Softball Baserunning Drills – Sprint Baserunning Drill

Purpose: To improve the player's overall conditioning and to work on the basics of base running in order to improve the player's explosive power and speed.

Procedure: Drill can have as many runners as desired in a line at home plate. The runner sprints to first base, jogs to the outfield fence along the right field sideline, and jogs back to first base (making a loop at first base in order to get in line with second base). As soon as the runner touches first base, the runner sprints to second base, jogs to the center field fence, and jogs back to second base (again making a loop at second base in order to get in line with third base). As soon as the runner touches second base, the runner sprints to third base, jogs to the outfield fence along the left field sideline, jogs back to third base, and sprints to home plate. The drill is repeated as many times as desired.