The prime purpose of Star Game Drill Is to practice infield, conditioning and base running. It can be turned into a competition too to bring fun and learning both into one play. This game is called Star Game as the winner learns how to be good with all the different techniques of baseball.
To initiate with the game, we would need in-field area and some balls. 1 player will be placed at 1 in-field position while pitcher will remain empty. 2 to 3 players will remain in the SS lone and will wait to receive the ground ball. You will add 3 players on the position on the home who will act as runners. For safety purposes, they are strictly required to wear their helmets all the time on field.
The coach will start by hitting the ball to SS. 2 different activities will accompany once the ball is hit. On one hand the runner will begin to run toward the base while on the other hand, the SS throws the ball to 1B, 1B will throw to 3B, 3B will throw to 2B and it will then go to the home. The goal of the game is to work on making good throws and the catches. The runner at home should lose in the end. The best and the most effective way to play this game is to rotate the positions. In this way, each player will learn to catch, field, throw and run. Along with mastering all the techniques, the game would turn out to be more interesting because they are trying to beat the runner at the home. The in-field players should also work hard so they don’t have to lose points while making errors. The runners ought to work on how to make good turns and how to hit the inside of the base.
