Advanced Team Defense Drills for Softball

with Patty Gasso,
University of Oklahoma Head Softball Coach;
8x Women's College World Series (WCWS) NCAA Champions;
first team in college softball history to win 4 National Championships in a row;
tied for most WCWS wins in D-I softball history (with Mike Candrea);
2025 SEC Coach of the Year;
2012 National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame;
7x NFCA Coaching Staff of the Year;
2017 C. Vivian Stringer Coaching Award;
5x NFCA National Coaching Staff of the Year;
In 2013 coached the first ever WCWS champion to lead the nation in scoring and ERA;
2012 National Fastpitch Coaches Hall of Fame;
15x Big XII Coach of the Year;
Most Big XII wins by a coach in league History (428);
1550+ wins with a .812 winning percentage;
Long Beach City College Head Coach from 1990 to 1994;
played college softball for El Camino & Long Beach State

Patty Gasso opens up her softball drill library and delivers 24 fast and challenging drills that will stretch your team defense. These infield and outfield drills are designed to improve players' fielding skills, range, footwork and conditioning.

WARM UP DRILLS
In this working warm up, Gasso demonstrates a five drill warm up circuit. Before taking the field, she demonstrates drills that include a weighted glove reaction drill, slide board leg work, and several wall ball drills.

On the field, Gasso demonstrates two team warm up drills: Around the World and Touch & Go. Around the World doubles as a warmup and conditioning drill for both infielders and outfielders. The Touch & Go drill works on creating athleticism and maximizing the players' range.

These drills will energize your team and set the tone for practice.

INFIELD DRILLS
Gasso runs her players through eight Infield Drills. These multifaceted drills work players all around the infield focusing on range, glove work, footwork, short hops, sliding with the throw, throwing on the run and more.

OUTFIELD DRILLS
The Outfield Drills include nine drills that work on becoming efficient in the outfield. These drills fine-tune all ares of outfield defense, including footwork, fielding ground balls with the forehand and backhand, throwing to bases, hitting relays and recovering from bad throws, playing the ball off the wall, taking good angles to the ball and going hard to get the out in foul territory.

Coach Gasso has molded the University of Oklahoma softball program into a national power. She has placed herself among the elite college softball coaches in the country, winning over 700 games at Oklahoma - and these drills play a large part in her success. This video course is a must for coaches looking to take their athletes to new heights.

91 minutes. 2010.