DIVE BACKS

The players start out at Home Plate and run around first base, making an aggressive turn, and then dive back into the bag. After diving back they get up as fast as they can and head to second base to do the same thing. They do this also at third then slide feet first into home plate to end their round.

Besides basic conditioning, this drill helps to build the players speed and quickness back to the bag. Also, it is helpful to work on quickly leaving the bag as well as helping the players to recognize how big of a turn they can make around a bag to make sure that they get back in case of a throw.

A good way to prove the get back theory is to have an outfielder and a second basemen trying to get a player out every couple of times through. I usually only make the players do this drill twice before they are finished.

Justin Copeland
The Cottage School
Roswell, GA

Submitted by: Justin Copeland