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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

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

Advanced

60-Yard Dash Acceleration Mechanics
Build a faster showcase 60 by fixing the part that costs most athletes the most time: the drive phase. Train your start angle, arm action, and turnover so the first 15 yards set up the whole run.
BaserunningShowcase PrepOff-seasonMajor

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At-home (no equipment)

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

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)

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

Heavy Sled March for Acceleration Strength

A heavy resisted sled march for baseball and softball players that overloads the acceleration phase - teaching the forward lean, powerful shin angles, and ground-pushing force that make you faster out of the box and off the bases.

Strength & conditioningOff-seasonMinor

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