One major aspect of baseball is speed. Any player with speed is at an advantage on the base paths and in the field, regardless of his overall skill. Adding speed to your game takes practice and training, and speed drills will increase your abilities on the field. Try incorporating game-like situations into your drills to gain experience and work on your speed at the same time.
Around the World
Line up at one of the foul poles in the outfield. Have a coach or player time how long it takes you to run from one foul pole to the other, and use that as a time to beat, the eteamz website recommends. Each time back and forth counts as one lap. Set a time to beat for the players running the drill; complete seven to nine laps.
Base-Running Relay
Split into two teams, and line up one team at second base and the other team at home plate. Give the first person in line a baseball. Start the race with the first person in each line sprinting around the entire base path, back to their team. The QCBaseball website recommends using a tennis ball so each player can toss to the next person in line after crossing the last base.
Dive Backs
Line players up behind home plate, and start by sending the first player in line around the bases. Each player should sprint as fast as he can, and make a hard turn around each base. After rounding first base, the player should make a head-first slide back to the base before getting up and sprinting to second, eteamz instructs. He should perform the same dive at second and third base. When the player reaches home base, he should slide across the plate feet-first. The next person in line should start when the person ahead of him reaches second base.
The Glove
Split the players up into teams. Each player should put his glove about 25 yards away from a starting spot, preferably in the outfield, eteamz recommends. Give each team a ball; start the drill by sending the first player in line to the glove, upon which he should place the ball. He sprints back to the line; the next player sprints and retrieves the ball. The following player sprints to the next glove and puts the ball on it. Repeat the sprints until the ball has been retrieved from each glove.
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