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Thursday, 03 May 2007

Skills & Drills


Baserunning Drills

From Home Plate
1. Swing & thru 1st; check over shoulder
2. Turn at 1st; back when INF catches ball
3. PB/WP on strike 3 or ball 4
4. Check & react to overthrow at 1st
5. Pop fly in INF
6. INF grounder
7. INF line drive
8. Fly ball to OF
9. BB & HBP
10. Turn, see OF error, advance to 2nd
11. Slide into 1st when 1B goes up the line

On 1st Base
1. Diving back
2. Steal
3. Hit & Run
4. Ground ball
5. INF pop
6. Short fly to OF (OF charging, INF backing up)
7. Routine/deep fly to OF
8. Foul fly
9. Line drive to INF
10. 1st to 3rd
11. WP/PB

On 2nd Base
1. Diving back
2. Steal
3. Grounder to R side
4. Grounder to L side
5. INF pop
6. Short fly to OF (OF charging, INF backing up)
7. Routine/deep fly to OF
8. Foul fly
9. Line drive to INF
10. 2nd to Home
11. WP/PB

On 3rd Base
1. Diving back
2. Squeeze
3. Suicide squeeze
4. Ground ball ("reading down angle")
5. Ground ball ("make it go thru")
6. Fly ball ANYWHERE
7. WP/PB
8. Back to base inside line
9. Advancing home on throw to 2nd on DP attempt


Practice Organization & Competition

Situational Batting Practice
1. Sacrifice bunt down 1st base line
2. Sacrifice bunt down 3rd base line
3. Fake bunt while runner steals 2nd
4. Hit to right side to advance runner to 3rd
5. Hit away
6. Squeeze bunt with runner cutting across & back to 1st
7. Hit away twice
8. Hit & run with runner stealing 2nd
9. Hit away twice
10. Fake bunt while runner steals 3rd
11. Hit away
12. Hit away with runner on 3rd going on down angle or tagging up; runner will cut across & back to 1st
13. Hit away as runner advances to 2nd according to situation
14. Hit away as runner advances to 3rd according to situation
15. Drag bunt to get on (go regardless of outcome)

Batting Practice For Points
0 - Swing & miss, taking strike
1 - Contact, fair or foul, but not a hit
2 - Hump back base hit or seeing-eye ground ball hit
3 - Line drive hit
4 - Extra base hit

Defense For points: Must Play Game Positions
1 - Error or not trying to field ball
0 - Bobbled ground ball (ball hits ground)
1 - Fielding ground ball or fly ball cleanly
2 - Making spectacular play to stop or catch ball



Last Updated ( Thursday, 03 May 2007 )
 
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Ancaster Girls Fastpitch Softball is a comprehensive softball program based in the greater Hamilton, Ontario area. We are affiliated with the local Little League allowing for a range of recreational and competitive teams for girls 5-19 years of age. Our program runs year round offering numerous skills clinics throughout the fall and winter in our local gyms.

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