Softball drills for 14 year olds

At 14

The age at a glance

This year

Spin pitches are open, with a pitching coach. Keep counting every pitch, practice included, and rest after a big day.

Drills this year

Advanced drills start this year, and so do the drills SSTracker holds back until 14, such as box jumps and any drill with contact.

Pitching limits

Little League Softball counts innings, not pitches: at most 12 innings in a day, and 7 or more innings in a day earns 1 day of rest. A single pitch counts as an inning.

At 14

Organized sport in all: no more hours a week than the child's age (NATA), so at most 14 hours for a 14 year old, with two rest days a week.

At home

SSTracker keeps one home session for a 14 year old within 60 minutes and plans at most 5 home days a week, with rest days between.

30 drills

Drills for 14 year olds

Every drill here is one the app opens for 14 year olds, at the level for the age. Each page has the steps, a diagram where the setup can be drawn, three ways to make it a game and a practice log to print.

What you need at home

What you need at home at 14

83 of the 100 softball drills for 14 year olds work at home, in a room, garage or yard. Most used: glove (30 of the 83 drills), softballs (30), bat (17), balls (11), bases (9), net (7), batting tee (5), catcher (5). 4 drills need nothing but space. 38 are for two, and a parent can be the partner.

• Hip Turn Without a BatAges 7 and up · 8 min
• Single-Leg Balance ReachAges 11 and up · 8 min
• Arm Care Band CircuitAges 11 and up · 8 min
• Arm Circle Walk-ThroughAges 7 and up · 8 min
• Band Shoulder CareAges 7 and up · 8 min
• Base Running SprintsAges 11 and up · 12 min
• Bear Crawl and Frog HopAges 7 and up · 8 min
• Broad Jump and StickAges 14 and up · 10 min

New at 14

Drills that open at 14

These drills join the list at 14: the app opens them from this age, by its level and age rules. They were not on the page for 13 year olds.

• Backhand From the HoleAges 14 and up · 12 min
• Broad Jump and StickAges 14 and up · 10 min
• Bunt Defense CoverageAges 14 and up · 15 min
• Catcher Back-Pick ThrowsAges 14 and up · 12 min
• Catcher Blocking BasicsAges 14 and up · 12 min
• Catcher Throw-DownAges 14 and up · 12 min
• Change-Up FeelAges 14 and up · 12 min
• Crow Hop Throws to a TargetAges 14 and up · 12 min

Questions parents ask

Softball for 14 year olds: questions and answers