10 Baserunning Skills to Practice

Great baserunning can cause havoc on the field for the defense and create additional opportunities for your team on offense. While running bases seems pretty simple, there are actually a number of different aspect a great baserunner does well. Here are 10 baserunning skills you can practice:

1. Getting out of the box
2. Tagging up (when and how)
3. Staying off the base on a ball hit in the air (when and how)
4. Taking Leads (timing and technique)
5. Picking up the ball
6. Picking up your base coaches
7. Sliding/Diving
8. Advancing on passed balls/wild pitches
9. Going back to a base
10. 2+ bag spring (correct path)

The first thing on this list is "Getting out of the box" because it's one of the first things you need to do well to get on base in the first place.  Here's a clip from the Breakthrough Speed and Agility DVD that demonstrates how to get out of the box quickly so you can be safe at first more often!

Watch the video clip HERE.