Situational Scrimmage
Dugout Master ✓ Official Dugout Master drill
Coaches create specific game situations and restart play as needed to give players repeated opportunities to make decisions.
Game-Based⏱ 25 min👥 10-20 players
Setup
Two teams on a full field with bases and a catcher in gear. Have a written list of the situations you want reps at, so the drill is not improvised. Runners start on base rather than earning their way on.
Execution
- Coach sets the situation: runners on the bases, outs on the board, a score, an inning.
- Play the situation out live from a coach-thrown pitch.
- The moment the play ends, reset to the same situation and run it again.
- Repeat each situation two or three times before moving to the next one on the list.
- Switch offense and defense halfway through so both sides get every scenario.
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