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Lesson 9:
1st to 3rd Base Running Game
Instructions:
Start with runners at first base.
Coach is coaching third base.
Another coach/parent is in right field with a ball.
Set out a cone just before second base, so that the runner runs around the outside of it in an angle that when the runner hits second base they are in a direct straight line to third base.
Coach tells runner at first base to “GO!”
VERY IMPORTANT: Runner must look at the coach at third base right before they hit second base and immediately after they pass second base.
The coach at third base either tells the runner to keep coming or to “STOP!”
When the runner is stopped, the runner has to immediately stop, turn to find the ball, while getting back to second base.
If the outfield coach/parent has the ball in their hands the runner gets back. If the outfield coach/parent does not have ball (if it is on the ground) then runner turns around and runs to third base.
Variation:
Outfield coach can throw a ball (be sure to have a tennis ball or cloth/mush ball) to another coach acting as third baseman who can catch the throw and apply a tag.
The kids love this variation, especially because they can slide into third!!!
Over the 38+ years of coaching baseball, all the baseball drills I used and all of the practice templates I have created, as well as camps and coaching different levels and ages of kids, I have learned some valuable things about how to run a baseball team. I want my players to smile and have fun! Youth Baseball Practice has to engage kids while helping them learn the game step by step. We encou...
