— Baseball is a Game of Movement —

SKILL BUILDING WARM-UP

  • SBW Drills are designed to run prior to playing catch at the start of practice; none of the drills involve hard or long throws.

  • Ideal for practicing in a small space (when you don’t have access to a full field, are dealing with poor weather/field conditions, etc.).  If not using BP’s practice plans, plug these into any part of your practice.

  • This section’s drills correspond with content under the Practice Plans tab.   

    —-> SBW (2) - SBW (14) match up with with content in  Majors/Minors Practice Plans #2 - #14 

    —-> SBW (22) - SBW (34) match up with First Year Player Pitch (FYPP) Plans #2 - #14.  Examples:

                     — SBW (25) corresponds with FYPP #5

                     — SBW (31) corresponds with FYPP #11

SBW (2)

Rec a Throw - 3B (Tag)

INF Base Coversage

20’ Gb’s

SBW (3)

Backing-up (OF)

1-6 Play (Turn Glove Side)

Replaying the Ball

SBW (4)

MIF/P - Ball to LF/RF

Relay to Home

Rec a Throw at First (Force)

SBW (5)

6-5 (UH Toss) w/P Backing-up          

Drop Step (2b)         

FB Communication          

SBW (6)

6-1 (P Back-up; LF ‘Go Get the ball’)           

Toss - Angle In                               

Backing up (OF + P)      

SBW (7)

C-R to Home (Eat It)          

Rundowns – Ambush                  

BR - Though First

SBW (8)

C-R to Home; “run It In”    

Rundown (‘Ambush’)                                               

Through First - BR 

SBW (9)             

Turns & Touches at Third                            

4-6 (UH Toss)

4-1 (P Back-up; RF ‘Go Get the ball’)   

SBW (10)

Rec a Throw - 3B (Tag)

6-4 (UH Toss)

Rec a Throw - 1B (Force)

SBW (11)

Relay to Home, Cut 3

Turns & Touches at Third                      

Wild Pitch/Passed Ball Com 

SBW (12)

1-5 w/SS Backing-up & LF: ‘Go Get the Ball’                  

Through 1B - BR

Wild Pitch/Passed Ball Communication                       

SBW (13)

1-5

1-6

1-3 

SBW (14)

CTT UH Toss (Mini)       

Toss - Angling In                                

3-1 

SBW (22)

’No Ball’ Drills

Inf Base Cover

20’ Ground Balls

SBW (23)

Backing-up (OF)

1-6 Play (Turn Glove Side)

Rec Throw at 1B (force)

SBW (24)

INF Base Coverage

MIF/P - Ball to LF/RF

6-1 (3b Back-up)

SBW (25)

Backing-up (OF)

Relay to Home

Rec a Throw - 3B (Tag)

SBW (26)

6-5 (P Back-up)

4-6

4-3 (P Back-up)

SBW (27)

Backing-up (OF & P)

Drop Step

Fly Ball Communication: 2b & 1b

SBW (28)

Coordinated Team Movement

20’ Ground Balls

SBW (29)

Fly Ball Communication: LF & SS

Drop Step>

20’ Ground Balls

SBW (30)

6-1; 3b Backing-up

Relays to Home (Mini)>

4-1; 1b Backing-up

SBW (31)

Wild Pitch/Passed Ball Communication

Turns & Touches at 2b>

Running Through 1B

SBW (32)

21 Gb Weave

Drop Step – Toss Going Back>

Wild Pitch/Passed Ball Communication

SBW (33)

21 Gb Weave

Toss Drill – Angling In

Rundown (Ambush)

SBW (34)

21 Gb Weave

Catch, Tag & Throw (Mini)

3-1 Play