Favorite games

[Cowdogz]

What are your favorite games to play to liven up practice? Mine is called "Three Outs." You need a SS, 3B, 1B and C with gear on. Start with runners on 1B, 3B, and home plate. Here's how it works:

Coach at home plate hits a ground ball to SS. Runners at 1B and home start to run. Runner at 3B takes a lead, then waits for SS. SS looks runner back to 3B, then throws to 1B. Runner at 3B breaks for home. The goal is to make the out at 1B, then 1B throws home to catch the runner from 3B. Meanwhile, the runner who started on 1B is trying to get to 3B on the play. Once the catcher makes the tag play at home, you try to get the out at 3B.

The runners go: 1) home to first; 2) 1st to 3rd; 3) 3rd to home.

The ball goes: ground ball to short, look runner back at 3rd and throw to first. Ball then goes from first to home, and then to third for three outs.

 

[alabama_lowlife]

Cat and Mouse. It never ceases to amaze me how hard a bunch of girls will run around the bases to win that game. Split the team in 2, making sure to try to even out the speed. One team starts at 2nd, one at home. Each runner tries to chase down the other team.

 

[canyonjoe]

Over the Line.

Coach front tossing from in close.

Divide into teams. first half of game have to pull it, second half go oppositie.

If ball is caught or ground ball stopped clean before passing 2 infielders 1 point.
Ball landing in grass 2 points
Ball over all fielders 3 points
over the fence 4 points.

 

[CoachChristine]

Cat and Mouse. It never ceases to amaze me how hard a bunch of girls will run around the bases to win that game. Split the team in 2, making sure to try to even out the speed. One team starts at 2nd, one at home. Each runner tries to chase down the other team.

Our 8u team begs to play this at the end of each practice! At this age, anything you can turn into a competition during practice is a winner. Even simple things like dividing them in half and throwing or hitting fly balls. First team to 10 wins.

 

[Cowdogz]

Our 8u team begs to play this at the end of each practice! At this age, anything you can turn into a competition during practice is a winner. Even simple things like dividing them in half and throwing or hitting fly balls. First team to 10 wins.

Have 3-4 girls hitting off tees. The girl who hits one the furthest doesn't have to pick them up. Then give them one minute and twelve seconds to see who can pick up the most.