Baseball
Block-and-Recover Drill
Recovery
6 min
Begin with 6–10 quality reps or a short controlled set; stop before mechanics degrade. For throwing/pitching, workload and intensity must remain age/level appropriate.
Beginner
Why this drill
Train recovery / ball location.
Setup
Controlled block balls with ball finishing nearby.
How to perform it
- 1Block, locate immediately, rise efficiently, secure ball and prepare throw.
Key feel
Block, find, go.
Success cue
Faster organized recovery without losing ball location.
Recommended reps
Begin with 6–10 quality reps or a short controlled set; stop before mechanics degrade. For throwing/pitching, workload and intensity must remain age/level appropriate.
Progression
rehearsal → constrained rep → variable rep → game-like rep when appropriate.