Baseball Baserunning Drills

Base Circuit Drill

Purpose

Baserunning to all bases

Equipment:

field, bases, helmets, 1 bat

Procedure

* To begin, place one player in the coach’s box at first base. Put the first runner in the batter’s box at the plate with a bat.

* All other players line up in the home plate vicinity.

* Pitcher simulates throwing a pitch. Batter executes normal swing mechanics, breaks from batter’s box and sprints to first base.

* Batter runner to run full-speed through the bag at first.

* After the batter has sprinted to first, he becomes the first base coach.

* The first base coach becomes the runner at first.

* The next player in line steps to the plate with a bat.

* The pitching coach simulates the next pitch. The batter swings and breaks toward first. The runner at first steals second with a slide into the base.

* The pitching coach simulates the next pitch. The batter swings and breaks toward first, Runner on first steals second with a slide into the base. Runner on Second takes a proper turn around third and heads for home.

* Continue…….

Key Points

* Each runner runs the base circuit in three stages, and a full circuit includes three runners running separate stages.

* It is a good conditioning drill, but mostly it prepares them to run the bases properly and with a mission.