— Baseball is a Game of Movement —

SKILL BUILDING WARM-UP

The drills in this section correspond with the Practice Plans (number in parenthesis).

These are also useful to plug into your own practice plan.

These drills are designed to be run prior to the kids playing catch/warming-up their arms; none require hard or long throws.

Ideal for practicing in a small space (when you don’t have access to a full field, are dealing with poor weather/field conditions, etc.).

SBW (2)

Rec a Throw - 3B (Tag)

INF Base Coversage

20’ Gb’s

SBW (3)

Backing-up (OF)

1-6 Play (Turn Glove Side)

Replaying the Ball

SBW (4)

MIF/P - Ball to LF/RF

Relay to Home

Rec a Throw at First (Force)

SBW (5)

6-5 (UH Toss) w/P Backing-up          

Drop Step (2b)         

FB Communication          

SBW (6)

6-1 (P Back-up; LF ‘Go Get the ball’)           

Toss - Angle In                               

Backing up (OF + P)      

SBW (7)

C-R to Home (Eat It)          

Rundowns – Ambush                  

BR - Though First

SBW (8)

C-R to Home; “run It In”    

Rundown (‘Ambush’)                                               

Through First - BR 

SBW (9)             

Turns & Touches at Third                            

4-6 (UH Toss)

4-1 (P Back-up; RF ‘Go Get the ball’)   

SBW (10)

Rec a Throw - 3B (Tag)

6-4 (UH Toss)

Rec a Throw - 1B (Force)

SBW (11)

Relay to Home, Cut 3

Turns & Touches at Third                      

Wild Pitch/Passed Ball Com 

SBW (12)

1-5 w/SS Backing-up & LF: ‘Go Get the Ball’                  

Through 1B - BR

Wild Pitch/Passed Ball Communication                       

SBW (13)

1-5

1-6

1-3 

SBW (14)

CTT UH Toss (Mini)       

Toss - Angling In                                

3-1 

SBW (22)

’No Ball’ Drills

Inf Base Cover

20’ Ground Balls