One Handed Fielding Drill

Drill Objective
This baseball infield drill is great for working on footwork, body position, glove position, and head position when fielding ground balls in the infield.

Drill Setup
Set up the infielders in their positions excluding the pitcher.

Drill Instructions
The fielders start with their non-glove hand behind their back. This will cause the fielder to move feet properly to get positioned behind the flight of the ball in order to properly field the ball. Ball should be returned to the catcher. Add a 2nd hitter to make drill run faster for more reps.

Drill Coach Points
•Good quick footwork aligning body behind ball
•If slow roller make sure players attack ball
•Get glove under the ball
•Keep head down

Field Short Hops

Drill Objective
This baseball infield drill focuses on fielding short-hop ground balls and helps players learn to properly judge short-hoppers.

Drill Setup
Have each infield player partner up in groups of two. Have each partner face each other 3 to 5 yards apart. Each pair needs a ball.

Drill Instructions
Have players get into “baseball ready” stance. (Knees bent, butt down, hands in front/middle of body). One partner tosses a short hop in front of their partner about a foot in front of them. Partner should field the ball and repeat to other partner.

Drill Variations
•If players cannot properly throw short-hops, line up players and have the coach throw to each player.

Drill Coach Points
•Catch ball out in front of their body
•Ball under glove
•Head down on ball

Rundown Throwing Drill

Drill Objective
This baseball throwing drill will focus on accuracy throwing during a rundown play. This drill can be altered to focus on throwing accuracy or baserunning.

Drill Setup
Have a base runner at 1st and 3rd. Evenly divide players into 4 lines behind each base. The players at 1st and 3rd start with the ball.

Drill Instructions
The runner attemps to run from base to base without being tagged. Throwing players throw to the opposite line and move the back of that line. Throwers can also run the runner back towards the base he started at before making the throw. Have players communicate and ask for the throw. 1st and 2nd baselines is one group where 2nd and 3rd base lines are a seperate group

Drill Coach Points
•Try to keep the number of throws to no more than 2 throws before tagging the runner.
•Minimize number of throws between tags.

Sharpen Your Catchers Accuracy
Drill Objective
This accuracy throwing drill is designed to improve the catchers accuracy when throwing down a runner to 1st, 2nd, or 3rd base.

Drill Setup
If you have 4 catchers, place a catcher at each base and behind home plate. If not, place as many catchers as you have on each base and fill in any infield player at the remaining base.

Drill Instructions
The catcher behind the plate should throw to any base. The catcher placed at that base should then throw to another base, then the ball should be thrown back to the catcher behind the plate. Have the catchers behind the plate rotate after 10 throws to each base (30 throws)

Drill Variations
Have catcher simulate getting up after the pitch to make the throw.
Have the coach toss ball behind catcher to simulate overthrown pitch

Drill Coach Points
Good accuracy allowing an easy tag on 2nd and 3rd base.