Drill of the Week: Panther BP
Please try not to take BP on the field with one player hitting and everyone else shagging. It is boring for 90% of your team at a time. Instead try Panther BP. I got this drill from Clemson, who called it Tiger BP. They borrowed it from a JUCO in Iowa who called it Reiver BP.
This is a great drill to do when you co practice with another team. 18 players is a great number to have.
Split your group in half
You put a player at each position in the field
The other half put 2 at each base and 2 at the plate
One hits and the other practices being on deck and timing the pitcher
Each hitter gets five pitches
The first one is live
The fielders and runners play it live
The hitter does not run it out
The next pitch is dead
Then live
Then dead
The fifth and final pitch is live and the hitter runs it out
This will keep all players engaged and give them live reps (instead of shagging). It will get your hitters 5 swings (instead of 1 for a scrimmage).
You can adjust if you only have 12 players.