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When you’re in the thick of the game, it’s easy to forget that softball should be a fun game. Isn’t that the reason why you picked the game up in the first place? This is the case for most young players.

Sure, a certain amount of seriousness is also needed when it comes to playing the game. You need the serious dedication to become a better player, or a coach. After all, softball isn’t always fun and games.

But fun or enjoyment of the game has its place in softball. In fact, keeping the game fun has a lot of benefits for your entire team. Let me list down some of these benefits for you in this set of softball coaching tips.

Keeping the Fun Keeps Things Interesting

Let’s admit it. You’ll have the tendency to get bored with the game the longer and more often you play softball. This is normal, of course. You can always pick yourself up at some point again.

But to keep things from getting really boring to the point of burning out your players, you should keep a balance between the serious stuff and the fun stuff. Try to integrate the element of fun into your drills and exercises. Your team deserves a good laugh from time to time.

Players Learn Easily When You Keep Things Fun

It’s true. Your players will absorb concepts much easier when they’re having fun. The reason? They forget that drills and exercises are hard work when they’re enjoying what they’re doing. If you’re not yet doing this, then I suggest you should try it out immediately.

By the way, this strategy works even more effectively when you’re working with younger players, especially those who belong to the 10-under group. This is the stage where kids still look at most things as play, and they learn a lot easier that way. So again, design drills and exercises that they enjoy while they learn new concepts at the same time.

Fun Keeps the Creative Juices Flowing

When you’re stuck with a tough drills and game situations, it’s easy for your mind to lock up and limit your options. But when you can help your team to loosen up during tense moments, then, you can let them be creative enough to devise solutions you probably haven’t seen before.

Who says you can’t be creative in the world of sports? When you can successfully combine creativity with brawn, then, the results would be very interesting.

So there you have it, my softball coaching tips for coaches who want to find out why keeping the fun in the game is important.

Let me summarize. If you keep things fun with your players, you will keep them from getting bored and dropping out as soon as they join the team.

Another reason is that they will learn concepts a lot easier if they’re having fun. And finally, your players can create more creative solutions to tight game situations if they’re loose enough to see the game’s big picture.

Again, your team needs a certain amount of seriousness to help them become better players. But always remember to balance that with a good amount of fun and let them enjoy the game as they should.

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