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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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Beginner

A-Skip Arm Action & Stride Rhythm Running Form Drill
Clean up the running form that makes every step count. The A-skip grooves tall posture, vertical knee drive, and a hard, straight arm swing so your stride is efficient on the bases.
BaserunningWarm-upPostureMobility

Intermediate

Box-Exit Footwork: First-Three-Steps Home-to-First Mechanics Drill
Isolate and rep the batter's-box exit — the pivot, directional first step, and next two drive steps — so hitters convert to sprinter faster and shave tenths off their home-to-first time.
BaserunningShowcase PrepIn-seasonOff-season

Advanced

Overspeed-Tow Home-to-First Get-Away Drill
A partner tows the runner down the line faster than free speed so the legs learn quicker turnover, then free reps and a resisted contrast lock in a faster box get-away and lower home-to-first time.
BaserunningOff-seasonShowcase PrepMinor

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At-home (no equipment)

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

First-Step Lead & Crossover Stealing Drill

Build the explosive first move that beats the throw. Runners rep a balanced primary lead and a directional crossover jump so their first step gains real ground toward the next base.

BaserunningWarm-upIn-season

Home-to-First Run-Through-the-Bag Sprint Drill

Beat out the close play. Rep the swing-to-sprint transition, a straight, hard path down the line, and full-speed contact through first base so you never decelerate into the bag.

BaserunningWarm-upIn-seasonShowcase Prep

Partner Stopwatch Home-to-First Station: Swing-and-Go Timed Sprints

A rotating two- or three-player station where partners run, time, and coach each other through full swing-and-go sprints from the box to first base — turning home-to-first time into a shared, competitive, self-scoring number.

BaserunningIn-seasonShowcase PrepWarm-up

Rounding First Base Drill: Inside-Corner Banana Turn

A beginner youth baserunning drill that teaches the banana route into first base, clipping the inside corner with the foot, and snapping the head to find the base coach so 8-12 year olds turn extra base hits into doubles.

BaserunningIn-seasonWarm-upAt-home (no equipment)

Clean Break: Out-of-the-Box Footwork Isolation for Home-to-First

A mechanics-only baserunning drill that isolates the first three steps out of the batter's box. Players rebuild a clean directional first step, kill the backward false step, and lock in drive-phase posture and arm action before integrating it into a full timed home-to-first run.

BaserunningIn-seasonOff-seasonShowcase Prep

Cue-Start Reaction 60: Read the Signal, Then Run

A 60-yard dash trained under decision pressure: the runner holds a lead posture and only explodes when a random visual or verbal cue fires, so reaction time and read speed get baked into the 60 time instead of a pre-rehearsed self-start.

BaserunningShowcase PrepIn-seasonOff-season

Double Derby: Small-Sided Home-to-Second Bracket Race

A head-to-head, bracket-style racing game that turns the home-to-second sprint into a timed competition. Runners race in pairs through elimination rounds while a coach clocks every rep, so effort stays maxed and each player walks away with a clean home_to_second_s number.

BaserunningIn-seasonOff-seasonShowcase Prep

Driveway Fall-Start Self-Timed 60 Builder (At-Home)

A minimal-equipment, self-timed sprint drill you can run in a driveway, yard, or quiet street. Players use a falling start to nail acceleration lean, then chase a tall, relaxed top-end sprint over a marked 60, logging hand times each week to drive their 60-yard dash number down.

BaserunningAt-home (no equipment)Off-seasonShowcase Prep

Explosive-Jump Crossover Steal-Start Drill

Build the explosive first three steps of a stolen base — a powerful directional/crossover start that clears the hips, drops the shin angle, and accelerates you toward the next base without a wasted false step.

BaserunningIn-seasonOff-seasonMinor

Flying-20 Max-Velocity Straight-Line Speed Drill

Build the top-end gear that the back half of a 60 lives in. A gradual run-up lets you reach near-max speed, then you hold relaxed, tall sprint mechanics through a timed 20-yard zone.

