Softball Practice Drills – Advancing to Second

Purpose: This drill is to let players learn how to take the extra base and is good for teaching the basics of base running.

Procedure: Players with helmets on line up at home. Nine players with warm, loose arms take the field, it's possible to use just outfielders. A coach stands at home with a fungo bat and plenty of baseballs. As the coach hits the ball into the outfield on the ground, a player runs to first, rounds the bag, and reads the outfielder. The runner can stay at first or try to advance to second.