DRILL DESCRIPTIONS
PITCHING INFIELD OUTFIELD HITTING BUNTING BASERUNNING    
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PITCHING DRILLS
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DRILL
PURPOSE
DESCRIPTION
MODIFICATIONS/COMMENTS
NOTE
1
 BALANCE STARTING BALANCE
  • STEP BACK TOE TO HEEL / FOOT VS RUBBER / LEG UP / HOLD BALANCE / FAKE THROW. REPEAT 10X.
  • REPEAT FROM STRETCH POS. HANDS & FEET TOGETHER AFTER TAKING SIGNAL. REPEAT 5X.
TRY LEG & HANDS UP/DN  
2
 FINISH PROPER FINISH STAND WITH BOTH HANDS TOGETHER OUTSIDE OFFSIDE KNEE AND ONSIDE LEG IN AIR AT LEVEL POSITION. HOLD 20 SECONDS. REPEAT 10X.    
3
 THROW GETTING BENT OVER STRIDE FOOT ON MOUND: STARTING IN GOAL POST POSITION / TURN / THROW TRY: ROTATE ARM / ELEVATE ARM IN PLANE / FROM FLAT ARM -TURN OVER / USE THE ONE THAT FEELS BEST. REPEAT USING DIFFERENT STRIDE LENGTHS.  
4
 TOWEL INCREASE STRIDE LENGTH FROM GOAL POST POS AND TOWEL THRU FINGERS HIT A BUCKET 6 FT AWAY. (= PLAYERS HEIGHT) CHANGE DISTANCE TO MODIFY STRIDE LENGTH
5
 SLIDE RHYTHM & FEEL FROM STRETCH POS - 30 FOOT AWAY / HANDS TOGETHER & POINTED UP - EXECUTE A SERIES OF STRIDES THEN PIVOT ON BACK FOOT & THROW. STRIDE AS FAR AS CAN GETTING BELLY BUTTON PAST FRONT KNEE. DONE SLOWLY IN RHYTHM, BRING FOOT TO OTHER FOOT IN AIR.  
6
 BKWD RHYTHM & FEEL FROM WINDUP POS WITH BACK TO PLATE - 30 FEET AWAY / ONSIDE FOOT BIG STEP BACKWARDS / SPIN / AGGRESSIVE STRIDE & THROW. MUST PICK UP TARGET AND PUT HEAD ON IT.GET FRONT GLOVE POINTED TO TARGET.  
7
 QUICK INSIDE RHYTHM & FEEL FROM STRETCH POS IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION - TURN AWAY FROM GLOVE SIDE & THROW USING LONG SLOW ARM ACTION.. CAN USE JUMP TURN. TURN ON BACK FOOT / WEIGHT ON BACK FOOT / STRIDE / THROW. HEAD ON TGT. RT-LT/RT/LT OR JUMP  
8
 SPOT ACCURACY USING PITCHING NET / ON ONE KNEE / BUCKET OF BALLS HIT 9 SPOTS OF STRIKE ZONE. MISS OUTSIDE SPOTS. REPEAT AT 3 DISTANCE. REPEAT FROM MOUND.    
         
         
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INFIELD DRILLS
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DRILL
PURPOSE
DESCRIPTION
MODIFICATIONS
NOTE
1
 BASIC PROPER FIELDING FORM FOR GROUND BALLS
  • P1 ON KNEE - SHOW BALL / READY POS / P1 HAND BACK / FIELD POS / ROLL BALL TO GLOVE / FIELD PORPERLY AND FAKE THROW TO 'L' POSITION / ROLL BALL BACK. REPEAT 10X.
  • REPEAT : READY POS / ROLL RT OR LT. REPEAT 15X
 USE PARTNER-THROW BALL-PARTNER GETS UP AND RETURNS BALL.  
2
 REACH FIELD AT END OF YOUR REACH SAME AS ABOVE. FROM READY ROLL BALL RT OR LT. PLAYER TURNS / TAKE 2 STEPS / STEP PROPER FOOT / REACH FOR BALL. REPEAT 15X GLOVE ON GND / BACKHAND IF NEEDED / FULL EXTENSION / KNEE BENT.  
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4
 DOUBLE PLAY SHORT DP TO EXECUTE PROPER FORM AT 30 FT BETWEEN PLAYERS / P1 ROLLS TO SS / THROW TO 2B / THROW TO 1B. ROTATE P1>SS>2B>1B>P1. REPEAT 10X. REPEAT WITH ROLL TO 2B. SAME ROTATION. CAN HAVE LINE AT SS. WORK ON UNDERHAND TOSS / OVERHAND THROW / GET AWAY FROM RUNNER / VARIOUS BASE TAGS.  
       
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
           
           
           
NOTES:

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OUTFIELD DRILLS
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DRILL
PURPOSE
DESCRIPTION
MODIFICATIONS
NOTE
           
           
           
           
         
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
NOTES:

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HITTING DRILLS
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DRILL
PURPOSE
DESCRIPTION
MODIFICATIONS
NOTE
           
           
           
           
         
           
  2 BALL TRACKING SOFT TOSS / THROW 2 BALLS THROWN VERTICALLY / TELL WHICH TO HIT    
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
NOTES:

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BUNTING DRILLS
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DRILL
PURPOSE
DESCRIPTION
MODIFICATIONS
NOTE
           
           
           
           
         
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
NOTES:

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BASE RUNNING DRILLS
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DRILL
PURPOSE
DESCRIPTION
MODIFICATIONS
NOTE
           
           
           
           
         
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
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