High school
Baserunning
All positions
Intermediate
Stealing Bases vs Left-Handed Pitchers – First-Move Drill
Specific steal-start drill designed for left-handed pitchers, teaching the first-move read and the timing needed to get a strong jump.
- Equipment:
- Glove
- Duration:
- About 10 min
- Setting:
- Outdoor
- Players:
- Small group
Coaching notes
Runner practices reading the left-hander’s first move (leg lift or pick) and exploding toward second, with emphasis on staying inside the bag and taking away the throwing lane.
Objectives
Improve jumps against left-handed pitchers, reduce pickoff vulnerability, and increase steal success versus southpaws.
Coaching cues
Watch the first move; explode on the leg lift; stay inside the bag; take away the throwing lane.
Common errors
False starts; reacting to the wrong cue; drifting outside the bag; late decision.
Steps
- 1. Primary lead vs lefty
- 2. Read first move
- 3. Explode on the correct cue
- 4. Practice both pick and home deliveries
Source:
BB Sports Training
