Team Practice Drills for Building a Dominant Defense

with Colleen Powers,
St. Catherine University Head Coach;
2x MIAC Coach of the Year;
2017 NFCA Midwest Regional Coaching Staff of the Year;
2x NCAA Tournament berths;
played for University of Minnesota where she finished her career with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 122 career appearances

In this video brought to you by St. Catherine University's Colleen Powers, you will learn 13 different team-oriented defensive drills that are broken down by position groups. This video contains infield-specific, outfield-specific and whole-team defense drills that will help any program improve communication, increase put-outs, and cut down on unnecessary errors in critical situations.

Infield & Outfield

Coach Powers begins by focusing on infield-specific drills that emphasize communication between players on balls that are hit in gaps. You'll see how to make sure all of your players cover the appropriate bases and cut down on time getting the ball where it needs to go.

Next, Powers transitions into outfield drills that include taking proper angles, footwork on throws to each base, and communicating on who has the ball.

Whole Team

Lastly, Coach Powers includes whole team defensive drills. Her drills are fast-paced and are sure to train your players for real game scenarios by adding elements of competition that keep athletes engaged.

This video is jam-packed full of drills and ideas that will help you piece together the individual defenders on your team and turn them into one cohesive unit. Allow Coach Powers to show you how to build a better defense and have fun doing it!

74 minutes. 2019.