FINDING THE BASE

A softball or baseball first baseman drill.

Purpose: To improve the player's ability to find the bag and set themselves for the throw.
Equipment: A base, glove, softballs and a cone
Procedure:

1. Have the player take 4-5 steps from the bag and use a cone to mark that position so she knows where to start every time.
2. The player will pivot towards the infield and run back to the base.
3. The player will look at the bag when she pivots then she looks in the direction from where the ball is coming from.
4. She look at the base just before she just there if necessary.
5. She can either set both feet to the inside of the bag with throwing foot remaining in contact with the bag or set both on foot on each corner and shuffle to adjust to the throw.
6. Once she finds the bag, she readies her self to receive the throw.
7. This drill should be performed for a prescribed period of time or a designated number of repetitions .

Coaching Points:
# Emphasize turning and running hard back to the base.
# Emphasize finding the bag as quickly as possible.
# Emphasize looking for the throw as she is running back to the bag.

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University of South Dakota Women’s Softball: www.usdcoyotes.com/sports/softball/

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