Often times when the players are running from base to base they put their heads down or just stare straight at the base. We are going to show a drill using a cone that will help remind them to take a peek at the ball while running.  So all that cone is going to do is it's going to tell me that I have to look in towards home plate to find the ball.

So I’m a runner on first, I get out to my lead, and let's say it's a hit and run or just a straight steal I can't just run with my head down.

If players just run with their heads down and then a fly ball is hit we will get doubled up at first.  So using a cone is just a great way to teach your younger players as soon as you cross the cone look in towards home plate and find the ball. The reason we have it about 3 steps away from me because after I break for my steal, that's about how long it's going to take for the ball to cross home plate so it's perfect timing.  As I pass the cone that ball should be crossing home plate and we’ll see right away whether or not that is a batted ball, swinging and miss, pop-up, ground ball, and I just know exactly where I have to be.

So I’m going to get out to my steal break right here, as soon as the pitcher delivers the pitch, I break, on my third step I'm going to pick it up, find where the ball is, either continue or get back on a pop fly. So full speed I'll be here get out to my lead, I get my steal brake, and I peak home and I always find the ball because we always want to make sure we know where it's at so we don't get double up.

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