At-home softball drills for 14 year olds and older

This is a free sample week of at-home softball training for 14 year olds and older: 3 of the 7 plans SSTracker has for this group, each 13 to 15 minutes, with every step and minute. Nothing here is written for this page alone; it is what the app gives a family.

Everything here can be done in a room, garage or yard. Drills that need a team are left out; a parent can be the partner in a pair drill.

A free sample week of softball for 14 year olds and older

Session 1

Load and drive 14 minutes

Dynamic warm-up · 3 min
Trunk turns, skips, arm circles
Tee: load and turn · 6 min
Back hip drives, hands stay short
Front toss for gap line drives · 5 min
Hard contact, through the middle

Session 2

First step to first base 13 minutes

Swing and go starts · 4 min
Finish the swing, first step to first
Home-to-first sprints x 6 · 5 min
Full rest between, run through the bag
Lead-off reads · 4 min
Leave on the release, stay balanced

Session 3

Fielding: Partner Nudge Balance 15 minutes

Warm-up: easy jog, skips and arm circles · 3 min
Start slow and build up. Loosen up; nothing should hurt.
Partner Nudge Balance · 5 min
Absorb and recover. Safety: Practice on soft ground or near a wall with clear space around you, so a wobble is no problem.
Tempo Run Blocks · 5 min
Comfortably hard, not all out. Safety: Bring water, go at a pace where you can still talk, and stop if you feel dizzy, sick or have chest pain.
Cool-down: walk and easy stretches · 2 min
Breathe slowly and hold each stretch about 20 seconds, never to pain.

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This sample is 3 of the 7 softball plans SSTracker has for this group. In SSTracker every step is on the screen, your child logs the work, and you see it. No club needed: the family plan is $7.50 a month per player, or $12 a month for the whole household, and the first 14 days are free.

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The drills in this week

Dynamic Warm-Up

Ages 7 and up · 6 min

Get your body ready before practice or a game.

Jog 1 minute, then high knees and butt kicks.
Leg swings and arm circles.
Walking lunges with a twist.
Five easy jumps.

Coach's cue: Start easy, finish ready.

Partner Nudge Balance

Ages 13 and up · 8 min

Stand on one leg on a soft pad while a partner gives gentle nudges to the shoulders. Trains quick balance reactions.

Stand on one leg on a folded mat.
Your partner gives small, gentle pushes from different sides.
Stay steady without hopping.
Do 3 rounds of 20 seconds per leg.

Coach's cue: Absorb and recover.

Bring: partner, folded mat or pad

Safety: Practice on soft ground or near a wall with clear space around you, so a wobble is no problem.

Tempo Run Blocks

Ages 13 and up · 25 min

Run at a comfortably hard pace for 3 to 5 minutes at a time with easy jogs between. Raises how long you can work hard.

Jog 5 minutes to warm up.
Run 4 minutes at a pace you can hold but cannot chat at.
Jog 2 minutes easy.
Do 3 blocks, then jog and walk 5 minutes.

Coach's cue: Comfortably hard, not all out.

Bring: field or track

Safety: Bring water, go at a pace where you can still talk, and stop if you feel dizzy, sick or have chest pain.

Safety for ages 14 and up

Plans for this age group use beginner, developing and advanced drills only. Advanced drills open from age 13 in the app.
Home plans use only drills for a room, garage or yard. Stop if anything hurts.

Before you start: softball

Batting helmet with a face guard whenever anyone pitches or tosses to you.
A fielder face mask is wise for pitchers and corner infielders; catchers wear full gear.
Count every pitch, including practice and bullpen. Windmill pitching still causes overuse injuries.
Rest after a big pitching day; play another position on rest days, and stop if the shoulder, elbow or back hurts.
Spin pitches like the rise ball wait until about 13, with a pitching coach.
Slide feet first. Head-first slides are not allowed in Little League Major and below.

For every sport and age (7)

Head knock or concussion signs (headache, dizziness, confusion, feeling "off"): when in doubt, sit them out. See a doctor, and no return the same day.
Back to sport only with a doctor's written OK, after a step-by-step return. Every U.S. state has a youth concussion law.
Heat: drink water before, during and after. Take shade breaks, ease into hot weather over about two weeks, and stop if dizzy, sick or headachy.
Lightning: if you hear thunder or see lightning, go inside a building or a closed car. Wait 30 minutes after the last thunder (the 30-30 rule).
Pain is a stop sign, not something to push through. Stop and tell a grown-up; pain that lasts or comes back each session needs a doctor.
Water and rest are part of training: 1-2 rest days a week, plenty of sleep, a meal or snack before and after, and other sports welcome.
Know where the nearest AED (heart defibrillator) is, and who calls for help in an emergency.

The research behind these plans

Which drills are shown at which age, and the safety notes, follow the 27 sources below: national governing bodies, medical associations and studies on youth sport (last reviewed October 2026). Where no study gives an exact number, the plans use cautious defaults, and we change them as the research does.

Softball: governing bodies, safety and development (7)

Youth athletic development and safety (20)