Training drills
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🧒 Youth development (12U & under)
Beginner-friendly, low-load fundamentals safe for younger players.
Beginner
- Drop-and-Dash: Swing-Finish to Sprint Home-to-First Burst
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.
BaserunningAt-home (no equipment)Off-seasonIn-season
Intermediate
- Beat the Box: Head-to-Head Home-to-First Sprint Bracket
A small-sided racing game where runners go head-to-head out of the batter's box to first base on a contact trigger, timed each rep and seeded into a win-or-move-on bracket so competition pulls out faster home-to-first times.
BaserunningIn-seasonOff-seasonShowcase Prep
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