• Give infielders practice at properly judging and recovering short hops.

• Baseballs (6-8)
• Base/Throw-downs
• Gloves

• In partners, position players 15-20 feet apart.
• The feeder throws the ball just short of the infielder's feet.
• The infielder fields the short hop, applies the tag and flips the ball to the side.

• The feeder must throw the ball with some velocity just out of the reach of the infielder.
• The infielder must stay low to the ground keeping his head behind the ball.
• The key to this drill is keeping the infielders hands extended, and as the ball is approaching, cushion the ball and apply the tag.
• Vary the lengths of the short hops and move the ball from side to side.
• Another, more simplified version of this drill is the Tag Drill.