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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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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

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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

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

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

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