BaserunningOff-seasonShowcase PrepWarm-upMinor

Green-Light Double: Reaction-Cued Home-to-Second Sprint

A timed baserunning drill where the batter-runner reads a random go/stay cue at contact, then explodes home-to-second on green. Trains the decision-under-pressure that separates a stretched double from a station-to-station single, measured as home_to_second_s.

BaserunningShowcase PrepIn-season

Phone-Timed Double: At-Home Home-to-Second Time Trial

A minimal-equipment time trial that turns two markers and a phone into a repeatable home-to-second stopwatch so runners can measure, film, and lower their real double time on their own.

BaserunningAt-home (no equipment)Off-seasonShowcase Prep

Phone-Timed Two-Marker Home-to-Second Double (At-Home)

An at-home, minimal-equipment double simulator: chalk or two shoes for home and the first-base turn, a phone stopwatch, and full-effort reps that build a faster, more repeatable home-to-second time.

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

React-and-Rip: Reaction-Start Home-to-First Decision Sprint

Turn a hesitation into an out avoided. On a randomized, unpredictable cue - and only the RIGHT cue - the runner explodes out of the box and sprints a timed home-to-first, training the split-second read and reaction that separates safe from out on a bang-bang play.

BaserunningIn-seasonShowcase PrepWarm-upMinor

Reaction-Start Home-to-First: Random-Cue Get-Off Drill

A time-pressure baserunning drill that trains the hitter-to-runner get-off: the batter finishes a real swing, then reacts to a random go/hold cue and sprints through first base against a stopwatch. Trains reaction time and the split-second run-or-hold decision that shave tenths off home-to-first.

BaserunningShowcase PrepIn-seasonOff-season

Two-Runner Split-Timer Station: Race the Home-to-Second Double

A rotating partner/team station where one runner sprints a full home-to-second double while a partner runs the stopwatch and a second calls the first-base split, turning a private stat into an accountable, competitive, feedback-rich rep.

BaserunningIn-seasonShowcase PrepOff-season

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

Checkpoint Route Progression: Timed Outfield Break-to-Ball Ladder

Outfielders learn the shortest true route by first running through a coach-set checkpoint marker on the ideal path, then graduating that checkpoint deeper and finally removing it entirely while holding the same break-to-catch time. A stopwatch on every rep turns route efficiency into one honest number you can chase down over a season.

FieldingIn-seasonShowcase PrepOff-seasonMinor

Breathe-and-Reset Pressure Refocus Routine

A science-backed between-pitch reset — recognize, release with one slow breath, refocus on the next play — that lowers your arousal and gets your mind back where your feet are.

GeneralShowcase PrepIn-seasonAt-home (no equipment)Minor

Barrel Wars: Head-to-Head Max Exit-Velo Bracket

A small-sided, bracket-style hitting competition where players go head-to-head to post their single best-struck ball. Each duel is decided by top exit velocity, so hitters learn to bring true max intent on demand while a radar or hit-tracker keeps every winner honest.

HittingShowcase PrepIn-seasonOff-seasonMinor

Broad Jump to Bound: Horizontal Power Progression

A horizontal-plane plyometric progression for baseball and softball players - from a single standing broad jump to repeated jumps to alternating bounds - that builds the forward force production behind explosive first steps, strides, and acceleration.

Strength & conditioningOff-season

Short-Burst Sprint-Interval Conditioning (Train Like the Game)

Baseball-specific conditioning built on short, all-out sprints with full recovery - training the explosive energy system the game actually uses instead of slow, junk distance miles.

Strength & conditioningOff-seasonIn-season

Race-Day 60: Head-to-Head Competitive Time-Trial Drill

Most players run a faster 60 in warmups than they do when the clock is live. This drill closes that gap: reactive starter cadence, head-to-head heats, and a one-shot timed attempt that rehearses the exact pressure of showcase day so your recorded 60 finally matches your real speed.

BaserunningShowcase PrepIn-seasonMajor