Drills
Softball baserunning drills
Softball baserunning drills with video, setup, coaching points and how to run each one by age.
4 drills
- Figure four slide progression — Players learn the bent-leg, figure four slide sitting down: one leg tucked under the other knee, the front heel up, hands high and chin tucked, then lying back. It teaches the safe slide position before anyone runs into one.
- Rabbit and turtle baserunning race — Two runners race from home to first base: the turtle starts first, and the rabbit chases once the turtle passes a cone. A quick, competitive way to get players running hard all the way through the bag.
- Run through first base drill — Players sprint from home plate through first base one after another, hit the front edge of the bag at full speed, break down in foul territory and look right for an overthrow. It builds the habit every batter needs on a ground ball.
- Tee ball bat drop and run drill — A tee ball station where each player hits off the tee, sets the bat down inside a hula hoop and runs straight to first base. It teaches the youngest players to drop the bat safely and run the right way.