn your hip

10U/12U and 15U Drills 

1. 1. Wall drill to work on form

      • back foot against wall

      • step with front foot and back foot rotates so heal is facing wall but not touching it

      • hips turn/rotate

      • batter does not swing just does motion

   2. T Work – make sure T is set up where player would actually contact ball (ball should be in front of player ruffly 6 inches)

      • don’t use T has a home plate

      • player should be hitting a line drive off T

      • focus on correct hitting every time

      • Drills

        • set T low, just above knees

        • set T at waist level

        • set T high (making sure the girls hands at contact are above the ball.

        • Walking drill

          • start behind T

          • step with back foot behind front

          • step front foot where normally would hit from and make contact with ball

          • goal is a line drive every time

        • Backwards drill

          • set up like your back is to the pitcher

          • swing so you turn your hits completely so ball goes to where pitcher would be

          • drill used to get you to turn your hips.

   3. tennis ball/tire wedges to keep weight on inside big toe –) good to use when hitting off T

      • position wadges facing in on out side of players foot so they focus on keeping their weight on the from inside toe

      • transfer weight from back to front when swing

      • wedges should never move. Player should be “squishing the bug”

   4. soft toss – always make sure your tossing to front thigh so their making contact correctly in front

      • wiffle balls

      • golf balls – with small stick bat

      • regular ball Soft toss – make sure your going back then front and tossing toward front hip

        • 10 squared up with net calling number/color your hitting

        • 10 for inside pitch

          • 45 degree angle front foot forward more

        • 10 for outside pitch

          • 45 degree angle front foot back more (open up)

        • 10 tossing 2 balls at time and telling batter to hit top or bottom

   5. pop corn kernel drill -

      • batter stands with helmet on like their batting

      • tosser tosses underhand pop corn kernel and the batter catches in top and (back hand)

      • drill is to work on seeing the ball

   6. drop ball from above – helps player develop quicker swing

      • like soft toss but drop from above

   7. small ball (golf ball) hitting with small stick (broom handle stick)

   8. one handed back hand drill

      • have them on their knee front leg extended

      • lighter bat in back hand (choke up on bat)

      • ball on T and have girls swing threw

        • concentrate on having fingers pointed up toward sky and stop swing once make contact

        • once player consistently has fingers pointed toward sky have them finish swing

        • when this gets consistent start using a smaller ball (like baseball)

        • then use smaller bat and use two hands

   9. Rode bat --> or use a towl wound up to hit a softball off the tee

   10. Tennis ball drill

       • toss ball so bounces and is moving upward as it passes the batter

       • batter must hit ball after bounce on way up

       • its a timing drill

       • works on waiting for ball to come to you and not lunging (good for change up practice)