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Base-Running Like a Pro Home-to-First and Rounding Series

Hard 90, inside-corner contact, and aggressive decision-making on the turn from home to first and beyond.

Duration:
About 8 min
Setting:
Outdoor
Players:
Small group

Coaching notes

Winning Baseball / Trent Mongero emphasizes running through the bag then making a decisive, hard turn that puts the defense under pressure.

Objectives

Maximize extra bases by turning singles into doubles with proper path and aggression.

Coaching cues

Hit the inside corner hard; keep the turn tight; eyes up for the next decision.

Steps

  1. 1. Sprint through first
  2. 2. Hard 90 on inside corner
  3. 3. Read and continue or hold
Source: Winning Baseball

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