Fielding Drill for Any Age

Follow if you learn ➡️ This drill is simple but works the most important things

Big fan of drills that are simple enough that players of any age can do…that’s also work fundamentals because fundamentals are the things that happen most

If you can do them well, you’ll stink. If you are nice with the fundys, then you are a good player 🤷🏻‍♂️

Here’s what I like about this drill:

1️⃣ single leg stability. Right leg needs to get low to get glove low. Balance on rear leg is crucial in fielding, hitting and pitching (I’d actually like these players a little lower here)
3️⃣ momentum. Shuffling towards 1B…the target for most plays
4️⃣ hold the finish. Mainly looking for staying engaged in hips, athletic stance, and good power (throwing) positions. I could’ve coached things here, but keeping it simple to start

I coach fundamentals of infield and hitting weekly on zoom. Just go to my page to join 😁😁

This was from my clinic in Fort Worth Texas almost 2 years ago! Shoutout @fwcbaseball_ !

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[danranquist]

It's cool but be aware of the "bad hop", this drill retracts the ability to react atleast one direction. It is excellent for training them to be on to the next step!.. looks fun!

[Noclue]

All these drills are good. The problem I see is most players do not know how to drill. Teach them to drill correctly as well.

[Aligooter]

Nice drill, I did this as a junior High school baseball player. But my coach always said to put ur back foot in front of your other feet. Don’t have them touch

[ElijahDugan]

I think that’s a great drill just make sure they’re set up to where they are fielding the ball on the left side of their body and not on the back foot

[nancysmith]

My friend if foot was turned bit more like a soccer pass, be better push off plus more area if goes pass the glove

[ryles]

Couldn’t train this way in my day with the fields we had 😂 can only do it on turf

[bryanrmcnair]

Good drill..cept its got them feilding off center to the wrong side...roll ball to the leg they holding up! (Glove side) So they are OUT IN FRONT and not under them near the other leg...like jt inside where that lifted leg heel lands!

[joebetancourtjr.]

Their off balance if the ball takes a last second bad bounce

[EJweesy]

Good but try to get them to receive the ball at there left eye. My coach always told me that, it makes your release faster and the throw more accurate

[speedbrushguy]

The right foot should come through in front of the left…this is terrible foot work and angle work. Sorry just the truth. How can you gain any descent ground toward the target with shuffle. Maybe some pros get away with it at the top level because of arm strength but for teaching reasons it should be: right, left, field. Right, left, throw.

[LuisSilva-rlgp]

Parents you need to put your children into real sport. Baseball is not a real sport. They stand around all the time and run for 5 seconds every 20 minutes. Have them do a real sport we’re it’s physical and they move all the time.
I have two daughters who do more in practice of there soccer club then a baseball players does his whole career. Hahahaha. Let’s go people let me have it because you guys got butt hurt.