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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

SkillAll Hitting Pitching Fielding Baserunning Strength & conditioning General

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SportAll Baseball Softball

TagAll Showcase Prep

Beginner

At-Home Solo Transfer Ladder: Beat-Your-Clock Glove-to-Hand Exchange
A solo, minimal-equipment drill you can run in a garage or driveway with just a glove, a few balls, and a phone stopwatch. You self-feed the ball, funnel it to the center of your body, and rip out a clean four-seam grip as fast as you can — then race your own clock to shrink your transfer time.
FieldingAt-home (no equipment)Off-seasonIn-season

Intermediate

At-Home Net Momentum Throws: Backyard Outfield Velo Builder
A minimal-equipment backyard drill that grooves the behind-the-ball momentum step and long-arm finish so outfielders convert stride into radar-measured throwing velocity firing into a net.
FieldingAt-home (no equipment)Off-seasonShowcase Prep

Advanced

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)

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Warm-up

Backyard Self-Toss Wall-Rebound Reaction Drill

A solo fielding drill that turns any flat wall into a ground-ball machine: throw the ball in at different angles and speeds, react to the rebound, and field it clean - building hands, feet, and reaction time with no teammate or coach.

FieldingAt-home (no equipment)In-seasonOff-season

Catcher Glove-Path-to-Zone Tee Drill

Train the exact path your glove travels into the strike zone using a stationary ball on a tee or a coach's slow placement, so every catch finishes with a single quiet move back toward the middle. A no-throw isolation drill.

FieldingIn-seasonOff-seasonAt-home (no equipment)

Catcher One-Knee Low-Target Presentation Drill

Build a comfortable one-knee setup and a strong, still low target so the pitcher has a clear picture and you start every pitch underneath the ball. A low-movement habit drill for stealing the bottom of the zone.

FieldingIn-seasonOff-seasonAt-home (no equipment)

Catcher Quiet-Glove Stillness "Hold the Picture" Drill

A feedback drill that trains the body to disappear and the catch to freeze, so every borderline pitch leaves a clean, still picture for the umpire. Pairs reps with a count, a partner's eye, or a phone for instant stillness feedback.

FieldingIn-seasonOff-seasonAt-home (no equipment)

First Fly Balls: Tracking & Overhead Catching for Young Outfielders

An intro fly-ball drill for 10-12 year old outfielders that builds confidence under the ball - track it, get behind it, and catch it above the head with two hands - starting with soft, easy tosses.

FieldingWarm-upIn-seasonOff-seasonAt-home (no equipment)

First Ground Balls: Alligator Hands & Approach for Young Infielders

An intro ground-ball drill for 10-12 year old infielders that builds the ready position, a low alligator catch out front, and a simple charge-the-ball approach - turning the scariest play into a routine one.

FieldingWarm-upIn-seasonOff-seasonAt-home (no equipment)

Four-Cone Pre-Pitch Footwork & Range Drill

A cone-based infield warmup that trains the pre-pitch creep step and a quick first-step read in both directions, so routine balls become routine outs.

FieldingWarm-upAt-home (no equipment)

Four-Seam Grip & Throwing Motion: A First Throwing Drill for 10U-12U

A gentle, build-it-in-order throwing drill for 10-12 year olds: get a clean four-seam grip, point the glove at the target, and groove a simple, straight, accurate throw before you ever throw hard.

FieldingWarm-upIn-seasonOff-seasonAt-home (no equipment)Arm care

Glove Basics: Two-Hand Catching & Ready Position for 10U-12U

A beginner catching drill for 10-12 year olds that builds a strong ready position and two-hand catching - glove up like a clown mouth, glove down like an alligator - so balls stop sticking and stop dropping.

FieldingWarm-upIn-seasonOff-seasonAt-home (no equipment)

Outfield Read & First-Step Jump Reaction Drill

Train the half-second that wins fly balls: read the ball off the bat, classify it, and explode in the right direction on your very first step. A no-throw reaction drill that turns slow outfielders into rangy ones.

FieldingWarm-upIn-seasonOff-seasonAt-home (no equipment)

Pre-Pitch Creep & Split-Step: Time Your Feet to the Pitch

A low-stress infield drill that teaches you to creep forward and land a small split-step right as the pitch reaches the hitter, so your feet are already moving the instant the ball is hit.

FieldingWarm-upIn-seasonOff-seasonAt-home (no equipment)

Round the Ball: Curved-Approach Angles & Soft Hands

A low-stress infield drill that uses a circle in the dirt to teach you to round your approach, create a throwing angle, and funnel ground balls with soft two-handed hands instead of charging straight in flat-footed.

FieldingWarm-upIn-seasonOff-seasonAt-home (no equipment)

Tape-the-Zone: At-Home Borderline Framing Drill

A no-gear, minimal-equipment framing drill you can run in a garage, hallway, or driveway. Tape a strike zone on a wall, have a partner toss tennis or foam balls to the edges, and learn to stick each borderline pitch on or inside the line. A built-in visual line grades every catch, so you can chase a real framing number at home.

FieldingAt-home (no equipment)In-seasonOff-season

Triangle Funnel Drill: A Youth Infield Ground Ball Drill

A beginner infield drill for 8-12 year olds that uses the fielding triangle to teach young players to get in front of grounders, field the ball out front with soft hands, and funnel it to the belly button.

