Develop players' reaction time and ball awareness.
Develop communication between fielders.
Equipment
Baseballs (1-4)
Pitching Machine (optional)
Glove
Description
Have player(s) start from a kneeling position facing away from the coach.
After the coach throws a fly ball directly above the player(s) kneeling, coach yells, "ball."
The player then gets to a standing position and turns to pick up the fly ball.
The fielder's job is to get under the ball as quickly as possible and catch it using the proper fielding technique.
Tips
This drill can also be done in groups of two or four.
As the coach, throwing the ball into the air is optional. The drill is also effective if the ball is placed in a pitching machine that is tilted to shoot high pop ups.
Whichever technique is used will determine how far a coach needs to be from the player receiving the ball.
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