White Cap - Receiving
White Cap – Receiving With a coach standing in front of the player at five (5) feet, throw the ball underhand to the player. At this stage, look for players who can receive the ball using both hands. Below is a drill that can be used to prepare players for this task: “CATCH THE BALL LIKE AN EGG” Goal: Help players absorb the ball when catching it Description: With a partner or a coach located in front of the player at a distance of 6 feet, throw the ball underhand to the player...
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Black Cap - Receiving
Black Cap – Receiving With a partner or coach standing in front of the player at 10 feet, throw the ball in the air at approximately 15 feet. Look for players who will catch the ball using both hands. To succeed, the player must catch 3 fly balls out of the 5 balls thrown...
Grey Cap - Receiving
Grey Cap – Receiving With the coach located 15 feet in front of the player, roll 5 balls to the player. In order to succeed, the player must field 3 of the 5 balls. Below is a drill that can be used to prepare players for this task: “THE CROCODILE” Goal: Teach and reinforce the proper way to receive a ground ball Description: Coach instructs the players to simulate the proper way to receive a ground ball...
Green Cap - Receiving
Green Cap – Receiving With a partner or a coach standing at home plate, roll or hit the ball on the ground at approximately 5-10 feet to the player’s left and to the player’s right. The objective is for the player to catch 3 out of 5 grounders to the left and 3 out of 5 grounders to the right. If the coach is not good using the bat, simply roll the ball...
Red Cap - Receiving
Red Cap – Receiving With a coach standing in front of the player at 15 feet, the player will receive 5 ground balls, 5 fly balls and 5 thrown balls. The player must catch 13 balls out of 15 total. Below is a drill that can be used to prepare players for this task: “ALL MESSED-UP” Goal: Help players catch the ball from every direction Description: In pairs with no gloves, players face each other about 6 feet apart...