FieldingWarm-upIn-seasonOff-seasonAt-home (no equipment)

Two-Hand Funnel: Transfer & Exchange-Quickness Drill

A no-throw rep builder that grooves the fastest catch-to-grip exchange in the game: two hands, funnel to the center, find the four-seam grip, and clear — the hidden tenths of a second that beat runners at every position.

FieldingWarm-upIn-seasonOff-seasonAt-home (no equipment)

Wall-Ball Soft-Hands Reaction Drill

Throw a ball off any wall and field the carom to build soft hands, quick reactions, and clean glove work — no field, partner, or fancy gear required.

FieldingAt-home (no equipment)Warm-upOff-season

Youth Catcher Stance Drill: Primary Stance & Glove Target

A beginner catcher drill for youth players (8-12) that builds a comfortable no-runners primary stance and teaches how to give the pitcher a big, still glove target before every pitch.

FieldingWarm-upIn-seasonAt-home (no equipment)

Arm care

Minor

At-Home Solo Exchange-Clock Pop-Time Builder

A no-partner, minimal-equipment catcher drill for the garage or backyard: self-feed a ball off a wall, then time the catch-to-release exchange and replace-step footwork so the trainable half of pop time gets faster without ever throwing full-effort across a field.

FieldingAt-home (no equipment)Off-seasonIn-season

Backyard Ground-Up Infield Velo Ladder

Build infield throwing velocity at home with almost no gear: climb a four-rung ladder from tall-kneel throws to a full replace-and-shuffle finish into a wall or net, adding lower-half momentum one rung at a time and logging your peak velo with a phone radar app.

FieldingAt-home (no equipment)Off-seasonArm care

Backyard Point-and-Go Outfield Route Timer Drill

An at-home, minimal-equipment outfield drill that trains and times an efficient first-step-to-landmark route. A partner points a direction, the fielder reads it, takes the straightest line to a self-toss or spot, and a phone stopwatch captures route time so improvement in of_route_time_s is measurable rep to rep.

FieldingAt-home (no equipment)Off-seasonIn-season

Catcher Blocking Footwork Isolation: Silent Drop-and-Seal Patterning Drill

Strip the ball out and drill just the feet. This ball-free patterning drill isolates the drop-and-seal footwork of a block — knee-drop timing, toe angle, and the lateral replace step — so the lower half runs on autopilot before you ever add a baseball.

FieldingWarm-upIn-seasonOff-seasonAt-home (no equipment)

Catcher Game Management: Count-Leverage Sequencing Cards

An off-field decision drill where catchers call the next pitch from count-and-situation cards, then defend the why — building game-management instincts and a sequencing framework before they ever crouch behind the plate.

FieldingOff-seasonIn-seasonAt-home (no equipment)

Catcher Ghost-Footwork Line Drill: No-Ball Feet Isolation to Second

A no-ball, no-throw footwork isolation drill that patterns a catcher's feet on a directional tape line to second base — turning replacement-step (or jump-pivot) mechanics into automatic, repeatable movement that cuts the footwork half of pop time.

FieldingWarm-upIn-seasonOff-seasonAt-home (no equipment)

Catcher Quick-Exchange Footwork to Second Base

A throw-down footwork drill that grooves a compact right-left replace step into a clean four-seam exchange, so your feet get you on line to second base in one quiet, repeatable move.

FieldingWarm-upIn-seasonOff-seasonAt-home (no equipment)

Catcher Transfer Drill: Kneeling Rapid-Transfer Exchange

A kneeling, upper-half-only drill that isolates and speeds up the catcher's glove-to-hand exchange — building a clean four-seam transfer for faster pop times without the noise of footwork.

FieldingWarm-upIn-seasonOff-seasonAt-home (no equipment)

Field Under the Tee: Low-Hands Ground-Ball Constraint Drill

An infield ground-ball drill that turns a batting tee into a constraint: set the cup at knee height in the fielding path and field every ball with the glove passing UNDER it. Knock the tee and it is a fault rep, so hands stay low and out front and balls stop kicking off the heel of the glove.

FieldingIn-seasonOff-seasonAt-home (no equipment)

Find the Bag & Stretch: First-Base Footwork Without Looking Down

A footwork drill that teaches first basemen to sprint to the bag, feel for it without looking, set the anchor foot, and stretch to the throw at the last second — so you steal a half-step on every play at first.

FieldingWarm-upIn-seasonOff-seasonAt-home (no equipment)

First Base Picking Drill: Short-Hop Pick Progression

A three-stage progression that teaches high school first basemen to dig errant throws out of the dirt — pre-setting low, giving with the pick, and reading forehand vs. backhand scoop angles.

FieldingIn-seasonOff-seasonAt-home (no equipment)

Toe-to-Target Footwork Isolation Accuracy Drill

A ball-in-hand throwing drill that removes the fielding play so a player can isolate the lower-half footwork that aims a throw. Working through set feet patterns into a chest-box target, players learn that a front foot pointed at the target is what makes throws land on the money, and they score every rep as on-target or off.

FieldingIn-seasonOff-seasonAt-home (no equipment)

Minor