BaserunningIntermediateHigh load
Live At-Bat Beat-Out: Game-Speed Home-to-First Timing
Put the stopwatch on the real thing. Hitters take unknown live pitches, and on any ground ball they explode out of the box and race a working defense - so you train the reactive, adrenaline-loaded home-to-first time that actually shows up in games, not a scripted sprint.
⏱ ~25 min📋 8-12 live at-bats per hitter; log every clean-contact timed sprint (typically 5-8 triggered reps), full recovery between
What you'll need
- Pitching machine or L-screen
- Base and finish cone
- Stopwatch, timing app, or timing gate
- Batting helmet
- Bat and baseballs/softballs
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