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🏠At-home drills — minimal equipmentWork you can do in the yard or garage with little or no gear.93 drills 🧒Youth development (12U & under)Beginner-friendly, low-load fundamentals safe for younger players.245 drills 🎯Showcase & tryout prepSharpen the tools scouts measure — velo, pop time, exit velo, speed.149 drills 💪Arm care & recoveryProtect the arm — care, mobility, and recovery work for every thrower.76 drills ❄️Off-season & winter workBuild a base in the off months — strength, mechanics, and volume.287 drills ⚾In-season maintenanceShort, sharp work that keeps you fresh without adding fatigue.280 drills

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SportAll Baseball Softball

TagAll Showcase Prep

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Catcher Game Calling Drill: Sequencing in a Live Bullpen
An advanced live-bullpen drill that trains catchers to call full pitch sequences against a simulated count and hitter while receiving and framing under game intent.
FieldingIn-seasonOff-season
Catcher Pop-Time Footwork Drill
A repeatable progression that builds the replace-step transfer and direct footwork catchers need to shave tenths off their throw to second and chase a sub-2.0 pop time.

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EquipmentAny Balls Weighted/plyo balls Bat Tee Glove/mitt Catcher's gear Batting helmet Net/screen Pitching machine Cones/markers Bases & home plate Mound/rubber Resistance band Weights Plyo box/step Sled/harness Agility ladder Mat Wall/fence Tape/chalk Dowel/PVC Mirror Radar/tracking tech Stopwatch/timer Phone/camera Whiteboard/cards Towel

FieldingShowcase PrepOff-seasonArm careMajor

Catcher Pop-Time Throw-Down: Beat-the-Clock

A timed, full-effort throw-down to second base that puts your pop time on the clock — measuring catch-to-arrival so you can see the number drop as your exchange, feet, and throw come together.

FieldingOff-seasonIn-seasonShowcase PrepMinor

Catcher Read-and-Fire: Random-Base Pop-Time Reaction Drill

A pop-clock reaction drill where the catcher gets a last-second, randomized cue (which base — or whether to throw at all) at the pitch, forcing a clean, fast pop time under real decision pressure instead of a rehearsed throw to a known base.

FieldingShowcase PrepIn-seasonOff-seasonArm careMinor

Contrast Weighted-Ball Infield Cross-Diamond Velo Ladder

A radar-tracked infield throwing drill that alternates overload (heavy) and underload (light) plyo balls in a contrast ladder to prime a hotter, quicker cross-diamond throw with a real baseball.

FieldingOff-seasonShowcase PrepArm careMinor

Contrast-Load Catcher Pop-Time Builder (Overload/Underload Throw-Downs)

A contrast-throwing ladder that pairs heavy (overload) and light (underload) balls with regulation throw-downs to second base, training arm speed and a quicker exchange so timed pop time drops.

FieldingShowcase PrepArm careOff-seasonMinor

Deep in the Hole: Backhand, Crow-Hop, and Fire Across the Diamond

An advanced middle-infield drill that teaches you to range deep to your backhand side, gather your feet with a big crow-hop, and make the long throw to first base from the hole without rushing your arm.

FieldingIn-seasonOff-seasonShowcase PrepArm careMinor

Double-Play Pivot Footwork Drill

Groove the feed-receive-pivot-release sequence at second base so middle infielders turn the double play faster, cleaner, and without taking a runner's slide to the legs.

FieldingIn-seasonOff-seasonShowcase PrepArm careMajor

First-and-Third Defense: Read, Commit, and Get the Out

A whole-team drill for the first-and-third steal, teaching the pitcher, shortstop, and catcher to read the runner at third, force the runner at first to commit, and record an out without giving up a run.

FieldingIn-seasonOff-seasonMinor

Hot-Corner Reaction Hands: Knock Down the Hard-Hit Ball at Third

A close-range reaction drill that trains third basemen to read short hops, fire quick hands, and keep screaming hard-hit balls in front of them — turning the hot corner into your corner.

FieldingIn-seasonOff-seasonAt-home (no equipment)Minor

Infield Transfer Quickness: Pop-Clock & Throw-Velo Builder

A timed, measured exchange drill that trains a lightning glove-to-hand transfer and a fast, firm release — clocking your turn time and tracking throw velocity — so you get rid of the ball quicker without losing the four-seam grip or accuracy.

FieldingOff-seasonShowcase PrepMinor

Infield Velo Quick-Release Transfer Drill

Tighten your glove-to-hand exchange and footwork so the ball is loaded the instant your feet land — shaving tenths off your release and adding playable infield velocity on the gun.

FieldingShowcase PrepOff-seasonArm careMajor

Live At-Bat Caught-Stealing: Game-Speed Pop-Time Drill

Catchers train pop time the way it actually happens in a game: receiving a live pitch with a hitter in the box, reading a randomized steal jump, and firing to a fielder covering second on a real base runner.

FieldingIn-seasonShowcase PrepOff-seasonMajor

Live Read-and-Rip Outfield Throw-Down (Radar Max-Velo)

A game-speed outfield drill: read the ball off a live bat, attack it, and unleash a crow-hop throw to a base while a radar gun captures peak arm velocity. Chase your top of_velo_mph number under real-play chaos.

FieldingShowcase PrepIn-seasonOff-seasonArm careMinor

Live-Fungo Outfield Route Efficiency Drill

An advanced live-fungo outfield drill that trains read-off-the-bat first-step jumps, banana (curved) routes, and aggressive closing on the ball so college-level outfielders cover more ground and arrive in a throwing position.

FieldingIn-seasonOff-season

Machine-Fed Fly-Ball Throw-Down Velo Builder

Use a fly-ball machine (or high front-toss) to feed a steady stream of catchable fly balls so an outfielder can rep max-intent throw-downs to a base and grow measured outfield throwing velocity on a radar.

FieldingShowcase PrepArm careOff-seasonIn-seasonMajor

Outfield Crow-Hop Throwing-Velo Builder

Turn a charging outfielder's momentum into radar-gun arm strength. This crow-hop drill builds a long, low carry that maxes out outfield throwing velocity for showcases.

FieldingShowcase PrepOff-seasonArm careMajor

Outfield Do-or-Die: Finish the Play to Home

The all-out, glove-side scoop on the run that you save for when the game is on the line — charge, field outside your glove-side leg without breaking stride, and fire home to nail the run that ends it.

FieldingIn-seasonOff-seasonMinor

Outfield Overload/Underload Weighted-Ball Carry Ladder

A radar-tracked weighted-ball throwing ladder that pairs heavier (overload) and lighter (underload) balls with a full crow-hop carry to add real velocity to outfield throws — trained with intent, measured every rep.

FieldingOff-seasonShowcase PrepArm careMajor

Outfield Velo Checkpoint Ladder: Earn Each Rung on the Radar

A radar-gated throwing progression where outfielders must hit a verified velocity checkpoint before climbing to the next rung — so arm speed is built with proof, not guesswork, and every gain is a real number.

FieldingShowcase PrepOff-seasonArm careMinor

Softball Catcher Exchange & Pop-Time Drill

A pop-time progression for fastpitch catchers that isolates the glove-to-hand exchange, then layers in replace-step footwork and the throw to second - building the quick feet and clean transfer that shave tenths off your time.

FieldingSoftballIn-seasonOff-seasonShowcase PrepMinor

Third Base Barehand Slow-Roller Charge & Throw on the Run

An advanced hot-corner drill that trains elite third basemen to charge a dying slow roller or dead bunt, field it barehanded on the left foot, and throw across the body on the run for a quick, accurate release to first.

FieldingIn-seasonOff-season