Wiffle BP

Pratique avec balles trouées

Green Cap – Hitting

 

With a coach standing in front of the player at 20 feet and throwing underhand, simply ask the player to hit the ball.  The ball must reach the outfield portion rolling or in the air. This must be done 3 times out of 5 attempts. Below is a drill which can be used to prepare your players for this task: 

 

Wiffle BP

 

Goal:                  This is a fun drill that allows players to get a lot of swings in a very short period of time

 

Description:     With a coach located at 20 feet in front of the player, toss the ball with both knees on the ground while asking the hitter to hit the ball. Players are usually set up as follows; 2 players hitting, 2 players catching behind the hitters, 1 player feeding tennis balls to the coach, and the rest in the field gathering balls. Players rotate (in pairs) from the field, to catching behind the hitters, to hitting, and finally back to the field. After coach has thrown a ball to one hitter, he/she immediately throws the next pitch to the other hitter. Players rotate after each group has had 10-15 quality swings.

 

Variation and progression: The greater the ability level, the more hitters at the same time. Be creative !

A.          One player per parent/coach using plastic bats and wiffle balls

B.           Baseball bats, small balls

C.           Baseball bats, wiffle balls

D.          Baseball bats, tennis balls

E.           Plastic bats, badminton birdies

F.           Cut hockey stick, wiffle balls

G.          Cut hockey stick, badminton birdies

H.          Tennis racquet, wiffle balls

I.            Tennis racquet, tennis balls

 

Key points:  

                             Feet wider than shoulders

                             Hands high and back

                             Hands together on the bat