Softball Base Running Drills

Fastpitch Softball Base Running Drills
by Guest Author Geoff James

Divide players between all four bases. On the whistle blow, the first four take action. The player at the plate simulates a swing and a hit and then takes off for the double play. The player on first charges to third, taking off of a lead. The player at second picks up third and runs on home. The third base runner rounds home and then sprints to first as if she just hit a single. Repeat until all your players have had a chance to participate.

Remind your team of the importance of base running; not every hit is a home run and it is vital that hitters run as fast and hard as they can to get on base. One of the reasons this drill is so great is that it forces players to remember the one golden rule of base running: every ball is a double until the defense rules otherwise. Softball players should always run aggressively.

Another drill is to simply run sprints to first. Have everyone on the team save a pitcher, catcher, second and first baseman line up behind the plate. The catcher will toss the ball to the pitcher or second baseman, who will in turn throw to the pitcher and/or first baseman. The runner will focus only on running to first base. Too often hitters will look to see where the ball is instead of running full force to first. This drill will get players into the habit of focusing only on the base, no matter where the ball is.

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