Drop-and-Dash: The At-Home Swing-to-Sprint Home-to-First Drill

An at-home, phone-timed baserunning drill that trains the wasted moment most runners lose: the transition from swing finish to the first explosive steps out of the box. Using only a bat (or broomstick), a phone stopwatch, and a driveway or yard, players rehearse dropping the barrel and clearing the box in a straight, low-driving line so their home-to-first time drops.