Softball Pitching Drills – Pitchers Cover Home

Purpose: To practice footwork for covering home on wild pitches. This is a drill for pitchers to practice softball fielding.

Procedure: Pitchers rotate on the mound, and catchers rotate at home. The pitcher throws a wild pitch to the catcher in receiving position and runs home to cover the plate for the return throw. The pitcher's feet must be well out of the way of the sliding runner. The pitcher should call the catcher's nameand wave her arms until the throw is on its way.