The purpose of this drill is to develop communication and overall ball awareness between infield and outfield players.
Equipment
Baseballs (5-10)
Gloves
Fungo (optional
Pitching Machine (optional)
Description
Divide players into two lines (one line standing in left field, the other at shortstop) and hit fly balls between them. Their job is to decide who is going to make the catch and who is going to cover.
After each hit, have players rotate to the end of opposite lines. For example, player 1 switches to the end of the line that player 2 came from.
Tips
For younger, inexperienced players, simply throwing a ball in the air between the fielders may work better.
Explain to players that it is always the infielder's ball until the outfielder calls them off.
Always remind players "off the ball" to back up their teammate making the catch.
Access to pitching machines can be effective because of the consistency of quality fly balls to the fielders.
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