Baserunning & Bunting Drills

Clocking in with a tip nearly every minute or so, Baserunning & Bunting Drills covers what youth sports coach/instructional video producer Marty Schupak calls the two most underrated and under-coached skills in youth baseball—base running and bunting. In the base running section, many of the tips are designed to help players capitalize on their natural momentum, and include various methods of running past first base (pausing can lose the player precious seconds), bouncing off first to second (while running or stealing), elliptical running to help round the bases with lightning speed, and the art of sliding. Also mentioned are effective communications between the players and the first base coach, crucial in alerting the runner whether to stop at first or continue on to second base. Coaches are also advised to teach bunting at an early age, and the bunting segment offers solid instruction in aiming techniques, with drills sometimes using alternatives to regulation bats, such as an oversize plastic bat or a tennis racket. A fine addition to the Youth Sports Club lineup of sports instructional titles, this is recommended. Aud: I, J, H, P. (C. Block)